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.
This is the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances - Specification of Design Standards for Low - Pressure Fire Extinguishers) Safe Work Instrument 2019.
This safe work instrument specifies design standards for low-pressure fire extinguishers for the purposes of regulation 15.23(1)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.
Material incorporated by reference
The Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances–Specification of Design Standards for Low-Pressure Fire Extinguishers) Safe Work Instrument 2019 incorporates material by reference.
Accessing incorporated material
The standard incorporated by reference in the safe work instrument is subject to copyright and can be purchased from their publishers or viewed at WorkSafe New Zealand.
Information about the standard and its publisher can be found in the Gazette notice:
Viewing incorporated material at WorkSafe
The location of the WorkSafe New Zealand office has changed since the Gazette notice was published.
The standards are available for inspection, at no charge, between 9.00am and 5.00pm from Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) at WorkSafe New Zealand, located at 8 Willis Street, Wellington 6011.
To arrange a time to view the standards, email WorkSafe at regulatory.frameworks@worksafe.govt.nz
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