新西兰WorkSafe全面提升检查员机器安全能力 强化制造业监管一致性
新西兰惠灵顿——新西兰职业安全监管机构 WorkSafe New Zealand 宣布，所有检查员已完成最新的机器安全专项培训，以提升对机械风险的评估与管理能力。
劳工关系与安全部长 Brooke van Velden 表示，此次培训升级是政府推动WorkSafe改革的一部分，旨在回应制造业界对监管质量的反馈。
强化机器安全评估能力
部长指出，在2024年全国巡回调研及2025年行业咨询中，企业普遍反映：
机器防护（machine guarding）标准不够清晰
改进通知（improvement notices）缺乏明确指导
部分安全建议不切实际
检查员专业能力存在地区差异
她表示，这些问题影响了企业对监管体系的信任。
新培训：提升统一标准与专业能力
WorkSafe今年为新一批检查员在Burnham军事训练营举办了为期一天的机器安全强化工作坊，内容涵盖：
机器风险识别
防护装置标准
现场风险评估方法
制造业典型事故案例分析
未来，WorkSafe还计划在更多配备合适设备的工业场所开展类似培训。
政府目标：更清晰、更实用的执法指导
Brooke van Velden表示，提升检查员能力的目标是：
提供更清晰、可操作的安全整改建议
提高全国检查标准一致性
减少“泛化式”执法通知
避免企业因不必要改造产生额外成本
她强调，制造业属于高风险行业，监管机构必须在保障安全的同时提升实用性与专业性。
强调“风险导向”监管
部长指出，未来WorkSafe检查将更加聚焦：
实际风险等级
可执行的整改措施
明确指出问题与解决路径
这将回应业界长期批评，即过去部分整改通知过于笼统，导致企业执行成本过高但安全收益有限。
结论
此次培训升级被视为新西兰职业安全体系改革的一部分，旨在提升监管一致性与专业性，同时增强企业对安全监管体系的信心。
—
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says all WorkSafe New Zealand inspectors have completed updated machine safety training, strengthening how machinery risk is assessed and managed in New Zealand.
This updated training programme was introduced in response to a direction by Minister van Velden that WorkSafe incorporate feedback from manufacturing businesses.
“During my 2024 roadshows and through targeted consultation in 2025, I heard concerns from businesses about the quality of WorkSafe assessments, particularly when it comes to machine guarding. Issues were raised about a lack of clarity in improvement notices, impractical advice that doesn’t improve safety, and inadequate sector specific expertise,” says Minister van Velden.
“People want inspectors to give clear, practical guidance focused on managing real risks. These changes mean businesses can expect more consistent, high‑quality assessments regardless of the inspector or region, as inspectors develop stronger machine safety knowledge from the outset.”
In this year’s training the current cohort of trainee inspectors attended a one-day workshop at Burnham Military Camp where they participated in an in-depth exploration into machine safety. Other sites, with the right equipment and machinery, may be used in future training sessions.
“Manufacturing remains a high-risk sector, which is why I am pleased WorkSafe is meeting my expectation to raise its inspector capability to provide practical, workable advice to keep workers safe.
“With stronger technical grounding in machine safety, inspectors can issue specific, remedial actions that clearly identify the risk and the required change. This directly addresses stakeholder feedback that past notices were too generic and sometimes drove costly changes with limited safety benefit, and will help to protect workers and improve confidence in the system.”
