Last week the Safety Institute of Australia issued a call for Australian and international standards to be made available free to Australian businesses.

The SIA noted that the distribution of Standards in Australia was privatised 15 years ago (whereas Standards New Zealand is part of MBIE).

A couple of sample prices from the Standards New Zealand website:
AS/NZS 4024.1:2014 (Safety of machinery in 22 parts) is priced at $2213+GST as a PDF or $2459+GST as hard copy.
AS/NZS ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational health and safety management systems) is priced at $94.50+GST as a PDF or $105+GST as hard copy.

How often have you hesitated in purchasing a health & safety-related Standard due to the price?