Health and Safety from a Management Perspective August

Ensure you have a high standard of health and safety practices in your workplace. This half day course is an ideal opportunity for senior managers/business owners to understand their health and safety responsibilities to their business, learn to implement a practical health and safety system and make their workplace safer and more productive. 

You'll learn about:

• Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 – what the legislative framework requires
• Health and Safety at Work Regulations – which support the Act
• Tools to develop a simple, practical and good practice health and safety system
• The duty holders under the law – and their duties 
• Penalties – for non-compliance
• Building and promoting a positive health and safety culture in your workplace – create a competitive advantage
• How to manage the difficult conversations with your workers

So you can:

Lead from the top  
Ask the right questions
Develop a culture that puts health and safety first
Understand your roles and responsibilities in health and safety
Consider the hazards your workers face, and act.

To achieve:
Leadership of a more engaged workforce
The safe and healthy work environment your workers deserve

Who is this course for?
This course is designed to engage mid and senior level managers who need a greater understanding of their health and safety role within the business, and how great leadership can dramatically influence the development of organisational culture.

Please note: Our workshops require a minimum of 10 participants to run

Your business may be eligible for up to 50% funding towards the cost of attending this workshop. Please contact Kathryn to find out more kathryn@mcoc.org.nz.

Presenter

Helen Mason 
Health and Safety Trainer and Consultant, Coolspring Consulting

Helen Mason has extensive health and safety experience, including over 20 years as a health and safety consultant, as well as significant in-house training experience within both the public and private sector. Helen has an Adult Teaching Certificate - Level 5 and is skilled at being able to provide support to organisations at any stage of their health and safety journey – from systems audits, legislation updates and documentation right through to customised in-house training, and on-call support. With a focus on long-term partnerships, Helen regularly works with a wide range of clients from across a variety of sectors throughout New Zealand, including SMEs, large multinational corporates and not-for-profits, to help organisations more effectively manage health and safety in the workplace.