How to notify us over the holiday period.
Notifications
If someone has been seriously injured, become seriously ill, or died as a result of work – phone us on 0800 030 040 straight away. We have staff available to respond to these 24/7.
If you’re not sure what a notifiable event is, including your obligation to hold a scene, visit What events need to be notified?
Notifications made through our online form won't be monitored between 12pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and 8.30am on Monday 6 January 2025.
If you’re not sure if you need to notify us, use our online notification system and we’ll respond to you after 6 January 2025.
Health and safety concerns
If you have a health and safety concern that isn’t urgent, use our online form and we’ll respond to you after 6 January 2025.
Raise a health or safety concern
General enquiries
General enquiries made by phone or email after 12pm on Tuesday 24 December will be responded to from Monday 6 January 2025. This does not apply to notifications made by phone on 0800 030 040.
We wish you a safe and relaxing holiday.
A quarry worker suffered fatal injuries after becoming entangled in rotating machinery at a South Canterbury quarry. The operator was working alone at the time.
Incident
A quarry worker suffered fatal injuries after becoming entangled in rotating machinery at a South Canterbury quarry. The operator was working alone at the time.
Circumstances
The exact time and circumstances that led to this fatality are unknown. He was only discovered after a neighbour noticed the quarry machines were still operating much later in the day than normal and went to investigate.
WorkSafe advice
WorkSafe is investigating this incident.
We wish to bring to the sector’s attention the need to ensure all machinery is properly guarded, and fences restricting access to machinery are properly secured. Perimeter guarding does not negate the need for individual guards on dangerous moving parts.
Guidance
Operators should guard machinery to meet AS/NZS 4024, as well as other relevant standards. Worksafe New Zealand provides extensive guidance material relating to machine guarding and in May 2014 it produced a publication titled: Safe Use of Machinery.
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