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How do sawmill workers apply for ACC on a “case by case” basis if there is no recognition of PCP contaminated by dioxins causing a wide range of health effects?

Answered Question 39336 (2026)
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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • How do sawmill workers apply for ACC on a “case by case” basis if there is no recognition of PCP contaminated by dioxins causing a wide range of health effects?

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Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC

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I am advised that ACC has established pathways for considering claims relating to occupational exposure to pentachlorophenol (PCP), dioxins, and other workplace toxins through the Work-Related Gradual Process, Disease or Infection (WRGPDI) framework.