Health and Safety
Safety and Science
Ministry of Education guidance document for health in safety in laboratories. It is downloadable, but as a ‘living’ document changes will continue to be made, and you will need to monitor them. This document is found on the MOE hazardous substances page, you will need to scroll down to Hazardous substances in School Laboratories.
Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017
The Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 is the specific part of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 that deals with Hazardous Substances. Safety and Science is the schools guide to help with compliance.
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 is New Zealand’s workplace health and safety law. It came into effect on 4 April 2016.
EPA’s CCID
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Chemical Classification and Information Database.
Worksafe NZ
WorkSafe NZ Hazardous Substances ToolBox
Disclaimer: members have found this to be more relevant to commercial or industrial volumes of Hazardous Substances.
WorkSafe NZ Hazardous Substances Disposal Controls
External Chemical Bunker regulations and Tracking Form
Safe Methods of Use
Safe Methods of Use: An Approach to Compliance
Safe Methods of Use templates can be found on our members-only site.
Safety Data Sheets
Labels
A large selection of labels can be downloaded from our members-only site.
Receipt of Hazardous Substances
Sabina Cleary’s Safety in Science presentation ConSTANZ19
Safety in Science presentation by Sabina Cleary, NZASE Co-Health and Safety Officer.
Old Health and Safety Codes
The following Codes and Guides linked are now outdated, but retained here for reference preferences.
For up to date guidance see Safety and Science 2021, and The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and its associated Regulations. All of which can be found at the top of this page.
Guidance to the Code of Practice for School Exempt Laboratories overlaid with information about duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2016
This resource provided guidance on the Code in the context of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Code of Practice for Exempt Laboratories 2007
Safety and Science 2000
Disclaimer: Safety and Science was first published in 1997, revised in 2000. It should be consulted in conjunction with other safety guidelines and Codes of Practice for School Laboratories. This manual will be reviewed and updated in the near future. Meanwhile Learning Media has given permission for the 2000 version of the document to be scanned and made available on this website.