Health & Safety Generalist
Career Pathway
In May 2022 HASANZ and the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the Honourable Michael Wood launched the Health and Safety Career Pathway Framework at Parliament. The H&S Career Pathways project was established as part of HASANZ Workforce Development project in partnership with Worksafe New Zealand, the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management, the New Zealand Safety Council and the Government Health and Safety Lead.
Last week HASANZ and the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, the Honourable Michael Wood launched the Health and Safety Career Pathway Framework at Parliament. The H&S Career Pathways project was established as part of HASANZ Workforce Development project in partnership with Worksafe New Zealand, the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management, the New Zealand Safety Council and the Government Health and Safety Lead.
The health and safety generalist career pathway was established in 2021 to:
• Support the industry to recruit the many more professionals needed in the next decade.
• Address the changing value proposition for managing health and safety effectively.
The pathway includes three main guidance documents:
1.
Health & Safety Generalist Pathway - an overview of the pathway and supports people looking to start out, transfer to or expand an existing career in health and safety.
2.
A Guide for Individuals - to support and clarify what a health and safety generalist does, and the core skills and attributes needed for individuals to be successful. It also clarifies what good looks like across different roles.
3.
A Guide for Recruiters and Managers - this supports line managers with health and safety responsibilities, or health and safety teams; as well as those responsible for recruiting health and safety roles into an organisation.
Van Schaik Health and Safety Solutions are pleased to have led and delivered this project on behalf of HASANZ, NZISM, NZSC and the GHSL. The project included extensive consultation across industry, government and business with key stakeholders.
We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the development of the Pathway Guides and encourage you to share amongst your networks.
You can view and download the Guides here
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