How to apply for ACC Workplace Safety Discounts

Applying for entry to the ACC Workplace Safety Discount programme is a four-step process.

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  1. Step 1 – Check you can apply
  2. Step 2 – Attend training or provide evidence of appropriate experience
  3. Step 3 – Self-assessment
  4. Step 4 – Complete application form
  5. What happens next?
  6. Industry details

Step 1 – Check you can apply

To apply, you must either:

  • be self-employed, or
  • have a small business with a total annual payroll of $499,000 (or less) or have ten (or fewer) full-time employees.

The area of work needs to fall within the specified ACC classification units in any one of the agriculture, forestry, construction, road transport, waste management, motor trades or fishing industries. (See a specific industry details page for these classification units.)

Step 2 – Attend training or provide evidence of appropriate experience

You'll need to show that you have relevant capability in managing health and safety by either:

  • completing a free industry-specific training course (typically about one day in duration). For more information, please see your specific industry details page, or
  • providing evidence of relevant experience with your self-assessment form. For details, see Appropriate experience.

Step 3 – Self-assessment

Complete a self-assessment of your business. At the end of the course you will be given a simple self–assessment form, or you can download one from specific industry details page. This will enable you to put into practice a few of the things you’ll learn during your training.

Step 4 – Complete application form

Send your completed self-assessment form together with any supporting documents to:

    ACC
    Workplace Safety Discounts
    PO Box 242
    Wellington

    Include the certificate of attendance from the training course.

    What happens next?

    ACC will consider your application and advise if:

    • your application is successful and you have been given a discount
    • verification of your application is required or ACC needs more information
    • an audit is required. A certain percentage of all applications received will be selected for an on-site audit. ACC will send information about the audit, to be carried out by an ACC-approved auditor. Once the audit has been completed, ACC will inform you whether you have passed the audit and been given a discount
    • your application has not been accepted.

    An ACC-approved auditor will assist with initial applications for the Workplace Safety Discounts programme and the reviews required as part of the renewal process.

    If your application is successful then the discount (equivalent to a 10% discount on your ACC work cover levies) will be applied from the start of the tax year (1 April). The discount applies for three tax years from the date your application is accepted, but you will be required to make an annual declaration for each year your discount applies to confirm your details.

    Industry details

    To read more about a specific industry, including which classification units are eligible, training course details and application forms, see:

    Last updated: 2 March 2011