The inquiry warned it remained unclear who should measure air quality, and issue public warnings at any fire, big or small. But Fenz said it did work with public health units to keep people safe from smoke. "It was stated to us that the local council is responsible for monitoring air quality. As for asbestos, a new protocol set up by WorkSafe required public health units to do air monitoring for it at a fire, if they chose, Fenz said. "WorkSafe has advised us there are no expectations of Fire and Emergency carrying out atmospheric monitoring at incidents involving asbestos."

Source: New Zealand Herald September 11, 2021 23:15 UTC