Last week was the deadline for feedback on New Zealand's work health and safety regulatory system and while it was rushed and feels messy, I thought it might be interesting to share my submission with you.

I've summarised David Eager's latest article that explains the concept of benefit-risk and the historical development of the new benefit-risk assessment standard. His article will be a pivotal resource to help New Zealand get back on track, balancing safety with the benefits of risk in play. Let’s embrace this approach and bring vitality back to our communities!

Benefit-risk assessment (BRA) is the practice of including the benefits of an activity (whether it's for a product, facility/infrastructure, or activity delivery) as part of the health and safety (H&S) / risk management (RM) documentation and decision-making process. This is crucial for the play, active recreation, and sport sector in New Zealand.