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Health & Safety

Are you feeling overwhelmed with the upcoming H&S changes?

If you look on the Web, there are literally pages and pages relating to Health & Safety, including various training courses, publications, information, tips, online magazine and many company specific Health & Safety sites. But what does all this mean? What does Health & Safety mean for your business and what do you need to change or start doing to ensure you meet your legal requirements.

It can be a daunting task when you begin the process of implementing a Health & Safety policy and procedure that complies with new legislation that will be coming into effect in April 2016 there is no better time to start thinking about it than NOW.

Worksafe NZ states on their website that “The object of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 is to promote the prevention of harm to all people at work, and others in, or in the vicinity of, places of work”.

But what does this mean for your business? And did you know that a safe working environment includes wellbeing and mental health?

To take the stress out of the process we can assist in implementing Health & Safety policies for your business, ensuring the process is meets legislative requirements but in a way that’s practical for your business.

Please phone us today to discuss how we can assist you in achieving your Health & Safety objectives to ensure you have everything in place by APRIL 2016.



Thru a referral Thelma has been my “go to” specialist over a range of HR projects including employment agreements, developing a staff handbook and restructuring my business. I have always found Thelma to be pragmatic in developing effective solutions that has suited both the needs of the business and those of our employees.
Director, SME, Auckland
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