Hazardous substances certification and health and safety services

We certify hazardous substance locations and stationary container systems under the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017, help businesses prepare for certification, and provide wider health and safety support under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

Compressed gas cylinders chained upright against a wall
Compressed gas cylinders chained upright against a wall. A location inspection looks at how substances like these are stored, along with signage, separation distances and the paperwork.

Our services

1 to 3 year term

Location compliance certificates

If your workplace stores flammable gases such as LPG, or flammable liquids such as petrol and diesel, above the threshold quantities, it needs a location compliance certificate. We inspect the location and issue the certificate when it meets the requirements.

About location certificates
Up to 120,000 L each

Tank and container system certification

Stationary tanks store or supply hazardous liquids, and process containers hold them during manufacture or use. Above the threshold quantities they must be certified. We certify systems holding flammable liquids, up to 120,000 litres per tank.

About tank certification
Before or after a visit

Compliance advice

A check before your certification visit, a plan after a site fails, and advice when you set up a new location or change an existing one.

About compliance advice

How much will it cost?

Get a price range for your site in a few clicks, based on how many certificates you need and how far we travel.

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Renewal reminders

Tell us when your certificate expires and we'll remind you before it falls due, so the next visit is booked in time.

Set up a reminder

Sites we certify include

  • Christchurch City Council
  • The Warehouse
  • Caltex
  • Meridian Energy
  • Genesis Energy
  • Christchurch Airport
  • University of Canterbury
  • Woolworths New Zealand
  • Tegel
  • Ryman Healthcare
  • DHL Supply Chain

Our authorisation covers flammable gases and liquids

Only a compliance certifier authorised by WorkSafe can issue these certificates, and each certifier is authorised for particular substances and limits. Our certifier, Kelvin Sparks, holds authorisation TST100252, which covers:

  • locations holding flammable gases such as LPG (class 2.1.1), including cylinders and any LPG tanks that form part of the location, within set limits
  • locations holding flammable liquids (class 3.1), including cabinets, stores, use areas, paint mixing rooms, and sites whose tanks hold up to 120,000 litres altogether, each within set limits
  • above and below ground stationary tanks for class 3.1 liquids, up to 120,000 litres each
  • process containers, dispensers and installations burning class 3.1 liquids

If your site holds something outside that scope, we'll tell you so at the start and point you to a certifier who covers it. You can check any certifier on WorkSafe's compliance certifier register.

Certificate due soon, or not sure if you need one?