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On December 1 the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 will come into force. Every year around 600-900 people die prematurely from workplace-related disease, including from exposure to hazardous substances, so if you... more

The 9th edition of the New Zealand Workplace Exposure Standards have been released. The following substances have been updated. The new WES values are: Trichloroethylene – 10 ppm as an 8-hour time-weighted average exposure and 25 ppm as a... more

The long awaited guidelines have been a collaboration between BRANZ and ALGA. The guidelines have been developed through actively engaging with WorkSafe New Zealand, Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, key... more