Final call for injury prevention ideas in manufacturing
We’re investing to help create safer workplaces in New Zealand and are encouraging businesses to apply for our Workplace Injury Prevention Grants, applications for which close on 4 April.
We’re investing to help create safer workplaces in New Zealand and are encouraging businesses to apply for our Workplace Injury Prevention Grants, which close on 4 April.
Our Workplace Injury Prevention Grants aim to improve health and safety by developing, sharing, investing in and implementing solutions to problems.
The five-year programme began in 2019, and now the fifth and final round of grants will focus on the manufacturing sector.
Expressions of interest for this grant round close on Thursday 4 April.
“Our grant programme opens funding for innovative ideas and solutions which make a difference in keeping workers safe and reducing harm and injuries in the workplace,” says Virginia Burton-Konia, Manager of Workplace Safety for ACC.
“Kiwis are great innovators, and by offering funding to those solving health and safety problems in their day-to-day roles, we can help turn ideas into a reality.”
Making the manufacturing sector safer
Manufacturing is one of New Zealand’s biggest sectors, employing around 200,000 people across 18,000 businesses and 15 sub-industries. It also has one of the highest rates of injury and harm.
In 2022, there were over 6,300 injuries which resulted in more than a week away from work. That’s a rate of 532 each month.
So we’re looking for initiatives that can eliminate or significantly reduce hazards and lower injuries through good work design approaches or the adoption of effective technology and/or engineered solutions.
“No matter the size of your business, if you have an idea that could benefit your business, as well as having wider benefits at a national or regional level, then our Workplace Injury Prevention Grants could be the helping hand you need,” Virginia says.
Businesses don’t need to work in manufacturing, but the initiative needs to show direct benefits for the sector.
Applicants can apply for between $50,000 and $500,000 (excluding GST) per year for a maximum of three years and applicants will need to co-fund at least 20 per cent.
To apply
For more information, please visit the Workplace Injury Prevention Grants section of our website.
