A Practical Hazard Register for New Zealand Workplaces.
Identify hazards, assess the risk, decide the controls, assign an owner and keep reviews on track — a living register, not a spreadsheet nobody opens.
The problem
A register only works if it stays alive
Most organisations already have a hazard register somewhere — usually a spreadsheet that was filled in once and hasn't been opened since. It captures hazards, but it can't remind anyone when a control needs reviewing, doesn't say who's accountable, and keeps no history of what changed or why.
Under HSWA, what matters is that you actually manage the risks that could cause serious harm — and can show it. SteadyOn turns the register from a document into a workflow: risks, controls, owners and reviews that stay connected and current.
How it works
Identify, assess, control, review
Identify
Log a hazard in seconds — from a manager's desk or a worker's phone via QR code — with photos and the location it belongs to.
Assess risk
Rate likelihood and consequence on a matrix so the handful of risks that could seriously harm someone stand out from the noise.
Control
Apply the hierarchy of controls — eliminate, substitute, isolate, engineering, admin, PPE — and record what's actually in place.
Assign an owner
Every hazard has a responsible person, so it's clear who is accountable for keeping the control working.
Review on schedule
Set a review date and get reminded — a register only protects anyone if it stays current.
Worker reporting
Your whole team can flag a new hazard by QR code with no account and no charge, so risks surface from the people who see them.
Built around the NZ way of managing risk
SteadyOn reflects how New Zealand health and safety actually works under HSWA 2015 and the General Risk & Workplace Management Regulations 2016 — focusing effort on the risks that matter and keeping evidence current. It helps you manage and demonstrate your duties; it is not legal advice.
- Configurable likelihood × consequence risk matrix
- Hierarchy of controls recorded per hazard
- Responsible person & review-date reminders
- Full change history for every hazard
- Worker hazard reporting by QR code
- Links hazards to incidents, actions & inspections
SteadyOn helps you manage and evidence your obligations — it does not replace legal advice. Always check the current requirements with your regulator.
Frequently asked questions
Is a hazard register a legal requirement in New Zealand?+
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 requires a PCBU to identify hazards and manage the resulting risks so far as is reasonably practicable, and to keep records that demonstrate it. A hazard register is the practical way most organisations meet that — though the Act talks about managing risk, not about the register itself. SteadyOn helps you do and evidence this; it isn't legal advice.
What's wrong with a spreadsheet hazard register?+
A spreadsheet captures hazards but rarely stays alive: no reminders when a review is due, no owner accountability, no history of what changed, and no easy way for workers to add what they see. A living register keeps risks, controls, owners and reviews connected and current.
Can workers report hazards without a paid account?+
Yes. Anyone can report a hazard by QR code or a shareable link — no login, no charge. You only pay for the admin users who manage the register.
How does risk assessment work?+
You rate each hazard's likelihood and consequence on a matrix to get a risk level, then record the controls in place and any actions needed to reduce it further. The matrix is configurable to match how your organisation already rates risk.
Turn your spreadsheet into a living register
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