Your Workplace Safety Consultant
True health and safety performance for your business
Workplace Health and Safety Consultant
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts"
Winston Churchill
Paul is a competent and highly experienced professional who has worked in rail and construction for more than 20 years. He is highly knowledgeable on business compliance and in particular legal obligations in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, 2015
Paul has worked on and played a significant role on large projects in New Zealand, most recently the City Rail Link. Paul developed the railway tunnel safety management systems for the construction phase of the project. This was inclusive of regulatory obligations (in accordance with the Railways Act, 2005) which resulted in the project obtaining a operator and access provider rail license for the construction phase of the project. This was the first time a construction entity in New Zealand obtained such a license. The work undertaken by Paul was a finalist for a Hynes Construction Awards in 2023 ( Excellence in Onsite / Management Innovation)
Other projects Paul has been involved in include:
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KiwiRail Papakura to Pukekohe Electrification
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North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR)
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KiwiRail Auckland Electrification (AEP)
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Developing Auckland Rail Transport (DART)
Paul is very experienced in Health and Safety Management System auditing and is well accustomed to requirements for obtaining accreditation. Paul has assisted various businesses in obtaining:
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ISO-45001
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Totika
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ACC WSMP (before it was discontinued)
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ACC AEP
Paul is highly respected by those whom he has engaged with over the years. To the extent Paul was invited to be a guest panelist at the Informa 13th New Zealand Rail Conference (2024)
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU
Providing health and safety consulting services to your business
Health and safety management system
We can develop you a health and safety management system tailored for your business. This includes all required documentation and systems that meets all legal requirement and the prerequisites for ISO 45001 and Tōtika. We will work closely with your business to ensure the health and safety management system has proportionate focus on the critical risks and significant hazards. We will ensure the system is simple, user friendly and provides the tools for monitoring and measuring performance. This will provide your business with a simple frame work for continuous improvement.
Project health and safety managment
Optimal safety can assist your project health and safety requirements. Paul is highly experienced with interfacing health and safety requirements with big projects. Get the health and safety systems right (pun intended) from the get go and things will run smoothly.
Prequal support and auditing
Paul is an experienced auditor and can provide independent audit of your business health and safety system. We will audit against ISO 45001 and Tōtika standards and can assist your business ambition for accreditation. We will provide a professional and comprehensive report with recommendations.
Occupational monitoring
Invisible threats can have devastating consequences. Paul is experienced in developing safe methods of work for environments that consist of substantial noise and/or underground (railway tunnels). For such environments, monitoring is essential to understand the existence and exposure to a threat. We use standardized and calibrated instruments to enable accurate assessments.
Incident Investigation
Paul is a highly skilled investigator who has led many critical incident investigations. Paul is well adverse in ensuring the root causes are identified so learnings can be implemented to prevent a re-occurrence.
Other
We offer variety of other services to assist your business with its health and safety needs. This includes (but not limited to): Emergency preparedness Competency management Safety leadership training
CONTACT US
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Optimal Safety offers a free (no obligation) 30minute consultation to discuss your business health and safety needs.
0275751026