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Guides for cleaning contractors in New Zealand
A cleaning contract is judged on what can be shown: the schedule was kept, the audit was done, the problem was put right. These guides cover the checks, records and client reports a cleaning contractor is asked for, and the health and safety duties set by WorkSafe New Zealand.
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Cleaning 10 guides
CleaningCleaning log sheet: what it records, who signs it, and what it provesWhat a cleaning log sheet should record in a New Zealand workplace, who fills it in and who checks it, how long to keep it, and what a signature on it can prove.
CleaningCleaning supervisor duties: what the role involves in New Zealand, and what good looks likeWhat a cleaning supervisor does in New Zealand: the main duties, a typical shift, the HSWA side, managing the team, checking the work and reporting to the client.
CleaningCommercial cleaning checklist: area by area, for New Zealand workplacesA commercial cleaning checklist for New Zealand offices and shared buildings, area by area, with the HSWA duties behind it, how to use it and how it is checked.
CleaningGreen cleaning in New Zealand: what it means, and how to show it is happeningWhat green cleaning means in New Zealand: the Eco Choice Aotearoa standards, safer products and methods, the rules that still apply, and how to prove a green claim.
CleaningGym cleaning checklist: what a New Zealand gym cleans, when, and how it shows itA gym cleaning checklist for New Zealand fitness and aquatic centres: the HSWA duty, equipment, studios, changing rooms, showers, poolside and who checks it.
CleaningHazardous substances inventory: what it must hold, and how to keep it trueWhat a hazardous substances inventory must contain in New Zealand, who keeps one in a shared building, when to update it, and how it sits with SDSs and labels.
CleaningHotel housekeeping checklist: a room ready for the next guest, in New ZealandA hotel housekeeping checklist for New Zealand hotels and motels: checkout rooms, stayovers, public areas, safe methods under HSWA, and the room inspection record.
CleaningOffice cleaning checklist: what a New Zealand office cleans, how often, and how it shows itAn office cleaning checklist for New Zealand workplaces: the HSWA duty, daily, weekly and periodic tasks, who owns each one, and how to show the work was done.
CleaningRetail cleaning checklist: what a New Zealand shop cleans, when, and how it shows itA retail cleaning checklist for New Zealand shops: the HSWA duty, entrances, shop floors, fitting rooms, toilets, stockrooms, wet-weather spills and who checks it.
CleaningToilet cleaning checklist: what a New Zealand workplace checks, and how it shows itA toilet cleaning checklist for New Zealand workplaces: the HSWA facilities duty, what to check, how often, checks against cleans, and a record people believe.
Premises and facilities management 5 guides
Premises and facilities managementHazard register: what HSWA expects, and how to keep one that is usedWhat a hazard register is under New Zealand's HSWA, what goes in it, how to assess and control risks, when to review it, and what changes on 1 April 2027.
Premises and facilities managementOverlapping duties: sharing health and safety when several PCBUs work in one buildingOverlapping duties under HSWA 2015: when PCBUs share a building or a contracting chain, how to consult, co-operate and co-ordinate, and how to show it works.
Premises and facilities managementPCBU duties: what a PCBU is, and what the law expects of one in a buildingWhat a PCBU is under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, the primary duty of care, shared duties in one building, and what changes on 1 April 2027.
Premises and facilities managementSlips, trips and falls: what HSWA expects in a building, and the checks that prevent themSlips, trips and falls in New Zealand buildings: the HSWA duty for floors and access, where they happen, the controls that work, who does what, and the checks.
Premises and facilities managementHealth and safety representatives: electing an HSR, and engaging workers in a buildingWhat a PCBU must do under Part 3 of HSWA: engaging workers, electing a health and safety representative, the HSR's powers, and health and safety committees.