Hazardous substances surveillance system (HSSS)

We run a hazardous substances surveillance system for New Zealand. This system monitors diseases, injuries and deaths from hazardous substances exposures.

The surveillance system includes the following datasets:

• deaths (Mortality Collection)
• hospitalisations (National Minimum Dataset)
• GP visits related to hazardous substances (HSDIRT notification tool)
• notifications of lead absorption
• hazardous substances incidents (Fire and Emergency New Zealand)
• calls to the National Poisons Centre.

Data and publications

We publish annual reports of national results from this surveillance system. We also provide results for district health boards (DHBs).

Injury reports

 Annual Hazardous Substances Injury Report 2017 (Jan 2018) (pdf, 1.1 MB)
This report presents findings on the adverse health effects of exposure to hazardous substances in New Zealand.

 Annual Hazardous Substances Injury Report 2016 (Dec 2016) (pdf, 1.1 MB)
This report presents findings on the adverse health effects of exposure to hazardous substances in New Zealand.

 Annual Hazardous Substances Injury Report 2015 (Jan 2016) (pdf, 1.1 MB)
This report presents findings on the adverse health effects of exposure to hazardous substances in New Zealand.

 Annual Hazardous Substances Injury Report 2014 (Nov 2014) (pdf, 1.1 MB)
This report presents findings on the adverse health effects of exposure to hazardous substances in New Zealand.

HSDIRT reports

National Hazardous Substances and Lead Notifications January - December 2017 (Jul 2018) 
This report presents findings from the Hazardous Substances Disease and Injury Reporting Tool (HSDIRT) in 2017

 National Hazardous Substances and Lead Notifications January - December 2016 (Jul 2017) (pdf, 0.8 MB)
This report presents findings from the Hazardous Substances Disease and Injury Reporting Tool (HSDIRT) in 2016

 National Hazardous Substances and Lead Notifications January - December 2015 (Jul 2016) (pdf, 0.7 MB)
This report presents findings from the Hazardous Substances Disease and Injury Reporting Tool (HSDIRT) in 2015.

 National Hazardous Substances and Lead Notifications January - December 2014 (Jan 2016) (pdf, 0.7 MB)
This report presents findings from the Hazardous Substances Disease and Injury Reporting Tool (HSDIRT) in 2014.

 National Hazardous Substances and Lead Notifications January - December 2013 (Feb 2015) (pdf, 0.6 MB)
This report presents findings from the Hazardous Substances Disease and Injury Reporting Tool (HSDIRT) and EpiSurv during 2013.

Factsheets

 Deaths due to hazardous substances, 2006-2011 (Jan 2016) (pdf, 0.7 MB)

 Hazardous substances notifications in New Zealand 2013 (Jan 2016) (pdf, 0.7 MB)

 Lead absorption notifications in New Zealand 2013 (Mar 2015) (pdf, 0.8 MB)

For a summary of the latest results, go to the hazardous substances indicators webpage.

For questions relating to the Hazardous Substances Surveillance System (HSSS), please contact Shunnie Xie.

Phone: 0800 588 265

Email: s.xie@massey.ac.nz