Asbestos is New Zealand’s number one workplace killer. Despite the serious health risks of asbestos exposure being widely known for over a century, around 220 people die each year from asbestos-related disease.

Resources

We have a number of resources for you to learn about how to manage the risks associated with asbestos exposure:

• Asbestos management plan example and template
• Registers of licensed removalists and assessors
• Recently updated guidance on asbestos in New Zealand, asbestos in the home, asbestos in your building or workplace, and protective clothing and equipment when working with asbestos
• List of landfill sites that take asbestos waste(external link)

Explore other information and resources on asbestos.

Stakeholder campaign pack

To assist with raising awareness, you can download a pack which provides a range of Asbestos Awareness Week assets for organisations and individuals to use.

Where possible, tag our social media accounts and direct your audiences to www.worksafe.govt.nz/asbestos for more information.

The pack includes:

• email header (pictured)
• social images for Facebook and Instagram
• fact sheet
• poster
• website banners and tiles.

More information

If you have any questions about using the assets or want to know more about asbestos, email asbestos@worksafe.govt.nz