{"id":43114,"date":"2026-09-22T15:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T02:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=43114"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T00:13:30","slug":"can-you-be-fined-for-not-providing-workplace-first-aid-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/can-you-be-fined-for-not-providing-workplace-first-aid-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you be fined for not providing workplace first aid training?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We couldn&#8217;t find any<strong> New Zealand prosecution in which inadequate first aid provision was the sole or primary charge<\/strong>. However, first aid deficiencies arise as a contributing or aggravating factor within broader &#8220;failure to ensure health and safety&#8221; charges. The clearest case where inadequate first aid was an explicit judicial factor is <strong>Maritime New Zealand v Genera Limited<\/strong> (sentenced 14 July 2021, Tauranga District Court), prosecuted under HSWA 2015. On 27 January 2019, a New Zealand-employed in-transit fumigation technician &#8220;fell approximately two-metres off a log stack&#8221; on the Panamanian-flagged logging ship <em>Bunun Justice<\/em>, suffering a severely broken leg; it took crew nine hours to notice he was missing and three days to get him to hospital in Madang, Papua New Guinea. The Court noted &#8220;Genera had also failed to ensure that the <em>Bunun Justice<\/em> had adequate first aid equipment and supplies, including having pain medication on board.&#8221; &#8220;Genera was fined $245,000. The Court also ordered the company to pay the victim $60,000 in reparation for emotional harm, $6,089.96 in consequential losses, and half of Maritime New Zealand&#8217;s costs ($25,135.75).&#8221; First aid was one of several failings (others included inadequate working-at-height controls and no effective at-sea communication).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSWA-compliance-penalties-inc-first-aid-740x410.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSWA-compliance-penalties-inc-first-aid-740x410.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSWA-compliance-penalties-inc-first-aid-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSWA-compliance-penalties-inc-first-aid-767x425.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSWA-compliance-penalties-inc-first-aid-1536x851.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HSWA-compliance-penalties-inc-first-aid.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maximum HSWA penalties for failing a health and safety duty:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Section 47 (reckless conduct exposing an individual to risk of death\/serious injury\/illness): up to 5 years&#8217; imprisonment and\/or $300,000 (individual who is not a PCBU\/officer); 5 years and\/or $600,000 (PCBU individual or officer); $3 million (body corporate).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section 48 (failure to comply with a duty that exposes an individual to risk of death\/serious injury\/illness): $150,000 (individual); $300,000 (PCBU individual or officer); $1.5 million (body corporate).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section 49 (failure to comply with a duty, no serious-harm exposure required): $50,000 \/ $100,000 \/ $500,000 respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unlawful in New Zealand to insure against HSWA fines. In practice, courts apply substantial discounts (for guilty pleas, remorse, good record and financial incapacity); WorkSafe&#8217;s published court summaries show, for example, a $450,000 starting point reduced to $40,000 for financial incapacity in one matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ANZCOR guidelines on first aider responsibilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANZCOR (the Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation), whose guidelines are adopted in NZ via the New Zealand Resuscitation Council, frames the first aider&#8217;s responsibilities across its Guideline 2 (Managing an Emergency) and First Aid series (Guideline 9.x):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Managing an emergency:<\/strong> quickly assess; ensure safety for rescuer, casualty and bystanders; send for help (call 111 in NZ); position an unresponsive-but-breathing person in the lateral recovery position; follow the Basic Life Support flowchart (Guideline 8) if not breathing normally; and prioritise the unconscious person where there are multiple casualties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recognition over diagnosis:<\/strong> &#8220;First Aiders are not expected to diagnose medical conditions \u2026 but to identify when urgent help is needed and take the right immediate actions.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bleeding (Guideline 9.1.1):<\/strong> firm direct pressure is the primary method; in life-threatening bleeding, control of bleeding takes priority over airway and breathing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Heart attack (Guideline 9.2.1):<\/strong> call an ambulance; aspirin 300 mg unless known aspirin anaphylaxis; locate an AED; commence CPR if unresponsive and not breathing normally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consent and legal\/ethical issues (Guidance Statements 10.5.1 and 10.5.2):<\/strong> obtain consent where possible; treat without consent under necessity where the person lacks capacity and treatment is in their best interests; respect advance directives and a competent person&#8217;s refusal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best way to ensure you&#8217;re reducing your risk of a fine is to ensure that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/course\/first-aid\/\">first aid training<\/a> is part of your overall suite of risk management systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We couldn&#8217;t find any New Zealand prosecution in which inadequate first aid provision was the sole or primary charge. 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