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.
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
Last updated