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Kōrero: Workplace safety and accident compensation

‘Correct stacking’ poster

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‘Correct stacking’ poster

Before the introduction of the Accident Compensation Commision legislation, the Department of Labour and the Workers’ Compensation Board provided workplace education and compensation for workers’ injuries. This 1950s poster aims to prevent accidents in warehouses and storerooms.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: C-SAFETY-1950/1960s-01

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Hazel Armstrong, Workplace safety and accident compensation – Workplace compensation, 19th and 20th centuries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/23272/correct-stacking-poster (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hazel Armstrong, i tāngia i te 2 March 2010.