Dan Davis CMIOSH CertNZISM

Health and Safety Professional
HSE Global
Consultant
Hawkes Bay Region

Background

A commonly held belief is that being 'safe' is about the "absence of adverse outcomes". But this may largely be due to luck and personal experience (it's never happened to me). We measure this safety by accident rates, enforcement action, illness, claims etc. This view sees H&S management as a burden to getting business done efficiently and an expense that eats into profit. 

Perhaps H&S can be expressed differently; as something to do with an "ability to succeed under varying conditions" (Hollnagel), or "maximum attainable resistance to operational hazards (and still stay in business)" (Reason). H&S performance measurement and improvement is an on-going process of clarifying all the things we do to succeed in the face of challenge, and then enhancing these things (Dekker). H&S becomes so closely aligned to good business practice that it is no longer optional. It becomes ' the way we do things around here'.

My passion is for helping organisations and individuals to re-think health and safety management and practice.

Chartered member of IOSH and Certified Member of NZISM
Diploma Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH)
Specialist Diploma Environmental Management (NEBOSH)
Degree in International Communication (UNITEC)
Certificate in English Language Teaching (Cambridge)
ICAM Advanced Investigation Techniques
ROSPA QSA Auditor
+10 years experience in providing OHS advice and training in a wide variety of settings, including local government, health, social care and education sectors, SMEs, agriculture, engineering, distribution etc.
Co-developed all course materials for first NEBOSH International Diploma in S. Hemisphere.
Design and deliver OHS training up to Diploma level.

Specialties: 
Training and facilitating
Auditing and gap analysis

Designing training and assessment materials
Development and coaching in HSMS systems
ICAM Trainer
NZQA Level 3/4 National Certificate Trainer
IOSH Managing Workplace Safety Trainer
NEBOSH International Diploma Trainer
Incident investigation
Risk assessment
Auditing

HASANZ Registered SafePlus Assessor
  • New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
  • CMIOSH
  • NEBOSH Diploma in Health and Safety Management
    NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management
    Bachelor of International Communication
    Accredited SafePlus Assessor
My Skills and Experience

Postal address

38
Otane
Hawkes Bay 4202
NZ

Street address

38
Higginson St
Hawkes Bay 4202
NZ