Independent Accredited Assessors make onsite assessments on how well businesses are performing against the SafePlus performance requirements and provide advice and best practice guidance on how to improve.

The first few assessor training courses are complete, so SafePlus Accredited Assessors are now available for businesses to hire – visit the SafePlus Accredited Assessor Register page for their contact details. Note this will be updated when more assessors become accredited.

Remember that each onsite assessment comes at a cost, which will be determined by the private market assessors themselves, as they do with their existing consultancy services.

More assessor training courses are anticipated for the New Year and beyond. If you’re interested in becoming an Accredited Assessor, please read the SafePlus competency requirements on our website first and email your details to info@tracecare.co.nz.

Last week WorkSafe, ACC and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) celebrated a significant milestone for SafePlus; the launch of the Onsite Assessment and Advisory Service.

We were joined by Minister Iain Lees-Galloway, our newly appointed Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety and ACC, and heard from an array of guest speakers on the story behind SafePlus, its benefits and value to the industry, how it is set to change the way health and safety is supported in New Zealand, and what it means to be a SafePlus Accredited Assessor.

Industry and business leaders, as well as staff from WorkSafe, ACC and MBIE were also present.

The launch of the SafePlus Onsite Assessment and Advisory Service follows the launch of the free initial Resources and Guidance on the website in September. The SafePlus Online Self-Assessment Tool is set to arrive in mid-2018.

We’re delighted to present three new animated videos on the SafePlus Onsite Assessment and Advisory Service. The three videos cover how the product works, as well as its value, benefits and purpose.

Video one: A general overview of the SafePlus Onsite Assessment and Advisory Service.

Video two:  An overview of the 10 performance requirements at the heart of the SafePlus Onsite Assessment and Advisory Service.

Video three: A look at the behavioural assessment approach to the SafePlus Onsite Assessment and Advisory Service, and how an Assessor uses this approach in practise.

The SafePlus initial Resources and Guidance are evolving since their launch in September. As further discussion emerges from SafePlus Assessor training and our stakeholder engagements, we’ve updated the SafePlus Roles and Responsibilities document for businesses, assessors and third parties, as well as the Business Q&A and Assessors Q&A. The latest versions are freely available to use and download on our website.

The SafePlus team are currently working on more customised sector versions of the Performance Requirements to add to the Resources and Guidance section of the SafePlus website. These will complement the existing sector versions and include sectors such as healthcare, forestry, manufacturing, transport and energy. Keep an eye out on the website over the next few weeks and in the New Year as more Resources and Guidance collateral becomes available.

Visit our website safeplus.nz to find out more or email the programme team and we’ll be happy to help.