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Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2026

The Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2026 proposes changes to how risks are identified and managed under the Health and Safety at Work Act, with a stated aim of simplifying compliance, particularly for small businesses....

AI in Health and Safety: What Business Leaders Need to Understand

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept in health and safety. It is already being used to identify risk, predict incidents, monitor behaviour, and surface insights that traditional systems simply cannot.But as interest in AI in health and safety accelerates, so does confusion.Many organisations are asking the same questions:What does AI actually do in a safety context?Where does it add real value - and where does it create new risk?How do PCBUs adopt AI responsibly without outsourc...

Health and Safety Consultant In New Zealand

A health and safety consultant helps New Zealand businesses understand risk, meet HSWA duties, and build practical systems that actually work in real operations. The right consultant does more than write documents – they reduce uncertainty, strengthen decision-making, and help businesses stay ahead of enforcement and prequalification pressure....

KiwiRail Prosecution – A Wake-Up Call

The KiwiRail prosecution shows that when infrastructure changes, existing safety procedures may no longer be adequate. WorkSafe expects businesses to reassess risk, apply the hierarchy of controls properly, and verify rescue plans in real conditions - not rely on assumptions or legacy documentation.The KiwiRail prosecution concluded by WorkSafe NZ is a case every New Zealand business leader should understand – not because it involved reckless behaviour, but because it involved competent people...

Safety Lessons from 17 Years of Real NZ Training

Safety lessons are often presented as checklists, rules, or tidy models, yet the most meaningful insights come from practitioners who have lived through emergencies, trained thousands, and seen firsthand how people behave under pressure. In this article, based on my Health and Safety Unplugged podcast interview with Keith Barnett of Vertical Horizonz, we explore the safety lessons shaped by seventeen years of real-world experience across working at heights, confined spaces, and complex training ...

Compliance Pulse Score: The New Benchmark for Safety System Maturity

Your Compliance Pulse Score is a three-minute diagnostic that objectively measures your business’s health and safety system maturity against ISO 45001 and HSWA benchmarks. It provides instant insight into your compliance standing — eliminating guesswork and transforming safety from a cost into a competitive advantage....

Lessons from High-Risk Industries for New Zealand Health and Safety Leaders

Discover actionable lessons from high-risk industries like mining and pharmaceuticals to strengthen workplace safety, compliance, and efficiency across New Zealand....

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Five Signs Your Health and Safety Committee Is Ineffective

An effective Health and Safety Committee (HSC) is essential to creating a safe, compliant, and high-performing workplace. When working well, it serves as a structured forum for engagement between workers and management – driving real change under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.But when things go wrong, the impact can be wide-ranging. Poorly run committees can lead to confusion, low engagement, and missed opportunities to improve health and safety outcomes.In this article, we explore fi...

Health and Safety Representatives in New Zealand

In New Zealand, health and safety representatives play a vital role in ensuring workplaces remain safe, compliant, and worker-centred. Their presence isn’t just good practice - it’s increasingly expected under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA). Whether you’re leading a small team or managing a large organisation, understanding the purpose, powers, and practicalities of health and safety representatives can help you build a safer, more productive workplace.This article covers ev...

Inclusive Communication Tips for Safer Workplaces

Effective communication is one of the most under-leveraged safety tools in business. With 15–20% of the population considered neurodivergent and the average reading age in New Zealand sitting between 12–14 years, clarity in messaging is no longer a “nice to have” - it’s non-negotiable.This blog explores four inclusive communication tips for safer workplaces that will help your teams understand, engage, and take action - no matter their learning style, background, or neurodiversity prof...

Health and Safety Law Reform: What You Need to Know

The recent health and safety law reforms announced by Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Hon Brooke van Velden have sparked widespread discussion across New Zealand.These changes are designed to reduce compliance costs for small, low-risk businesses while maintaining essential safety standards. However, reactions from the business and safety community have been mixed. While some welcome the reduced administrative burden, others worry that the changes do not sufficiently address New Zealand�...

Health and Safety Consultants in New Zealand – Trusted, Proven, Practical

If you are searching for experienced health and safety consultants, you are likely asking one core question:Can this consultancy actually reduce risk, improve performance and stand up to scrutiny when it matters?At Advanced Safety, we help New Zealand businesses move beyond box-ticking compliance and build health and safety systems that work in practice, not just on paper. Our consultants support organisations across construction, manufacturing, infrastructure, retail, local government, and high...

Health and Safety Services in Christchurch

In Christchurch, workplace safety is more than a compliance requirement—it’s a commitment to protecting your people, your business, and your community. At Advanced Safety, we deliver tailored safety services in Christchurch, helping businesses navigate complex health and safety requirements with ease and confidence....

Health and Safety in 2025

The construction industry is inherently high-risk. Each project brings challenges, from working at heights to managing heavy machinery. While regulations like the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) establish a legal foundation, creating a safe workplace requires a proactive approach....

Occupational Health and Safety NZ

Occupational health and safety NZ is not just about compliance. It is about how risks are identified, controlled, reviewed, and communicated in real workplaces, every day.In New Zealand, workplace safety is governed by the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA). The Act places clear duties on businesses, leaders, and workers to manage health and safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable.This guide explains what occupational health and safety means in practice, how HSWA applies, and wha...

What is Totika?

Totika is a centralised prequalification scheme developed by Construction Health and Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ) to bring consistency, fairness, and efficiency to the contractor assessment process. It replaces a fragmented system with one trusted national standard, saving time and money while raising the bar for health and safety....

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Incident Investigation

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Training And Competency

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Hierarchy Of Control: How To Manage Workplace Risk

The hierarchy of control is a structured, risk-based framework for managing workplace risk under New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA). It guides PCBUs to prioritise controls that eliminate or minimise risk, rather than relying on administrative controls or personal protective equipment alone.Importantly, the hierarchy of control under HSWA 2015 is not the same as the inverted pyramid commonly shown online. That older model relates to the repealed Health and Safety in Employm...

Managing a Risk Register

Managing a risk register is a core requirement of effective health and safety management in New Zealand – not a paperwork exercise, and not a one-off task.A risk register records how hazards are identified, assessed, controlled, owned, and reviewed over time. When done properly, it demonstrates that risks are being managed so far as is reasonably practicable, as required by the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA).When done poorly, it becomes one of the first documents regulators scrutini...

How to Support Volunteers

Health and safety training ensures volunteers understand their roles, manage risks, and work safely under HSWA guidelines.Have a question? Reach out today....

Volunteers and HSWA

Volunteers and organisations share responsibilities under HSWA to ensure safe, compliant workplaces through training, communication, and risk management.Discover how Advanced Safety have assisted Open ChCh (volunteer lead public event) for the past three years.Got a question? Reach out....

Volunteer Responsibilities in Health and Safety

Volunteers under HSWA must follow safety guidelines, report hazards, and receive training to support workplace safety effectively.Discover how Advanced Safety have assisted a public event involving tens of thousands of members of the public and a small army of volunteers for the past three years, here.Have a question? Reach out....