Describe Workplace health and safety culture and practices
Overview
Strengthen your capability as an HSR by exploring what positive health and safety culture looks like in practice. This course covers safe workplace behaviours, effective reporting and documentation, and strong communication processes that support a healthier, safer, and more engaged workplace.
Please bring along your ID on training day - We need to verify the identity of students in attendance, please bring ID with you on the day of training.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Describe healthy and safe practices in a workplace.
Describe reporting and documentation requirements in terms of workplace health and safety.
Describe the communication process in terms of health and safety practices, and health and safety culture
Entry Criteria:
All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
NZQA Unit Standards Included
Unit Standards - HSR S3
Unit
Level
Credit
Description
30266
3
6
Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety culture and practices
Health & Safety Representative Stage 3 Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Health & Safety Representative Stage 3 training in New Zealand.
The Health & Safety Representative (HSR) Stage 3 course is an advanced training programme for Health and Safety Representatives who want to strengthen their knowledge of workplace health and safety culture and practices. Participants learn how to promote positive safety behaviours, improve workplace communication, understand reporting and documentation requirements, and contribute to a stronger health and safety culture within their organisation. The course includes NZQA Unit Standard 30266.
This course is designed for elected Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), health and safety committee members, supervisors, team leaders, managers and workers who have completed earlier HSR training and want to further develop their workplace health and safety leadership skills. It is suitable for organisations committed to building a positive safety culture.
Participants will learn how to:
Describe healthy and safe workplace practices
Promote a positive workplace health and safety culture
Understand workplace reporting and documentation requirements
Improve communication about health and safety
Encourage worker participation and engagement
Support continuous improvement in workplace safety
Strengthen organisational safety culture using practical workplace examples
The course focuses on practical strategies that help create safer and more engaged workplaces.
A strong workplace health and safety culture encourages everyone to take responsibility for safety, communicate openly about hazards and incidents, and work together to reduce risks. Organisations with positive safety cultures often experience fewer workplace injuries, greater employee engagement, improved legal compliance and better overall business performance.
Yes. Successful participants achieve NZQA Unit Standard 30266 (Level 3, 6 Credits): Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety culture and practices. This nationally recognised unit standard supports ongoing professional development for Health and Safety Representatives.
Participants should have completed earlier Health and Safety Representative training or have equivalent workplace experience. Students must also meet the required English language standard and bring valid photo identification on the day of training for identity verification.
Yes. Safety 'n Action delivers Health & Safety Representative Stage 3 training throughout New Zealand at its training centres or onsite at workplaces. Group training allows organisations to develop consistent health and safety knowledge across teams while supporting a stronger workplace safety culture.
HSR Stage 3 helps representatives move beyond compliance by developing practical leadership skills that influence workplace behaviour, improve communication, strengthen reporting systems and encourage worker participation. These skills help HSRs become more effective advocates for workplace health and safety.
The course is suitable for all industries, including construction, manufacturing, logistics, transport, healthcare, local government, education, utilities, engineering, agriculture and office environments. Any organisation seeking to strengthen its workplace safety culture can benefit from HSR Stage 3 training.
Safety 'n Action is one of New Zealand's leading workplace health and safety training providers. The HSR Stage 3 course is delivered by experienced trainers using practical workplace scenarios that help representatives build stronger communication, reporting and leadership skills. Training aligns with current workplace health and safety legislation and includes NZQA Unit Standard 30266, helping organisations create safer, more engaged and compliant workplaces.
