ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation)

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ACC provides comprehensive resources on injury prevention in the workplace, including guides, toolkits, and training resources.

ACC provides comprehensive resources on injury prevention in the workplace. They share inspiring stories of individuals who have recovered from injuries and returned to their passions, such as Stacey Martin, a football player who returned to the game after rupturing her ACL. They also highlight the growth of rongoā Māori as a recovery option and share information about their involvement in Te Aorerekura, the national strategy to eliminate family and sexual violence. For more resources, visit their website.

https://www.acc.co.nz/

SaferMe Explained

Check out these short video’s, that explain more about SaferMe. If you would like to find out more about SaferMe, and how it can support your H&S objectives, please contact us. https://www.safer.me/en-nz/acc-personal-worker-safety-innovation-project/

Free Workplace Health & Safety System Check-Up

This winter, Lakes Safety Services is offering a free check-up of your health and safety system, designed specifically for small to medium-sized businesses in Taupō and Tūrangi. This is not a medical or wellness check — it’s a practical check of your current health and safety setup to help you see what’s working, what’s missing, […]

Supporting Taupo and Turangi businesses with practical health and safety

As we head into 2026, Lakes Safety Services remains focused on one thing: helping local businesses manage health and safety in a way that is practical, proportionate, and genuinely useful. We are a Taupo-based workplace health and safety consultancy supporting businesses across Taupō and Tūrangi, and the wider Central North Island. Our work spans a […]

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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

We are a small yet complex organisation and have been working with Derek for the past year with the goal of creating a robust health and safety system that is maintained through internal ownership and embedded into business as usual. While Derek is knowledgeable, professional, and enthusiastic, his real superpower is working alongside the team to create a system which is tailored and practical, all while growing internal capacity. We would absolutely recommend Derek.

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

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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.