The application should be made at least one month prior to the substance being shipped from the port of origin.

WorkSafe New Zealand has granted an exemption (HS2506) to IXOM Operations Pty Ltd from compliance with regulation 12.16(1)(b) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 to meet the requirements for the secondary containment system capacity for class 5.1.1B substances held in containers in storage bunkers located at 135-147 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch.

WorkSafe has granted an exemption to Bob’s Gas 2018 Limited from compliance with Regulations 15.13, 15.16 and 15.17 of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.

WorkSafe has developed a consolidated version of this safe work instrument (SWI) so that you can see the original SWI and all its subsequent amendments in a single easy-to-read document.

If you have hazardous substances in your workplace over specific amounts, or carry out certain activities, you must display signs. The signs are to let workers, other people in the workplace and emergency service workers know the substances are there and to inform them of the associated hazards.

WorkSafe has amended exemption SEP2010 granted to Amcor Flexibles (New Zealand) Limited (Amcor) on 10 February 2023 in relation to compliance with regulation 11.36(2) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.  This amendment (SEP2010A) concerns the fire resistance rating requirement of the walls in the printing hall and laminating hall of Amcor’s facility located at 74 Brandon Street, Christchurch.

WorkSafe has granted an exemption (SEP2301) to Urox Sys Limited from compliance with regulation 11.36(2)(c) (only as it applies the type 3 workroom requirements for: prescribed fire resistance ratings of walls, ceiling, and doors; the compliance of windows with NZS 4232.2:1988; and the requirement for the roller door in the westernmost external wall of the workroom to be self-closing), regulation 11.37(3), and regulation 11.37(4) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 in relation to their workroom located at 2 Stonedon Drive, East Tamaki, Auckland.

This safe work instrument is made under section 227 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 by the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, being satisfied that appropriate consultation has been carried out under section 227(3) of that Act.

This safe work instrument is made under section 227 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 by the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, being satisfied that appropriate consultation has been carried out under section 227(3) of that Act.

This safe work instrument is made under section 227 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 by the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, being satisfied that appropriate consultation has been carried out under section 227(3) of that Act.

WorkSafe has granted an exemption (HS2310) to Halcyon Power Limited from compliance with regulations 17.17(1)(a) and 17.17(4) of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 in relation to the grouping of stationary tanks to be used for hydrogen storage at 141 Roscommon Road, Manukau City Centre, Auckland.

This policy clarifies how we’ll respond to situations involving hazardous substances that may justify the use of Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) imminent danger powers, and/or Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO) emergency powers.

This policy sets out how we respond when a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) isn’t compliant with hazardous substances disposal controls or ecotoxic controls.

This guidance is for a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU). It is for PCBUs that want to work out, based on the hazardous substances they use, make or hold: whether their workplace requires a ‘hazardous substance location’ (HSL), or whether they will need a location compliance certificate (LCC).