Matthew Bennett ProfNZISM

Background

Matthew’s work history involved extensive time in a wide range of industries, both in New Zealand and around the world:

• Agriculture Industry – Diary and Dry Stock Farming
• Construction: Commercial | Residential | Horizontal
• Emergency Response and Rescue
• Height Safety, Industrial Rope Access, Confined Space Access and Rescue
• Manufacturing facilities, machine guarding / safety and the wood processing industry
• On and Off-Road Transportation, including with motorbikes, quad-bikes and Light Utility Vehicles
• Outdoor and Adventure Recreation and Tourism
• Secondary and Tertiary Education
• Vehicle vs. Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Safety, including onsite vehicle movements and road corridors

He begins by developing a pragmatic understanding of the work environment and what is necessary to deliver the work. He approaches health and safety from a position of ‘good decisions built of the right information inside a well-designed system and workplace‘. 

Matthew believes successful health and safety is a vehicle to make work more enjoyable for the worker by removing discomfort and frustration and businesses more successful by introducing efficiency and innovation.