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.
Elevating work platforms are complex pieces of machinery which are often used in hazardous conditions. Using these safely – managing slopes, wind, power lines, and other factors – is important to reduce the likelihood of injury.
Safe use of elevating work platforms
We have produced guidance for those who use elevating work platforms.
Safe use of elevating work platforms in the horticulture industry provides examples of safe work practices to help orchard owners and contractors meet their health and safety obligations when using elevating work platforms.
Safe use of elevating work platforms in horticulture
While this guidance has not been updated to reflect current work health and safety legislation (the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and regulations), it may still contain relevant information and practices to keep workers and others healthy and safe.
Please read this guidance in conjunction with all relevant industry standards that apply to you as a PCBU. This guidance will be progressively reviewed and either updated, replaced with other guidance, or revoked.
Workers who use mobile elevating work platforms are at particular risk of serious accidents involving power lines. Working near overhead electric power lines focuses on managing the risk posed by electrical wires.
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