About this Event
Who should attend?
Health and Safety Representatives (HSR's), health and safety champions, frontline workers looking to build their health, safety and wellbeing capability, union representatives, health and safety professionals interested in Worker Engagement, Participation and Representation (WEPR), people leaders and line managers wanting to strengthen worker involvement in health and safety, and committee members.
Cost: $195 incl GST (save 5% for a table of 10)
About the event
Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) play a crucial role in workplace safety. They’re the bridge between frontline workers and decision-makers – raising concerns, influencing change, and helping to create safer workplaces. But to do this effectively, they need the right knowledge, skills and confidence.
Our ShopCare HSR Development Day is designed to give your HSRs the practical skills they need to fulfil their role to its potential. This is a day focused on more than compliance – it’s about building capability and confidence so they can engage their teams and help shape better health, safety and wellbeing outcomes in your business.
What to expect
The day is built around the NZISM HSR Knowledge Wheel, a competency framework that covers the key skills every HSR needs. Attendees will learn from leading experts in workplace health and safety, with a mix of practical sessions, discussions, and real-world insights.
What the day will cover
- Using the NZISM HSR Knowledge Wheel to build your knowledge and grow your capability
- Cultural capability build
- The Law and Lore, what you need to know
- Having better conversations focused on mental health harm in the workplace
- Lessons from the frontline
Our speakers
Hear from leading experts in workplace safety:
- Greg Dearsly - Principal Consultant at First4Safety, ex-President INSHPO, ex-President of NZISM, CQ Fellow
- Afele Paea - Te Roopu Taurima Wintec, Waikato Institute of Technology
- Mel Brown - Executive member of TRMA Te Rōpū Marutau Aotearoa (The Maori Health and Safety Association of NZ)
- Brent Sutton – Author, 4Ds the HOP and Learning Teams
- Selena Armstrong – CEO, ShopCare Charitable Trust
Arrival Instructions
When you arrive, please make your way to the main Library entrance at the front of Te Manawa, facing the outdoor courtyard/plaza area. The entrance is near the yellow structural beams and the outdoor seating area.
Please look out for the ShopCare banner at the front of the Library entrance doors this will help guide you to the correct entry point.
Doors will open from 8:30 am.
Parking and transport
The most reliable option is paid parking at the Wilson Parking 1-5 Fernhill Dr facility. Casual parking there starts at $5.00. Street parking in surrounding areas, such as Lazurite Drive, may offer free options, but is often limited.
We gratefully acknowledge HSI Donesafe for their continued support of ShopCare and our work to strengthen health, safety and wellbeing across the retail and supply chain sector.
To learn more about HSI Donesafe, visit:
Queries? Please email [email protected].
See you there!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Te Manawa, 11 Kohuhu Lane, Auckland, New Zealand
NZD 195.00 to NZD 3500.00
