Identifying risks within your business and then controlling the risks and hazards associated with them, is one of the first steps that you must undertake to ensure you are complying with the act.
Once identified, documenting these risks, hazards and controls in a risk register is a major component of your health and safety system. This will ultimately form the basis of what policies and procedures are developed and communicated to all people that are engaged in your business. When utilised correctly, it can also help you monitor these controls and identify areas of improvements.
Your risk register also forms the basis for any site-specific safety plans or risk assessments that you might do for your business. The problem is, most business don’t have the time or the resources to dedicate to writing these systems and therefore they get rushed and poor documentation is produced or in the worst of cases overlooked, put on the back burner or forgotten about completely and not done.
Our experienced team of health and safety professionals at Smart Safety Solutions can assist you by using our knowledge and systems to complete a hazard and risk review with you. This will help us understand your business and allow us to develop a comprehensive risk register with practical controls and risk mitigation steps that will help you manage your business and not be too complex and overfacing.
Completing a comprehensive risk assessment of the tasks within your business and implementing controls for the risks and hazards forms an important part of the due diligence requirements under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Call one of our consultants today for a free, confidential chat to talk about the biggest risks within your business and how we can help you in developing the risk register or reviews for your business.
Comprehensive Health and Safety Services
We offer a wide range of services designed to improve workplace safety and compliance:
Customised Health and Safety Systems
Our experienced consultants work with you to design health and safety systems that are practical, relevant, and aligned with the way your business operates. From risk registers and checklists to streamlined reporting processes, we help you embed safety into everyday workflows—without relying on tick-box tools.
Incident Investigation and Reporting
We identify root causes of incidents and provide actionable insights to prevent future occurrences. Our approach helps you maintain a proactive safety mindset.
Audits and Audit Preparation
Smart Safety Solutions provides nationwide support for health and safety audits and audit readiness. From site assessments to system reviews, we help businesses across New Zealand identify gaps, manage risk, and align with recognised standards such as ISO 45001 and SafePlus.
Policy Drafting and Implementation
As expert policy writers, we craft clear, actionable policies that align with your business operations and health and safety requirements.
Hazard and Risk Assessments
Our team conducts comprehensive assessments to identify potential risks, helping you build a robust risk register and implement effective controls.
Health and Safety Training Services
Discover why health and safety training is important with our customised programmes. From inductions to hazard identification, we ensure your team understands their role in workplace safety.
Health and Safety Training
We work to develop health and safety training specific to your company's needs. We can also run induction and training to identify hazards, decrease risks, and implement processes.
Documenting Standard Operating Procedures
We help you develop simple, clear operating procedures and instructions that are easy to follow, building you a bank of ideal reference documents that can also be utilised as training material.