{"id":106,"date":"2024-03-25T05:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T05:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmcdeploytwo.co.nz\/directsafety\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2024-05-17T01:58:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T01:58:28","slug":"compliance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmcdeploytwo.co.nz\/directsafety\/index.php\/compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START compliance REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.6.20 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_14_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_14_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.6.20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-61\" data-title=\"Guardian SOS Pendant\" data-link=\"\/\/cmcdeploytwo.co.nz\/directsafety\/index.php\/contact\/\" data-tag=\"l\" data-target=\"_self\" data-seoz=\"front\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/cmcdeploytwo.co.nz\/directsafety\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Lone Worker Safety = Health &#038; Safety\" width=\"2560\" height=\"731\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/cmcdeploytwo.co.nz\/directsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Lone-Worker-Safety-Health-Safety-scaled.webp\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-14-slide-61-layer-0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:l,l,c,c;xo:50px,50px,0,0;y:t,t,m,m;yo:50px,50px,0,0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,20,6,4;l:0,0,9,6;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:300px,300px,779px,480px;h:408px,408px,1059px,653px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vbility=\"f,f,t,t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img src=\"\/\/cmcdeploytwo.co.nz\/directsafety\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"1090\" height=\"1482\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/cmcdeploytwo.co.nz\/directsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Compliance-MOBILE-copy.webp\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\tsetREVStartSize({c: 'rev_slider_14_1',rl:[1240,1240,778,480],el:[589,589,1058,653],gw:[2070,2070,778,480],gh:[589,589,1058,653],type:'standard',justify:'',layout:'fullwidth',mh:\"0\"});if (window.RS_MODULES!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider141\"]!==undefined) {window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider141\"].once = false;window.revapi14 = undefined;if (window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal!==undefined) window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal()}\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/rs-module-wrap>\n\t\t\t<!-- END REVOLUTION SLIDER -->\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<h1>LONE WORKER COMPLIANCE<\/h1>\n<p>Employers bear the responsibility for the health and safety of everyone engaged in work on their premises, encompassing employees, contractors, visitors, and volunteers. Compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 in New Zealand is imperative, requiring employers to take &#8216;all practicable steps&#8217; to ensure the well-being of their employees during work, irrespective of the work setting. 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