The WorkSafe website will be unavailable on Tuesday 16 September from 12pm–5pm due to planned maintenance.
Our other online services, including the online services portal(external link) and Energy Safety portal(external link), will remain available.
To notify us of an injury, illness or incident at work, visit our online services portal(external link). For urgent notifications, please call us on 0800 030 040. For general or non-urgent enquiries, email us at info@worksafe.govt.nz.
We enforce the following legislation in its work with major hazard facilities.
This legislation is:
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015(external link)
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996(external link)
Industry specific requirements are set out in the following regulations
The overriding responsibility is to comply with the duties set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Other regulations, including those carried over from previous legislation, may also apply to major hazard facilities.
Major Hazard Facilities
Health and Safety at Work (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2016(external link)
Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017(external link)
Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016Â (external link)
Health and Safety in Employment (Pipelines) Regulations 1999(external link)
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