NZOHS Report Writing Guide
Purpose of these guidelines
These guidelines are intended as a resource for Occupational Hygienists to use as a guide for report writing.
For persons wishing to join the society as Technician or Full members the guidelines provide some insight into the elements that the membership committee will consider in assessing competency.
Occupational Hygienists are not bound to follow a prescribed format in their reports but it is the expectation of Council that reports will address several common key areas.
Furthermore, reports will also be written primarily for clients (external or internal) and copies must be kept for at least 30 years according to the Health and Safety at Work General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016. Therefore, the quality of the reports must stand up to scrutiny for a long period of time.