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ACC – workplace safety discounts

November 9, 2016 By Julie Keyworth

Did you know that ACC rewards the self-employed and small businesses for putting in place health and safety systems that meet an ACC audit standard?

With the new Health and Safety Act in place since 1 April, you may already have a system that complies with the Audit Standard and be eligible for a 10 percent discount on your ACC work levy.

­­­­­­­­­­­To be eligible your total annual payroll must be $578,000 or less, OR you employ no more than 10 full-time equivalent employees.

To meet the Workplace Safety Discount Audit Standard you or an employee must also have completed a training course and be able to demonstrate experience in the following five key elements:-

  1. Commitment to health and safety management practices.
  2. Hazard identification and management.
  3. Incident and accident investigation.
  4. Emergency management procedures.
  5. Employee training in health and safety matters.

The Workplace Safety Discount status runs for three years when you need to re-apply under the same process.

While an audit always sounds a formidable process, if you don’t yet have a robust framework in place, viewing the requirements for the safety discount can assist you with developing and/or strengthening your system.

Contact us directly and we will be happy to assist with advice.

Filed Under: Business Advice, Newsletters

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