2026 Driving Safely for Work Conference

12th November 2026 the Government Health and Safety Lead team hosted a conference about Driving Safely for Work, attended by H&S and HR practitioners, Flet Managers and operational leaders from over 100 private and public sector organisations.

Across the public service we have seen a compliance focus on speed and the consequences thereof, missing some of the other very important risks and controls that exist when driving for work.

The Conference focused on the many different elements that contribute to unsafe driving and being unsafe on the roads and what measures can be put in place to increase driver safety, both organisational and personal.

With Autosense as gold sponsor for the event, one of New Zealand's most iconic motorsport figures Greg Murphy kicked off the conference presenting the Autosense #EYESUP presentation with neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis, and Fatigue and Sleep Specialist Katrina Aubrey.

Other speakers included ACC and Police presenting a case study on the distraction of mobile devices; Umbrella and the influence workplace culture has on driving; NZI and Habit Health looking at employee engagement and retuning to work after an accident; the Future of Fleet with the Vice President of Custom Fleet ANZ, and Global Fleet Management with World Vision NZ. It was a fantastic educational event for both public and private sector attendees - resources from the event have been provided below

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