Nigel Formosa
Nigel Formosa is the central manager at WorkSafe New Zealand, where he oversees health and safety initiatives. Recently, he was involved in responding to a contamination issue concerning asbestos found in fire doors produced by Pacific Door Systems Ltd (PDS). Under his management, WorkSafe launched an immediate investigation upon notification of potential health risks, which included conducting urgent assessments at affected sites and ensuring the safety of workers during the cleanup of asbestos-containing materials.
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Nigel Formosa emphasized the importance of conducting full risk assessments for work at height.
KiwiRail fined more than $200,000 after worker injured in preventable fall
New Zealand· 2025-11-30
Nigel Formosa is the central manager at WorkSafe who addressed the potential health risk from the contaminated doors.
Asbestos contamination in fire doors: Couple fear son won’t see his kids grow upNew Zealand· 2025-09-04
Nigel Formosa, WorkSafe central manager, said the agency was notified of the potential health risk from the doors.
Sky City International Convention Centre latest building embroiled in asbestos door scareNew Zealand· 2025-09-03
Nigel Formosa, WorkSafe central manager, said the agency was notified of the potential health risk from the doors.
Asbestos found in fire doors prompts probes by WorkSafe, MBIENew Zealand· 2025-09-02