Greymouth | Effective Health and Safety Management: From Law to Leadership

This practical workshop will guide you through everything you need to know as a manager/business owner about managing health and safety in your workplace. Not only about compliance, but also how to create a positive safety culture that can give your business a competitive edge.

Description

It's never been more important to understand your health and safety responsibilities as a manager. 

This practical workshop will cover the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, explain the regulations, and give you tools to build a simple, compliant health and safety system. Learn how to navigate legal requirements, understand the duties of managers and other duty holders, and avoid costly penalties.

Feel free to bring along any challenges or dilemmas you’re facing—our Health and Safety expert, Leon Fox, is passionate about workplace safety and brings extensive experience across various industries.

Join us to gain confidence in managing health and safety, ensuring your business is not only compliant but also a safer place to work.

Content

  • 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

  • Information about further health and safety training.

Takeaways

  • 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.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed to engage mid/senior level managers and business owners 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.

Facilitated by

Leon Fox is the owner and Director of The Safety Guru Ltd. and Principal of Safety Associates, specialising in OHS consultancy and workplace training.He has previously been an Injury Prevention Consultant and National Trainer for ACC and has managed an industrial labour recruitment agency. Leon brings a mixture of business pragmatism and legislative knowledge to his workshops, laced with a genuine passion for OHS and seeing people go home safely. He is an excellent communicator and culture change facilitator and, as a presenter, Leon engages easily and quickly with groups from all organisational levels.

What Learners Have Said

" Some great tips and techniques especially around culture building. Will absolutely use them as I own my own business."  - 2024

"Training was very practical. Tools will be applied in short order. For me, the value was in bringing all my previous experience into order from a legislation and practical application perspective." - 2023

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