Gallagher Basset appreciates that your safety requirements are unique and we are happy to listen long and hard, to understand your needs and to help you find solutions that meet the requirements of your organisation and your employees.
Our health and safety specialists have a background of working in industry, the service sector and government. This experience gives an in-depth understanding of the practical issues that face employers in meeting their health and safety obligations and managing ACC responsibilities.
Health and Safety Management
The health and safety team provide practical advice and assistance to employers in all areas of health and safety management:
- Development of health and safety management policy and procedures – for example hazard management, emergency procedures, health and safety rules, accident reporting and investigation
- Development and review of health and safety documents such as health and safety manuals
- Advice on legislation and codes of practice
- Audits of your health and safety system and hazard identification systems
- ACC audits and pre-assessments (Partnership Programme and WSMP)
- Accident investigations
- Responses to visits by an Department of Labour (OSH) inspector
- Ergonomic assessment and training to avoid Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS)
- Environmental monitoring – for example air quality monitoring, lighting levels, noise level measurement, chemical assessments
- Access to health assessments – for example hearing tests, vision tests, flu vaccinations.
Training
Gallagher Bassett can offer your company tailored in-house training on a number of OSH topics such as:
- Health and Safety Representatives Training
- Health and Safety in Employment Act and its amendments
- Practical Hazard Identification and Management
- Effective Health and Safety Committees
- Noise in the Workplace
- Preventing OOS
- Accident Reporting and Investigation
- Stress in the Workplace
- Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
If you would like some further information, please contact Jack Weir +64 9 966 1763 or email