FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short answers. Where there is a longer one, the guide is linked.
Buying
What is a Task Analysis?
The document that walks one task from start to finish and says how each risk is controlled: the task, the hazards, the controls, the people and the sign-on. It is what a main contractor asks to see before your crew starts. Full guide.
What do I receive when I buy?
A zip of editable Word (.docx) files, delivered by download link to your email as soon as the payment clears, usually within a minute, with an invoice. A trade pack contains the Master Task Analysis plus one document per task; a single purchase is one document.
What is the difference between a single Task Analysis and a trade pack?
A single is one task for $69.99. A trade pack is every document for that trade, between 13 and 68 depending on the trade, for $299.99. Need more than 5 documents from one trade? The pack costs less.
What is a Master Task Analysis?
The first document in every pack. It covers the whole trade at a general level, for routine work that does not need a task-specific document. Use the specific TA when the task changes the risk.
Is GST charged?
All prices are in NZD. No New Zealand GST is currently charged. An invoice is emailed after purchase. This reflects the NZ$60,000 registration threshold for supplies of remote services, not a permanent exemption; if GST registration becomes required we will register and the price will show GST from that point.
Do I get an invoice?
Yes, emailed with your download link. It shows the seller, the products, the amount and the GST position.
Using the documents
Do I still need to complete and customise the document?
Yes, always. A template lists what a task usually involves; your site decides what it does involve. Delete the hazards that are not there, add the ones that are, fill the site fields, brief the crew and take the sign-on. Purchasing a document does not discharge any duty on its own.
What format are the files in?
Microsoft Word .docx, fully editable, no locked fields and no password. They are written for Microsoft Word and also open in Google Docs, Pages and LibreOffice, though complex tables and headers can shift a little between applications. Add your logo in the header field on page one.
Can I use the documents on more than one project?
Yes. The licence is per business, not per project or per site. Use them on every job your business runs. What you cannot do is pass the templates to another business.
Is every document written for New Zealand?
Yes. Every document cites the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and the General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016, flags the reg 26 notifiable work categories, and uses New Zealand terms throughout: 111, beforeUdig, NZECP 34, WorkSafe guidance. One jurisdiction, one edition.
Will these get me through SiteWise or TÅtika?
A Task Analysis is one piece of evidence a prequalification scheme asks for, and a well-completed one answers the task-level risk questions. It is not the whole assessment, and we do not claim it will get you through. A mapping of documents to prequal questions is on our roadmap.
Currency and updates
Do you update the documents when the law changes?
Every document carries a version number, and a date field you complete when you issue it. The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026 comes into force on 1 April 2027 and is on our review list. Where we issue a revised edition we will say what changed and the version number will move, but we do not promise a new edition for every change in the law, so check the document against the law in force when you use it. What changes in 2027.
What if you find an error in a document I bought?
We correct it and email the corrected file to everyone who bought that document, at no charge. That applies to errors in what we supplied. A new edition after a law change is different: we may publish one and may tell you, but we do not promise to, so check the document against the law in force when you use it.
What is your refund policy?
Digital downloads are delivered the moment the link is opened, so refunds apply to faulty, incomplete or wrongly described files, or duplicate purchases, not to change of mind. Nothing in the policy limits your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993. Refund policy.