Training and the commitment to ongoing improvement in the field of health and safety form an integral part of any robust safety system.

Following the principal of keeping things simple, the packages I offer can be conducted on an informal one on one basis or presented as a group participation format. They can be conducted one on one if required or tailored to suit your individual needs.

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"Though I had spent considerable time, over a period of days, delving though the DOL website for information that might be pertinent to our business, still I found the information you provided in your seminar relevant and interesting from start to finish.

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Training packages offered include:

Improving Communication Skills in a Team Environment (1.5 hrs)

• Simple techniques and strategies to improve team communication skills
• Reporting skills
• Why good communication is so important
• Building team relationships

Improving Communication Skills at Supervisor/ Team Leader Level (2hrs)

• Understand the importance of good communication in both verbal and written format
• How to apply this to your situation
• How to get the best from your staff
• Improve reporting skills
• How to deal with complaints/allegations etc
• How to communicate with management
• Effective behaviour

Basic Body Language (1.5 hrs)

• Why an understanding of body language is important
• Understanding the basics
• How to recognise warning signs
• How to use body language skills to your advantage

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Improving Your Verbal Communication Skills (3hrs)

• Getting the basics right

              –Rapport

              –What are essential good communication skills in the year 2007

              –Interpersonal skills

• Basic body language techniques

              –How to understand what is not being said

              –How to get the results that you want

              –The difference between men and women

• Basic face reading techniques

             –What a person face can tell you about them

• Change management

             –How to get your staff to buy into it

Bullying and Harassment at Work (1.5 hrs)

• How to deal with it
• What to do about it
• Simple strategies for a company to adopt
• The effects and results of workplace bullying and harassment
• The legal position

Basic Report Writing Skills (1.5 hrs)

• Why this is so important
• How to word the report
• What the format should be
• How to get the message across with a minimum of fuss

Nutrition – A Practical and Holistic Approach to Good Eating (1.5 hrs)

• Why it is so important
• Suggestions for nutritional meals that blokes will eat
• Ideas and suggestions to promote good health through good nutrition and lifestyle

Interview Training and Coaching (1.5 hrs)

• How to approach job interviews
• How to market yourself to your best advantage
• Guidance on what to say and what not to say
• Guidance on what to wear and what not to where
• What the employer is looking for in you

Improving Self Confidence (1.5 hrs)

• Why self confidence is so important
• Suggestions and ideas to improve confidence and self esteem
• Changing attitudes and beliefs
• Time management

Health and Safety Representative Training (5 hrs)

• The legal aspects
• Employee participation
• Functions and what your role is
• Hazard identification, risk assessment and hazard control
• Accident reporting and investigation
• Emergency procedures
• Setting up a Health and safety committee
• Managing contractors
• ACC levy discount schemes

Health and Safety Training #1 (1.5 hrs) – a practical guide to managing Health and safety at work

• On overview of the legal requirements
• The essential items that you should have in place
• An outline of how to implement a safety system

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Health and Safety - Your Must Know Guide (3hrs)

• Health and Safety legislation and what it means for small businesses and the self employed
• Simple safety systems
• Hazard identification and control
• Accident reporting and investigation
• Emergency procedures
• Training
• Developing good communication skills and a culture of safety
• Contractor obligations
• Stress and fatigue
• ACC Levy discount schemes

Health and Safety Training #2 (1 hr) – Changes to the Act

• The changes brought about when the Act changed in 2003
• How this affects you
• How to manage the changes

Health and Safety Training #3 (4 hrs)

• All of Health and Safety training 2
• Emergency preparedness
• Evacuation schemes
• Safety committees
• The accident reporting process
• Rehabilitation plans
• Hazard identification and control

Hazard identification (1hr)

• What the Act requires
• How to identify, assess and control hazards
• The reporting process

Stress management (2hrs)

• What the Act requires
• Case law in NZ
• The overseas experience
• What does it all mean for us?
• The impact of shiftwork,extended hours,excessive workload, pressure to perform, bullying and harassment
• Ideas and suggestions on how to manage it all

Accident Investigation (2hrs)

• Why it is so important
• What you need
• The accident reporting process
• Department of labour requirements
• The Accident Register
• How to investigate
• Rehabilitation
• The near miss or near hit