Conducting asbestos surveys

Good practice advice for how to plan, carry out, and report the results of an asbestos survey.

Management and removal of asbestos

This Approved Code of Practice sets out WorkSafe New Zealand’s (WorkSafe) expectations about how to comply with asbestos health and safety law, including the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016.

Conducting asbestos surveys – Good practice guidance for asbestos surveyors

We have updated our asbestos guidance

With input from industry, WorkSafe has redeveloped and updated our asbestos-related guidance.

Asbestos in the home

This information provides advice about what homeowners or residential tenants should do if they think there could be asbestos in their home or on their property.

Asbestos information for surveyors

Asbestos licensing

Find out whether you'll need a licence under the asbestos removal licence system and how to go about applying for one.

Certification of safety management systems

Any businesses applying for a Class A asbestos removal licence must have a certified safety management system in place by 4 April 2018.

Managing asbestos in your building or workplace

Guidance for businesses, commercial and residential landlords, body corporates, and information on asbestos management plans.

Pipelines - Safe Work Instrument

This is the Health and Safety in Employment (Pipelines - Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance, Suspension, and Abandonment Requirements) Safe Work Instrument 2023.

Introduction to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 – special guide

A guide to New Zealand’s key work health and safety law and its regulator.

Asbestos safety after a natural event or emergency

When homes and other buildings containing asbestos are damaged during floods, the asbestos-containing materials can become eroded, disturbed, broken, or friable.

Licensed asbestos removal

Notify us of upcoming licensed asbestos removal work.

Asbestos Trans-Tasman Forum (December 2013)

Researchers and experts on asbestos from Australia and across New Zealand came together in Canterbury to discuss asbestos management in the rebuild

Asbestos - the new regulations (2016)

Presentations on the Asbestos Regulations and asbestos and your health from WorkSafe, and identifying and managing asbestos removal from TriEx.

Asbestos Trade Breakfast (March 2017)

Presentations on the Asbestos Regulations and asbestos and your health from WorkSafe, and identifying and managing asbestos removal from TriEx.

Asbestos information for businesses, organisations, and building owners

Asbestos videos – PPE, RPE, and decontamination

How to wear, dispose of, and decontaminate clothing and equipment after working around asbestos.

Asbestos

Find out more about managing and working with asbestos.

Asbestos templates

Use these templates to manage your asbestos-related work.

Interpretive guidelines – Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016

These interpretive guidelines explain requirements in the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 for managing asbestos in workplaces, removing asbestos and carrying out asbestos-related work.

Asbestos-related work – safe work practices

These information sheets set out safe work practices and techniques for asbestos-related work.

Inspecting asbestos composite friction materials

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for inspecting asbestos friction materials such as older vehicle clutch assemblies.

Working on electrical switchboards containing asbestos

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for working on switchboards that contain asbestos.

Removing pins and nails from asbestos insulating board panel

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for removing pins or nails from an asbestos insulating board (AIB) panel.

Painting undamaged asbestos insulating board

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for painting undamaged asbestos insulating board (AIB) for protection
or decoration.

Repairing minor damage in asbestos insulating board

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for repairing small areas of asbestos insulating board (AIB) such as a broken corner or a scratch.

Replacing cabling in asbestos cement conduits or boxes

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for replacing cabling in asbestos cement (AC) conduits or boxes.

Painting asbestos cement products

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for painting asbestos cement (AC) that is in good condition. Painting AC products incorrectly can result in the product failing.

Repairing damaged asbestos cement

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for repairing damaged asbestos cement (AC). When AC is cracked, peeling, flaking or crumbling – or otherwise damaged – it is more likely to release asbestos fibres when disturbed.

Cleaning weathered asbestos containing roofing and cladding

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for cleaning asbestos-containing roofing and cladding. This includes asbestos cement roofs and cladding and decramastic tile roofs. This work is often done to improve the materials appearance or to prepare it for surface coating.

Cleaning debris from gutters on an asbestos-containing roof

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for collecting debris from guttering on asbestos-containing roofs. This includes asbestos cement roofs and decramastic tile roofs. The gutters and downpipes may also be made of asbestos and are likely to be contaminated with asbestos fibres from the asbestos-containing roof.

Drilling holes in asbestos cement and other highly bonded materials

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for drilling into asbestos cement (AC), bitumen products, floor tiles or any other highly-bonded materials containing asbestos. These products are often found in roofing, cladding, interior linings and walls and ceilings.

Drilling holes in asbestos insulating board

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques when you need to drill into asbestos insulating board (AIB). This is often done when fittings need to be attached or when cables or pipework need to pass through AIB.