ACC Workplace Safety Management Programme Audit Self-Assessment

Managing workplace health and safety is a critical responsibility for New Zealand businesses, and ACC's Workplace Safety Management Practices (WSMP) Programme rewards organisations that demonstrate excellence in safety management. This ACC Workplace Safety Management Programme Audit Self-Assessment template helps businesses evaluate their safety systems against ACC tertiary level criteria and determine eligibility for valuable ACC levy discounts.

Why use this ACC audit self-assessment form?

The ACC WSMP Programme offers levy discounts of up to 10% for businesses that meet tertiary level safety standards. This self-assessment form streamlines the evaluation process, allowing you to systematically review your safety management systems, identify gaps, and prepare for formal ACC audits. By conducting regular self-assessments, you can maintain compliance, improve workplace safety outcomes, and potentially reduce your ACC levies.

Who should use this template?

This form is designed for New Zealand businesses of all sizes looking to:

• Assess readiness for ACC WSMP tertiary level audits
• Identify areas for safety management improvement
• Document compliance with ACC safety criteria
• Prepare applications for ACC levy discount programmes
• Maintain ongoing safety management excellence

Health and safety managers, compliance officers, HR professionals, and business owners across manufacturing, construction, healthcare, hospitality, and professional services sectors will find this template invaluable for managing their ACC obligations.

Streamline safety compliance with Paperform

This template is built on Paperform, the flexible form builder trusted by over 500,000 teams worldwide. With conditional logic, you can tailor assessment questions based on your industry and workforce size. Automatic calculations help you track compliance scores in real-time, while comprehensive reporting gives you actionable insights into your safety management performance.

Once you've completed your self-assessment, you can use Papersign to obtain digital signatures from senior management and safety officers on your audit findings and action plans. For ongoing safety management, connect your form to Stepper to automatically trigger workflows—send audit reports to management, create tasks for corrective actions, update your project management tools, and schedule follow-up assessments.

With SOC 2 Type II compliance and robust security features, Paperform ensures your sensitive workplace safety data is protected while helping you demonstrate compliance with New Zealand health and safety legislation and ACC requirements.

Start your ACC WSMP audit self-assessment today and take the first step toward enhanced workplace safety and reduced ACC levies.