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.
Links to safety alerts that might be of interest to workers in the petroleum and geothermal sectors.
These safety alerts are provided by industry and other regulators (both domestically and internationally) – not by WorkSafe New Zealand.
Safety alerts of interest to the geothermal and petroleum sectors are issued by:
Maritime New Zealand(external link)
Enviornmental Protection Authority(external link)
Electrical Engineers Council of New Zealand(external link)
MinEx - the Health & Safety Council for New Zealand’s mining and quarry industry(external link)
International Association of Oil and Gas Producers(external link)
International Asociation of Drilling Contractors (external link)
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforecement(external link)Â in the United States.Â
US Chemical Safety Board investigation reports(external link)
UK Health and Safety Executive - offshore oil and gas safety alerts(external link)
Step Change in Safety (UK) - safety alerts and safety moments(external link)
Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association(external link)
ModuResources - safety awareness monthly reports(external link)
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