Leadership & Strategy

Leadership & Strategy That Drives Safety Performance

Strong leadership is the foundation of a healthy and safe workplace. At Lakes Safety Services, we help businesses embed effective governance and strategy to meet their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

Our support includes:

  • Clear safety leadership frameworks

  • Risk-based strategic planning

  • Practical advice on resource allocation and compliance

  • Senior leadership coaching

We work with you to strengthen accountability, improve decision-making, and drive a safety-first culture across all levels of your organisation.

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Independent Reviews

Lakes Safety Services can conduct independent reviews to assess the effectiveness of your current health and safety systems and processes. Through a comprehensive evaluation, we identify areas of strength and opportunities for improvement. By understanding your unique challenges and objectives, we provide valuable insights and recommendations to enhance your health and safety performance.

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Governance Training That Builds real Capability

Our training helps business owners, executives, and boards meet their health and safety duties with confidence. Sessions are practical, focused, and tailored to your organisation — not just box-ticking.

We cover the essentials: managing critical risks, designing assurance activities, and meeting compliance expectations — all delivered in plain language with real-world application.

Clear, Compliant Governance Structures

We also work alongside you to develop fit-for-purpose health and safety governance structures. These include clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines that support both legal compliance and ongoing system performance.

With Lakes Safety Services, your governance framework won’t just meet regulatory expectations — it will enable better decisions, stronger oversight, and a more effective safety culture.

Health & Safety Strategy

We help you build clear, practical health and safety strategies that support your goals, reduce risk, and meet legal duties. Whether you’re starting fresh or refining your approach, we’ll focus on what matters — not just compliance.

Strengthen Compliance Through Assurance Activities

We provide fast, effective checks to make sure your safety systems are working as intended. From SafePlus and internal reviews to reporting support, our work gives you confidence, helps close gaps, and proves you’re meeting your obligations.

 

SafePlus Assessments

Lakes Safety Services is accredited to conduct SafePlus assessments, a health and safety performance improvement toolkit developed by WorkSafe, ACC, and MBIE. We can assess your organisation using the SafePlus tools, and help with any corrective actions. SafePlus offers a model of ‘good’ health and safety performance. The toolkit helps both small and large organisations understand their current practices and initiate positive and ongoing change to drive a strong health and safety culture.

Contact Lakes Safety Services today to learn more about how our services can help you improve your health and safety governance and leadership.

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Hear It from Our Clients

See the impact we've had on businesses and how we could do the same for you.

Derek provided excellent health & safety consultancy. His advice was practical, thorough, well-delivered, and easy to implement. He helped us identify risks we’d overlooked and suggested cost-effective solutions. Recommend for any business needing H&S guidance.

Murray Beadle
General Manager

BFA Business Advisors and Accountants – Taupo

Highly recommend this health and safety company! They provided top-notch service for our roofing business, ensuring everything was up to standard. Their team was professional, thorough, and easy to work with. We feel confident knowing our safety measures are in excellent hands. Great job.

Laurence
Director

 

Storm Tech Roofing – Hawkes Bay

“Derek has worked alongside our team to create a comprehensive and personalised Health & Safety system tailored to every part of our organisation. From the clinical team to our shops, volunteers to visitors — he’s helped ensure everyone is safer and more supported.

He took the time to truly listen to our concerns, guided us with expertise, and highlighted key areas where we could strengthen our systems. Thanks to his knowledge and care, we’re making some important improvements that will have a lasting impact”

Lake Taupo Hospice

“I got Derek in to update our H&S management system. He was honest and did a great job. Highly recommend.”

Mark Bowsher
Station Manager

Whareroa Station – Waikato

Derek was approachable, experienced, and readily available (at very short notice) for what was required for our H&S work site induction. Highly recommend should your company be in need of a person to tackle H&S matters.

Grace Solomon
Resident Manager

Two Trees Ngā Rākau e Rua – Taupō

Thank you, Derek, for your professional and objective advice. Your insights were incredibly helpful. We also really appreciated your enthusiasm in sharing your social networks and experiences, it was truly inspiring!

Eve Liu

Office Manager

Hauraki Civil Engineering – Rotorua

“Very knowledgeable and willing to put the effort in upfront to understand our situation. Tailored things to fit our business requirements without creating a pile of confusing admin for us”

Spenser Christiansen
Director 

That Dingo Guy – Manawatu

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Health and Safety Expertise That Works for Your Business

With over 25 years of real-world experience, Lakes Safety Services provides practical health and safety consultancy, coaching, and support across Taupō and the Central North Island. We specialise in solutions that fit your people, tasks, and risks — not just checklists. From technical systems and governance advice to contractor management and SafePlus assessments, we help you build safer workplaces with confidence.