Accident Compensation Corporation

Requesting information from services that reduce the incidence and severity of injuries in the construction sector

Does your work focus on reducing injuries for construction workers?

Construction remains one of the high-risk sectors in New Zealand. Each year, the construction sector contributes around 36,000 claims (16% of all workplace claims), costs $229 million (17% of workplace claims costs), and accounts for 890,000 workplace weekly compensation days (19% of total weekly compensation days).

ACC is gathering information about the number and type of organisations in the New Zealand construction sector that are/ or have/ or could implement initiatives aimed at reducing the incidence and severity of injuries within the sector.

We want to hear from organisations that can:
• deliver measurable claim savings in the New Zealand construction sector (our target is to save between 3,699 and 4,099 claims by 2036);
• use evidence to target areas that will have the greatest impact – e.g. injury types, sub-sectors, business size; and
• ensure sustainable long-term improvements in health and safety practices for construction workers and businesses.

If you provide these types of services and are interested in responding, please subscribe to this Notice for full access to the Request for Information (RFI) and Response Form. Responses close 5pm, Tuesday 22 July.