Health and Safety

This half-day workshop will provide you with the foundation knowledge needed for evaluating the safety performance of your organisation to meet the due diligence requirements of the Health and Safety at Work (HSW) Act. It can be delivered Face to face (in class) or online.

This is the ideal foundation on which to build your health and safety career. Whether you are a workplace health and safety Advisor, Supervisor, Team leader or health and safety representative and others with a vested interest in workplace health and safety, this course will enable you to be an effective contributor to workplace health and safety systems and culture.

This NZQA approved programme is ideal for those in supervisory or first line management roles, such as health and safety advisors, supervisors, team leaders, managers and advanced health and safety representatives.

This NZQA approved Level 6 Diploma programme is the qualification of choice for leading workplace health and safety leaders and professionals. Gain professional accreditation with NZISM and apply for the HASANZ register.

If you are in a leadership role and want to enable an environment where others can reach their potential alongside you, this is the course for you. Leadership has changed. It is no longer enough to simply set sail and expect others to follow. Followership remains necessary to ensure the sails are full and trimmed, but is no longer a given.

If you are required to design, develop and implement an internal workplace health, safety and wellbeing change management process, this course will provide you with the essential skills. Whether it be due to economic, societal, technological, environmental, or legal concerns, one of the few constants in business is change. Health and safety leaders need to be able recognise when change is imperative and manage the change process to achieve universal buy-in and minimise disruption.

If you need to be more effective in finding out-of-the-box solutions to recurrent health and safety problems, this challenging course is just for you. Creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking are what keeps businesses thriving and people safe in our current COVID-disrupted economy. These are thinking skills that provide a defence against stagnation in which new ideas and more efficient ways of working are not encouraged.

Gain the knowledge and tools you need to create and manage an effective Health and Safety Management System This one-day course is suitable for all types of business, from offices to heavy industry. It’s of great value to all managers, supervisors, health and safety representatives and workers involved in health and safety systems and management. It has been proven to be an effective, helpful tool in the undertaking of a WorkSafe duty-holder review.

This course is relevant for anyone appointed to or dealing with a workplace Health and Safety committee: new or existing members, a subject matter expert, someone coopted onto the committee on an ad-hoc basis, or a manager/officer responsible for overseeing and implementing the committee’s recommendations.

Know and understand your obligations under the Health and Safety at Work (HSW) Act and why a positive health and safety culture is important to your organisation. Understand the context of risk management as an essential part of Health and Safety in the workplace.

Become an effective workplace health and safety Representative. This is essential training for any Health and Safety Representative, and extremely valuable for any health and safety committee member, or any worker or officer wishing to better comprehend the Health and Safety at Work (HSW) Act and associated regulations, or those who require a refresher of the HSW Act. This course leads to the Certificate in Health and Safety Representation (Training Scheme) (Level 3).

Take your skills as a Health and Safety Representative to the next level. This course is purpose-designed for health and safety representatives who have completed Stage 1 training. It is also suitable for anyone with an interest in, or responsibility for workplace health and safety.

Become a proficient investigator of events and near misses using ICAM methodology. A must for all your staff involved in the incident investigation process. This two-day course is aimed at those who will be conducting investigations into significant events and near misses.

Understand pre-qualification and the PCBU’s responsibilities in a contract or supply chain. If you engage contractors or subcontractors whose work activities are influenced or directed by the PCBU, this course should be viewed as essential. It’s suitable for all managers, supervisors, Health and Safety Representatives and workers involved in contractor engagement, pre-qualifications etc.

Know the range and scale of risks associated with machinery and how to minimise them. This two-day course is a must for any business where plant and machinery are in operation, and anyone wanting to understand how to comply with WorkSafe NZ’s Safe Use of Machinery Harm Reduction Programme.

A must for all your staff involved in the accident/incident investigation process. This valuable course is suitable for all types of businesses and accident/incident investigations.

Business owners, directors, employers, managers and those in the human resources or health and safety sectors will find value in the need to understand and influence a business strategic and business planning process.

Better understand the New Zealand legislative framework, how to set-up and maintain practical, effective workplace health and safety systems, and encourage employee involvement in Health and Safety.

A safe working environment needs proactive involvement from everyone in the workplace, not just employers and managers. Employees have a significant role to play, and this session will help them better understand their roles, responsibilities and opportunities.

Gain an awareness of what defines a confined space and hazardous atmosphere is. Learn how to identify hazards and minimise risk factors for safe work practices.

Learn what a dust explosion is, how they occur, and how to manage and prevent them from occurring through identifying hazards and minimising risk factors for safe work practices.

Learn how to provide a safe environment for employees and children/tamariki by gaining a general knowledge of hazards within the early childhood workplace and how to react in an emergency situation.

Learn how to provide a safe working environment, general knowledge of hazards and how to react in emergency situations when working in a health care facility or rest home.

For an Emergency Warden it is essential to have knowledge on the roles and responsibilities of undertaking various workplace emergencies as well as the coordination of successful, timely evacuations.

Understand the basics of a range of Fire Equipment and how to use them safely in your workplace to suppress the flames for different types of fires.

Understand the importance of risk management and hazard identification, different restraint and fall arrest systems, anchorage techniques plus everyone's responsibility when working with heights.

Gain an awareness around the dangers of completing hot works and identify an operator's safety gear that must be worn when completing hot works plus key tips on using a hot works instrument safely.

Learn what Melanoma NZ does, and what you can do to reduce the risk factors and detect melanoma early. Gain an appreciation of NZ's melanoma statistics plus an overview the five S’s of prevention.

Gain an awareness of the varieties of mobile elevated work platforms, the legal obligations/codes of practice and correct usage of an EWP. Also learn the safety responsibilities of everyone involved.

Gain awareness of the responsibilities of a permit receiver/issuer, how to get different types of permits, and why they are needed while remembering the importance of risk and hazard identification.

Identify risks early and make good decisions to manage your personal safety and conflict incidents in a way that optimises your own safety and that of others around you.

Understand the link between emotions, thoughts, and actions in high-risk situations and how to control your own stress response under pressure, reducing the risk of harm to yourself and others.

Gain an awareness of the importance of choosing a specific spill kit for your requirements, how to clean up a spill, what items to use, and the key points to remember in a spill situation.

Understand the role of employees in workplace regarding their Health and Safety duties and responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act, plus what can be done to lessen the risk incidents.

Gain an overview of the Health and Safety at Work Act for business owners / management looking to get a broad understanding of the main concepts and compliance requirements under the HSW Act.

Learn how to set up your desks to prevent aches and pains, plus, gain an understanding around the consequences of not following healthy workstation practices.

If you need to be more effective in getting buy-in for initiatives that you know will create better health and safety outcomes for everyone, this is the course for you.

Understand the importance of performing manual tasks safely for your health and wellbeing, plus learn efficient lifting techniques to prevent injury.

Risk management is the cornerstone of health and safety best practice. On this course, you’ll discover how to assess critical risks and apply risk management techniques that are relevant to your business. This will ensure effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders, from company directors, officers and managers to supervisors, workers, contractors.