A new system for managing hazardous substances in New Zealand will come into force in December 2017. Continue →

Sub-optimal demolition work of three residential buildings placed workers and neighbours at significant risk of asbestos exposure and landed the home owner with a large clean-up bill, WorkSafe says. Continue →

New Zealand’s system for managing hazardous substances is changing to reflect the government’s health and safety reform, Environmental Protection Authority Senior Policy Advisor Tania van Maanen explains The rules around managing risks to workers using hazardous substances will be transferred from the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO) and regulations implemented by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSW) and regulations implemented by WorkSafe New Zealand. Continue →

The Green Party is calling on WorkSafe and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undertake an urgent review of the ongoing use of methyl bromide – a highly toxic fumigant – at ports across the country. Continue →

Australia’s Asbestos Diseases Research Institute has begun new research that aims to improve diagnosis of one of the most aggressive forms of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Continue →

The Dunedin City Council has taken a range of precautionary measures following the discovery of what is likely to be asbestos under a Logan Park sportsfield. Continue →

The 2017 Hazardous Substances Management Summit is part of the annual Safety 360 event held in Auckland, March 21-22, 2017. Continue →

Australia’s National Asbestos Awareness Week holds valuable lessons for local companies and workers. Continue →

  Asbestos remediation work is getting underway at QEII Park from Monday 21 November as Christchurch City council prepares the site for a busy period of development. Continue →

The Warehouse is using specially modified shipping containers to ensure thousands of bottles of perfume and nail polish are stored safely and securely. Continue →

WorkSafe has released guidance for managing and removing asbestos in the workplace, the first of its kind in New Zealand. Continue →

Two University of Canterbury earthquake engineers have been honoured at an American convention for the world-class excellence of their post-quake research assessing liquefaction hazards in Christchurch. Continue →

Should the risk/hazard register development process be just an appeasement process to satisfy the law or a proactive management tool to improve the safety of the business, asks Gordon Anderson? Continue →