How to notify us over the holiday period.
Notifications
If someone has been seriously injured, become seriously ill, or died as a result of work – phone us on 0800 030 040 straight away. We have staff available to respond to these 24/7.
If you’re not sure what a notifiable event is, including your obligation to hold a scene, visit What events need to be notified?
Notifications made through our online form won't be monitored between 12pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and 8.30am on Monday 6 January 2025.
If you’re not sure if you need to notify us, use our online notification system and we’ll respond to you after 6 January 2025.
Health and safety concerns
If you have a health and safety concern that isn’t urgent, use our online form and we’ll respond to you after 6 January 2025.
Raise a health or safety concern
General enquiries
General enquiries made by phone or email after 12pm on Tuesday 24 December will be responded to from Monday 6 January 2025. This does not apply to notifications made by phone on 0800 030 040.
We wish you a safe and relaxing holiday.
We are consulting on three proposed safe work instruments (SWIs) to support the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.
The three proposed SWIs are:
Purpose of the proposed Safe Work Instruments
The proposed SWIs are required to specify:
- additional design standards for cylinders;
- a new standard for low-pressure fire extinguishers; and
- a standard for the design and construction of above ground stationary tanks.
Your submissions will help us determine whether to specify these standards.
To learn more, see the public consultation document:
How to have your say
When submitting your feedback, please use the response form for that particular SWI:
If you require any further information you can email us at regulatory.frameworks@worksafe.govt.nz
Your submission may be made public
Once you make your submission, anyone can ask for it under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA). If you have any questions about how the information in your submission is dealt with, please contact us.
Further information is available at legislation.govt.nz(external link)
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