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.
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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.
Under regulation 13.19 of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017, WorkSafe can specify a period of time for which a PCBU with management or control of work involving a vertebrate toxic agent (VTA) being applied or laid will must ensure that compliant signage is displayed.
Under regulation 13.19 of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 the following time periods have been set:
|
Active ingredient that is used as a VTA |
Substance name | Period (in months) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-chloro-p-toluidine hydrochloride (DRC 1339) | HSR001611 - Powder containing 970 - 980 g/kg 3-chloro-p-toluidine hydrochloride | 1 |
| Brodifacoum |
HSR001594 - Bait containing 0.05 g/kg brodifacoum HSR001612 - Bait containing 0.02 g/kg brodifacoum HSR100813 - RODENTHOR Block Bait HSR100814 - RODENTHOR Soft Bait |
12 |
| Bromadialone |
HSR001603 - Bait containing 0.05 g/kg - 0.1 g/kg bromadiolone HSR007908 - Liquid bait containing bromadiolone at 0.06 g/L HSR007909 - Liquid Bromatrol |
12 |
| Cholecalciferol |
HSR001598 - Bait containing 8 g/kg cholecalciferol (Substance A) HSR007749 - Bait containing 8 g/kg cholecalciferol (Substance B) HSR007891 - Pestoff DECAL Possum Bait HSR101042 - Pestoff Green Blocks HSR100456 - LDC Feracol Paste |
4 |
| Coumatetralyl |
HSR001602 - Powder containing 7.4 g/kg coumatetralyl HSR001605 - Bait containing 0.375%nbsp;- 0.5 g/kg coumatetralyl |
8 |
| Diphacinone |
HSR001595 - Paste containing 0.3 g/kg diphacinone HSR001596 - Bait containing 0.05 g/kg diphacinone |
8 |
| Difenacoum |
HSR101550 - A block bait and soft bait containing 0.05 g/kg difenacoum |
12 |
| Difethialone |
HSR100839 - Generation Soft Bait Single-Feed Rodenticide HSR100840 - Generation Block Single-Feed Rodenticide HSR100841 - Generation Blue Max block Single-Feed Rodenticide |
12 |
| Flocoumafen | HSR001601 - Bait containing 0.05 g/kg flocoumafen | 12 |
|
Microencapsulated zinc phosphide HSR reference was corrected on 4 December 2024 to HSR100557 (previously HSR100577), and the substance name was updated to align with the substance name now used in the substance approval as reissued by the Environmental Protection Authority on 2 December 2021. |
HSR100557 - MZP Paste containing 15 g/kg zinc phosphide | 6 |
| Pindone |
HSR101184 - PLC-2 HSR001597 - Soluble concentrate containing 34 g/litre pindone as the sodium salt HSR001604 - Bait containing 0.25 - 0.5 g/kg pindone HSR100544 - Pindone Liquid Concentrate |
8 |
| Sodium cyanide | HSR001606 - Paste containing 500 - 600 g/kg sodium cyanide | 2 |
| Sodium nitrate | HSR100893 - Bait containing sodium nitrite at 100 g/kg | 4 |
| Yellow phosphorous |
HSR001609 - Paste containing 9.5 - 10 g/kg yellow phosphorus HSR001610 - Paste containing 4.5 - 5 g/kg yellow phosphorus |
1 |
| Potassium cyanide |
HSR001607 - Encapsulated paste containing 500 g/kg potassium cyanide HSR001608 - Encapsulated pellet containing 800 g/kg potassium cyanide HSR001673 - Feratox 475g/kg HSR100752 - Feratox pellet in Ferafeed Paste (Formulations A-F) HSR007628 - Bait containing 0.55% - 1.84% encapsulated potassium cyanide |
4 |
| Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) |
HSR002418 - Polymer gel containing 50 g/kg sodium fluoroacetate HSR002419 - Polymer gel block containing 1.5 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg HSR002420 - Apple-based paste containing 0.6 - 0.8 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg HSR002421 - Apple-based paste containing 1.5 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg HSR002422 - Cereal-based pellets containing 0.4 - 0.8 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg HSR002423 - Fishmeal pellets containing 1.0 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg HSR002424 - Cereal based pellets containing 1.5 - 2.0 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg HSR002424 - RS5 Cereal Pellets (with 1 bird repellent) HSR002425 - Fish paste containing 10 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg HSR002426 - Polymer gel containing 100 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg HSR002427 - Soluble concentrate containing 200 g sodium fluoroacetate/litre HRE000001 – Peanut-based paste containing 1.5 g sodium fluoroacetate/kg |
6 |
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