Events

Officer Development Programme 2020/21

Programme OverviewDescriptionThe Government Health and Safety Lead (GHSL) has partnered with the Institute of Directors (IoD) to offer a new Officer Development Programme, designed for public service agency senior leaders with officer responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA).  

De-escalation techniques for public servants

 

Small and Medium Agency Forum

Posted on 07 Aug 2020
Invites are extended to small and medium sized agency deputy chief executives or equivalent tier 2 managers with responsibility for health & safety within their agency.

Health and Safety Practitioner's Forum

Posted on 03 Aug 2020
Agency Leads and Practitioners Workshop

WorkSafe New Zealand will shortly be releasing their position statement on mental health at work (managing psychosocial risks). This workshop will include a talk with John Fitzgerald, WorkSafe’s Mentally Healthy Work Lead, and Rachael Mason, New Zealand Customs’ Head of Health and Safety. We will explore the regulator’s view on mentally healthy work and what this looks like in practice for agencies.

Heads of Health and Safety/agency leads and practitioners are welcome.

Heads of Health and Safety Forum

Posted on 07 Aug 2020
Heads of Health & Safety (invite only)

Online Workshop: Gaps and Opportunities in Occupational Health and Safety

Posted on 07 Aug 2020
The Government Health and Safety Lead is pleased to support this online workshop facilitated by Prof Joanne Crawford (WorkSafe New Zealand Chair in Health and Safety) and Associate Professor Felicity Lamm (Co-Director of the Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research at the Auckland University Technology).