Getting help from health and safety professionals at COVID-19 alert levels
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Our focus |
Examples of the services we offer |
How we can help at Covid-19 alert levels |
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Health & safety generalists (health & safety professionals or practitioners) |
Supporting businesses to manage their health and safety risks and promote good work across workplaces |
Developing health and safety systems, plans and procedures. General advice on managing a wide range of risks. Health and safety assurance or audit. |
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Search for a health and safety generalist on the HASANZ Register More information on health and safety generalists: |
Human factors professionals / ergonomists (HFE professionals) |
Achieving the best possible fit between people, work and work environments to minimise harm and improve productivity via design. |
Advice on managing risks related to work organisation, work processes and workloads. Advice on design, installation and use of work environments, workstations and equipment. |
Advice on:
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Search for an HFE professional on the HASANZ Register More information on HFE professionals: https://www.hfesnz.org.nz/about-us/about-human-factors-and-ergonomics/ |
Occupational health nurses |
Supporting healthier workplaces through health and wellbeing promotion, prevention and protection programmes. |
Design and delivery of tailored health & wellbeing programmes. Workplace harm prevention, including health monitoring. Health and safety risk assessment and education. Rehabilitation back to work.
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Search for an occupational health nurse on the HASANZ Register More information on occupational health nurses:
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Occupational health physiotherapists |
Supporting healthier workplaces through injury prevention and rehabilitation. |
Task and workload demand assessments. Injury prevention and stress management programmes. Rehabilitation and return to work. |
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Search for an occupational health physiotherapist on the HASANZ Register More information on occupational health physiotherapists: |
Occupational hygienists |
Assessing and measuring hazardous exposures and providing advice on how to control workplace health risks to protect worker health. |
Health risk assessment. Evaluation and monitoring of physical, chemical and biological exposures. Advice on appropriate controls. Advice on selection and use of PPE. |
Advice on controls, including:
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Search for an occupational hygienist on the HASANZ Register More information on occupational hygienists: https://nzohs.org.nz/ |
Occupational medicine specialists |
interaction between work and health (both work on health and health on work) At both individual and population levels |
Advising about the prevention of injuries and disease. Assessing fitness for work before, during and after employment. Helping return to work after injury or sickness by finding appropriate treatment and rehabilitation. |
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Find an occupational medicine specialist: https://anzsom.org.nz/find-a-consultant/
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Occupational therapists |
Enabling people to engage in the activities they want, need or are expected to do, to optimise health, wellbeing and independence. |
Matching worker physical and mental capabilities to functional tasks and roles. Injury prevention, stress management programmes. Planning and programmes for return to work from illness or injury. |
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Search for an occupational therapist on the HASANZ Register More information on occupational therapists: |
Organisational psychologists |
Assisting organisations to achieve business goals while supporting employee health and wellness. |
Development of organisational culture and systems that support the health, safety and wellbeing of staff. Development of wellbeing and resilience strategies and related leadership development. Resolving conflict and bullying investigations. |
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More information on organisational psychologists: |