The New Zealand Library and Information Association, Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa, is committed to promoting a safe and healthy work environment for its members. To this end, the Association has prepared guidelines for its members about working with the Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour, to identify hazards in the library workplace, assess these hazards and suggest how they should be eliminated, isolated or minimised.

Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Why a Voluntary Code of Practice?
2. Health and Safety Policy as it Affects Library and Information Workers
3. Common Hazards in the Library or Information Centre
4. OOS: Responsibilities of Managers and Employees
5. Role of OSH in the Workplace
6. Recommended Work Practices
7. Making the Code Work in Your Organisation
References
Definitions
How to Contact OSH