Independent health and safety consultants, NZ

Health & safety that stands up to scrutiny

We help New Zealand organisations operating in complex, high-risk environments move from paperwork and assumption to evidence-based safety assurance.

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Strategy calls are with Matt directly, up to 15 minutes. Every enquiry gets a reply within one working day.

"They have a fantastic way of communicating and educating without overwhelming you, we achieved a lot in a short space of time."

Kelly WiseHead of Workspace, Safety and Wellbeing ANZ, Entain Australia & New Zealand Read the Entain case study

Trusted across Aotearoa HASANZ Registered 500+ NZ organisations Safe365 Premium Partner since 2017 Founder, NZ H&S Professionals (4,000+)

Where most leadership teams are stuck

Compliance anxiety.

Mounting paperwork and health and safety procedures that look right on paper but drift from what actually happens on site. A leadership team unsure where the real risk sits. Officers carrying due diligence exposure they couldn't defend in front of a regulator on a bad day.

What we build instead

Confident capability.

A clear picture of where your systems perform and where they leak, starting with a proper health and safety audit. Plain-English procedures your people actually follow. Officers who show evidence, not optimism.

If you're not the one who signs off the spend, start here. Run the check, print it and put it in front of the people who decide.

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Proprietary frameworks

We diagnose. We design. We sustain.

Each of the three phases has a framework from Raise the Standard behind it and the services that deliver it.

Diagnose

G.A.P.E.^™

"Where are we exposed, what is real and what needs to change?"

What G.A.P.E. stands for

Governance:: what leaders believe is happening
Assumptions:: what the documents say
Practice:: what people actually do
Evidence:: what can be proven

Compliance Compass

Our independent health and safety audit puts G.A.P.E. to work, with a clear roadmap of what to fix first.

$7,500 to $15,000 + GST, within four working weeks

About Compliance Compass

Working towards ISO 45001? The ISO 45001 gap review is Compliance Compass run with an ISO lens.

Design

S.A.F.E.T.Y.^™

"How do we design the leadership architecture that closes the gap?"

What S.A.F.E.T.Y. stands for

Strategy:: direction, critical risks, risk appetite
Accountability:: ownership, officer due diligence
Feedback:: escalation, worker voice, signal vs noise
Execution:: verification, work-as-done, discipline
Trust:: psychological safety, integrity, follow-through
You:: courage, identity, leadership maturity

Implementation Partner

An experienced practitioner on the ground in your business, working to the Advanced Safety method with independent quality checks behind them.

One fixed monthly fee, scoped to the days you need

About Implementation Partner

Need your officers and managers to build the capability first? Start with a leadership workshop.

Sustain

F.E.E.D.^™

"How do we keep improving and prove the system is working?"

What F.E.E.D. stands for

Feedback:: speed of signal, leadership listening
Engagement:: co-design, frontline participation
Evidence:: verification, control effectiveness, assurance
Development:: learning rhythm, organisational maturity

Governance Advisory

An independent check on your critical risk reporting every month and a quarterly paper written for your board.

From $3,000 + GST a month, six month minimum term

About Governance Advisory

It's the natural next step after a Compliance Compass and keeps your board seeing what's really going on.

See every service, including Tōtika support and keynote speaking

Recent work

What that looks like for real clients

Compass → ISO 45001-aligned system → governance

Entain (TAB NZ)

An ISO 45001-aligned system built with Entain's team and a governance advisory role that continues today.

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Compass → Implementation Partner

Enatel

The health and safety seat covered for six months while Enatel recruited and its ISO 9001 certification kept.

Read the Enatel story

Governance → in the seat → governance

Civtec

ISO 45001 recertification with Matt in the seat, then a new health and safety resource onboarded.

Read the Civtec story

Critical risks → framework → board review

Ashburton Contracting (ACL)

Eight critical risks with named control owners and a six-monthly governance review backed by the board.

Read the ACL story

"Very good detail and work for us to clearly get after. We very much appreciate your involvement in our team."

Rob KiddGeneral Manager, Duncan New Zealand Read the Duncan NZ story

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Who we work with

Founder's perspective

"I don't help leaders create more paperwork. I help them build evidence they can rely on."

Matt Jones Founder, Advanced Safety · HASANZ Registered · Author, Raise the Standard

Every engagement runs on the same Advanced Safety method, whoever delivers it. Matt leads the diagnostic and governance work himself and Implementation Partner work is delivered by experienced HASANZ-registered associates near you, with an independent quality check on every piece of work.

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Raise the Standard book cover by Matt Jones

New book, out now

Raise the Standard: Why Good Organisations Go Blind and How Leaders Restore Visibility

Matt Jones on what executive safety leadership actually looks like.

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Podcast, Season 5

Health & Safety Unplugged

New Zealand's longest-running health and safety podcast, with honest conversations with the people building safety capability across Aotearoa.

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Working with a health and safety consultant

What does a health and safety consultant do for a New Zealand business?

A good one tells you how your health and safety system is really working, not how it looks on paper, then helps you fix what matters most. At Advanced Safety that starts with an independent audit, carries on with hands-on support where you need it and ends with governance your board can rely on.

How much does a health and safety audit cost?

Compliance Compass, our independent health and safety audit, is $7,500 to $15,000 + GST depending on the size and complexity of your business. You'll have the findings and a 90-day roadmap within four working weeks. Need it sooner? Ask about a fast-track Compass in 10 working days.

Where should we start?

If you're not sure where you stand, start with Compliance Compass. If you already know the gaps and can't get them closed, Implementation Partner puts an experienced practitioner on the ground. If your board wants an independent view of the reporting it already gets, Governance Advisory is the place to start. A strategy call with Matt will point you to the right first step if you're still unsure.

Do you work across New Zealand?

Yes, most governance work runs remotely and on-site time is batched into multi-day blocks. That gets more done and keeps your costs sensible. Where an Implementation Partner is on site, they're based near you.

What qualifications does Matt Jones hold?

Matt is HASANZ registered, a Professional Member of NZISM and holds a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health. He founded New Zealand Health and Safety Professionals, a community of more than 4,000 members. He's also the author of Raise the Standard.

Ready to raise the standard?