Site-Specific Safety Plans (SSSPs) for NZ Construction Trades
Editable DOCX templates aligned to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 — written by occupational health and safety professionals, structured to satisfy a Main Contractor's acceptance, and priced to undercut hiring a consultant for every project. Every SSSP is built on the same three-tier system. Pick the tier that matches your PCBU position; pick the trade that matches your work.
9 SSSP Templates documents
HSWA 2015 + HSWR 2016 aligned · NZ-specific (not AU relabels) · Editable .docx · Instant download · One-time payment
Painting Kākāriki (Green) SSSP — Interior & Exterior
A Site-Specific Safety Plan for painting subcontractors (PCBU 2) in New Zealand. Drafted to satisfy a Main Contractor (PCBU 1) under the Hea…
Painting Kōwhai (Yellow) SSSP — Working Alongside (Subcontractor, parallel)
A Site-Specific Safety Plan for painting subcontractors who run their own documented H&S management system and operate in parallel with the …
Painting Whero (Red) SSSP — Main Contractor (PCBU 1)
The Main Contractor's Site-Specific Safety Plan for painting projects where you are running the site — engaging the Client/Principal, vettin…
Carpentry Framing Kākāriki (Green) SSSP — Wall, Floor, Roof Truss
A Site-Specific Safety Plan for carpentry framing subcontractors (PCBU 2) in New Zealand. Drafted to satisfy a Main Contractor (PCBU 1) unde…
Carpentry Framing Kōwhai (Yellow) SSSP — Working Alongside (Subcontractor, parallel)
A Site-Specific Safety Plan for carpentry framing subcontractors who run their own documented H&S management system and operate in parallel …
Carpentry Framing Whero (Red) SSSP — Main Contractor (PCBU 1)
The Main Contractor's Site-Specific Safety Plan for carpentry framing projects where you are running the site — engaging the Client/Principa…
Electrical Kākāriki (Green) SSSP — Subcontractor under Main Contractor
A Site-Specific Safety Plan for NZ electrical contractors working as a subcontractor (PCBU 2) on a Main Contractor's commercial site — adopt…
Electrical Kōwhai (Yellow) SSSP — Parallel PCBU 2 (Subcontractor with own H&S System)
A Site-Specific Safety Plan for mid-sized to large NZ electrical firms with their own documented H&S management system, working alongside a …
Electrical Whero (Red) SSSP — Main Contractor (PCBU 1)
For NZ electrical contractors who are the Main Contractor on the project — residential rewires hired direct by the homeowner, stand-alone co…
Frequently asked
Which pack do I need?
Depends on your PCBU position under HSWA. If you sub to a Main Contractor and have no formal H&S system of your own → Kākāriki ($295). If you sub but operate your own documented H&S system (SiteWise prequalified, ISO 45001 aligned, insurer-rated, or have your own H&S Officer + policy + audit cycle) → Kōwhai ($395). If you run the site as Main Contractor — head contract with the Client/Principal, you engage subcontractors directly → Whero ($495).
How do the three packs work together on one project?
One Whero on the project. As many Kākāriki and Kōwhai submissions as there are subcontractors. The Whero §2.4 SSSP Acceptance Log records each one — accepted subcontractor SSSPs are filed as Appendix D and form part of the site H&S record. Site induction, toolboxes, permits-to-work and emergency response all run from the Whero document. Subcontractors' own systems (Kōwhai) run alongside it under HSWA s34.
Can I buy more than one pack?
Yes. Many painting businesses act as Main Contractor on small jobs and subcontract to larger firms on commercial work — buy Whero for the head-contract projects and Kōwhai (or Kākāriki) for the subcontract work.
Will Site Safe NZ or my Main Contractor accept it?
These SSSPs are structured around HSWA 2015 and standard NZ Main Contractor SSSP review criteria. A Whero pack accepts a Kākāriki or Kōwhai submission natively. A Kākāriki/Kōwhai pack submits cleanly to any Main Contractor's SSSP review process — they don't have to be running a Whero pack to accept your submission.
How is this different from Site Safe NZ's blank templates?
Site Safe's templates are frameworks — empty headings you populate. These are trade-specific working documents with hazards, controls, biological monitoring values, training units, PPE specifications, and legal references already drafted to current NZ standards. A blank template makes you the author. These documents make you the editor.
How is an SSSP different from a Task Analysis or SWMS?
An SSSP is the project-level plan that frames how H&S will be managed end-to-end on a specific site. Task Analyses (the NZ equivalent of an AU SWMS) sit inside the SSSP — one TA per high-risk task. Each painter SSSP from us includes a 12-row Task Analyses index cross-referenced to the hazard register.
What trades are live?
Painting, Carpentry Framing, and Electrical are live — all three tiers each (Kākāriki $295, Kōwhai $395, Whero $495). Plumbing, roofing, bricklaying, plastering, flooring, demolition, excavation, concreting, scaffolding follow. Email contact@ohconsultant.co.nz to register interest in a specific trade for early-access pricing.
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