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.
The EPA and WorkSafe have different roles around regulation of hazardous substances.
Broadly, the EPA has responsibility for approving and classifying hazardous substances; while WorkSafe implements and enforces workplace requirements provided in the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations.
The EPA
The EPA focuses on ‘upstream’ activities under HSNO - it receives applications for approval to import or manufacture new hazardous substances, assesses the risks and decides whether the substances should be approved for use in New Zealand. It is responsible for setting the rules for classification, labelling, safety data sheets, packaging and disposal, as well as for protecting the environment and public health.
WorkSafe
Under HSWA, WorkSafe focuses on the ‘downstream’ use, storage and handling of hazardous substances in workplaces.
Under HSNO, WorkSafe enforces the ecotoxic and disposal requirements in the workplace.
You can read more about the roles of WorkSafe and the EPA.
Our summary table gives an at-a-glance overview of these roles.
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