WorkSafe has created new guidance to help adventure activity operators and outdoor recreation providers manage risks from natural hazards such as flooding, landslips, and snowfall.
The guidance is relevant for:
- Adventure activity providers
- Outdoor recreation providers like schools and tertiary education providers, sports clubs, and recreation venues.
Adventure activities, like bungy jumping, rock climbing, and white-water rafting, are popular in New Zealand and important to our tourism industry - but they also come with risks. All adventure activity businesses must comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) and have processes to keep workers, participants, and others safe.
Recreation providers, such as schools, sports clubs, and tertiary education providers, also have duties under HSWA.
The guidance helps businesses and organisations:
- identify, assess, and manage risks from natural hazards that may affect participants, workers, and others
- understand their duties under HSWA, the Adventure Activities Regulations, and GRWM Regulations
- follow good practice for managing natural hazard risks.
Read more about the adventure activities guidance here Adventure Activities - Managing the risks from natural hazards
