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Due to the government Level 4 response to the Coronavirus threat, our laboatory is closed to non-essential services and is therefore unable to analyse samples until further notice. If you consider your activity to be an essential service as defined "Any entity involved in building and construction related to essential services and critical infrastructure, including those in the supply and support chain" or " Any entity involved in any work required to address immediate health or life safety risks, or to prevent serious environmental harm, and relevant essential supply chain elements", then we can have your samples analysed, however please...

As of today, PCBUs (Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking) must comply with the final suite of requirements stated in the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016. The basic requirement of the regulations is that a written asbestos management plan is produced for any workplace that is known to or is likely to contain asbestos. The management plan is treated as a living document and contains details about where ACM (Asbestos containing material) items are located, how much risk they represent to building users, and details about how the risks are managed. The definition of PCBU has a...

Standards New Zealand is making good progress on developing a standard for testing and decontamination processes for properties contaminated with methamphetamine. The committee had its final meeting on 8 May 2017 and the final changes will be incorporated into the standard, which is due to be released within the next few months. Find an update on progress at https://www.standards.govt.nz/touchstone/building/2017/may/nzs-8510-update