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.
WorkSafe New Zealand is consulting on a proposed amendment safe work instrument for mining and quarrying certificate of competence requirements.
About the consultation
WorkSafe New Zealand is consulting on a proposed safe work instrument that would modify some of the requirements for mining and quarrying certificates of competence, by adding and removing unit standards.
The current requirements are set out in the 2023 safe work instrument, the Health and Safety at Work (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations—Prescribed Competency Requirements for Certificates of Competence) Amendment Safe Work Instrument 2024
We invite your feedback on the proposed requirements.
Consultation documents
Deadline for feedback
The deadline for receiving submissions is 5pm on Friday 15 November 2024.
Please use the feedback form on this page to provide your comments. You can email your feedback to regulatory.frameworks@worksafe.govt.nz (Subject line: Mining and Quarrying Amendment SWI) or post it to SWI Consultation, Regulatory Frameworks Team, WorkSafe New Zealand, PO Box 165, Wellington 6140.
Your submission may be made public
The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) allows New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, or anyone in New Zealand, to request official information from the government. This includes copies of submissions.
WorkSafe will let you know if we receive an OIA request for a copy of your submission. The content of your submission may be made available to the public, though you can indicate on the feedback form that you would prefer your personal information to be kept confidential. WorkSafe will manage any personal information you supply in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.
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