The Health and Safety Association of New Zealand (HASANZ) is the umbrella organisation representing workplace health and safety professions in New Zealand.
An incorporated society, HASANZ aims to raise professional standards across the sector while connecting businesses with trusted health and safety professionals.
PSPLA Decision
The Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority has recognised the value of HASANZ and our Member Associations by concluding that:
a) Health and safety auditors do not fit within the definition of private investigator in s 5 of the Act and accordingly are not required to be licensed or certified under the Act.
b) Health and Safety professionals who are in the business of carrying out health and safety investigations are private investigators as defined by s 5 of the Act and, subject to the proviso below, should be licensed or certified with the PSPLA. This finding extends to health and safety investigator employees as defined in s13 of the Act.
c) HASANZ and its member organisations are better placed than the PSPLA to regulate and have oversight of health and safety professionals. Therefore, any person who is on the HASANZ register or is a member of a HASANZ member organisation is not required to also hold a licence or certificate with PSPLA, and complaints against them for failing to do so will not be accepted by the Authority.
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H&S Generalist career pathway initiative
Supporting the industry to address the growing need for more professionals.
New Zealand is experiencing a growing demand to find an extra two thousand health and safety professionals over the next ten years. We have responded proactively to this new scenario by developing guidance to support individuals, managers and recruiters to understand better the Health and Safety Generalist profession and industry, so we are all well prepared to fill the future gaps in the country.
The H&S Generalist career pathway initiative started in 2021. It was led by Health and Safety Association of NZ (HASANZ), NZ Institute of Safety Management (NZISM) and the NZ Safety Council, which have worked collaboratively to create new resources to support New Zealanders to take a ‘second look’ at health and safety.
The outcomes of this work have been materialized in several guides aimed to a) attract and engage new individuals to the H&S industry; b) and to support recruiters and managers to recruit the human resources they need for their organisations.
Below, we invite you to explore the three main guidance documents of the H&S Generalist career pathway initiative:
Health & Safety Generalist Pathway – this is an overview of the pathway, and supports people looking to start out, transfer to or expand an existing career in health and safety. Download here.
A Guide for Individuals - this is to support clarifying what a health and safety generalist does, and the core skills and attributes needed for individuals to be successful. It also clarifies what good looks like across different roles. Download here.
A Guide for Recruiters and Managers – this supports line managers with health and safety responsibilities, or health and safety teams; as well as those responsible for recruiting health and safety roles into an organisation. Download here.
An extensive amount of work has gone into creating these documents and HASANZ would like to thank all contributors for their hard work and dedication. We would like to acknowledge the Government Health & Safety Lead and Margaret Van Schaik especially, who have worked tirelessly to ensure the successful completion of this project.
