Businesses and organisations need to manage risks to make sure working conditions are safe in areas affected by the flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle.
Workers have a right to be kept safe and healthy, whether they are involved in cleaning up or clocking on for a shift.
Operational and technical guidance for businesses to keep kaimahi healthy and safe at work.
Find out more about how The Health and Safety Work Act applies to volunteers and officers who are volunteers.
Always assume that flood water (and therefore silt) is contaminated with farm run-off, chemicals, or sewage. Contaminated flood water and silt can make you sick.
When buildings and vehicles are flooded or leak during wet weather it is common that mould will grow in the days and weeks afterwards.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) plays an important role in protecting people’s health when cleaning up cyclone damage.
Stay safe if you're using LPG and natural gas.
Electricity and water is a dangerous combination. There are several things you can do to keep yourself and others safe.
Stay safe if you're using a portable generator.
When homes and other buildings containing asbestos are damaged during floods, the asbestos-containing materials can become eroded, disturbed, broken, or friable.
Immediately after an emergency, most people want to rally together and help, but it’s important to watch out for fatigue of your workers.
Immediately after an emergency, most people want to rally together and help, but it’s important to monitor the musculoskeletal health of your workers.
Additional support and information is available to those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
