Training and Coaching

Health and Safety Training in Taupo

Lakes Safety Services delivers practical health and safety training for Taupo organisations — focused on real risk, clear expectations, and confident leadership.

We provide in-house sessions, leadership workshops, and tailored programmes that align with your operational risks and governance requirements. No off-the-shelf content. No generic slides. Just training that fits your organisation.

Why Safety Training Matters

Effective training builds a confident team and a safer workplace. Our training gives your workers the skills they need to do the job safely — and our coaching helps them apply that knowledge in the real world. It’s not just about ticking boxes — it’s about building a culture where everyone takes ownership of safety.

Benefits of Our Training and Coaching Services

Practical Safety Culture

We build practical safety leadership and clear expectations across your organisation — strengthening ownership at every level.

Training and Legal Assurance

Our programmes align with New Zealand health and safety requirements and reflect current prosecution themes around training, competency, and supervision.

Risk and Critical Control Capability

Through structured training and workshops, teams learn to identify, assess, and manage real operational risks effectively.

Competency and Supervision Oversight

We help organisations verify competency, clarify supervision responsibilities, and maintain clear evidence of who is trained and authorised to perform critical tasks.

Where required, digital platforms such as Bracken can support structured induction, refresher tracking, and governance visibility.

Ready to Build a Safer Workplace?

Empower your team with the right knowledge and support. Contact Lakes Safety Services today for a free consultation — and take the first step toward a safer, more productive workplace.

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Get in Touch

If your organisation is reviewing training, competency, or supervision arrangements, we’re happy to have a practical conversation about what would make a real difference.

Click here to get to our contact page, and we’ll discuss how our bespoke safety training and coaching services can benefit your business.

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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

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 

That Dingo Guy – Manawatu

Connect with Lakes Safety Services – Practical Support, Real Results

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.