Asbestos Info

Find out more about managing and working with asbestos.

COVID-19

The emergence of COVID-19 across the globe has created a new work health and safety risk that businesses need to manage.

ACOP

This Approved Code of Practice sets out WorkSafe New Zealand’s (WorkSafe) expectations about how to comply with asbestos health and safety law, including the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016.

Asbestos Register

If you’ve been exposed to asbestos, you can register with the Asbestos Exposure Database.

AERRegistrar@worksafe.govt.nz

PPE Info

'Personal Protective Equipment to use when working with asbestos' provides guidance on the safety equipment to be used when asbestos is or may be present. It also includes tips for selecting and fitting the correct respirator for working with asbestos.

MOH Asbestos

What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral made up of many small fibres. This page describes how asbestos has been used in the past, and what types of asbestos there are.

Health and Safety at Work Act
Asbestos 2016

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Asbestos Database

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