Safeguard National Health & Safety Conference 2025

  • Michele A'Court

  • In this keynote presentation, Clive will outline why the increasingly acrimonious debate around “old view/new view” “safety I/Safety II” (etc.) is largely a waste of time, and a distraction from what really makes a difference. He will make the case that unless we first create a trusting alliance with our teams, the models we use won't really matter.

    Clive Lloyd, psychologist and principal consultant, GYST Consulting (AUSTRALIA)

  • Cricket tragic and lawyer Garth Gallaway casts his curious eye over health & safety legal developments to discern trends of interest.

    Garth Gallaway, partner, Chapman Tripp

  • ACC’s purpose is to improve the lives of people in Aotearoa New Zealand affected by injury.  In this session, Michael Frampton will talk about key initiatives that aim to improve the rehabilitation of injured kiritaki (clients). These initiatives include improvements to our case management model to drive better outcomes for kiritaki, and how ACC is partnering with business on recovery at work trials that are designed to better support employees back to work after an injury.  

    Michael Frampton, Deputy Chief Executive - Service Delivery, ACC

  • New Zealand has a health and safety problem, and we’re not making progress. Our people die or get hurt at rates that have barely shifted since HSWA, despite much effort – our approach isn’t working, and we should be curious about why. Comparing our preventive efforts to the root causes of actual incidents suggests a disconnect and indicates an opportunity to rebalance our approach. We will use case studies, including one area where outcomes have been good, to suggest ways we could do better.

    Joe Bain CPENZ, operations director, Motovated Design & Analysis and vice chair, NZ Society for Engineering Safety

  • Join us in a conversation to explore the current and emerging research around trust, power and decision-making, challenging the notion that transforming safety culture is difficult and must be driven from the top down. Through conversation and co-design, we can empower workers at all levels, fostering trust and collaboration to meaningfully impact business performance, including health and safety outcomes.

    Andi Csontos and Amy McKie, strategy designers, veyter (AUSTRALIA)

  • Moni and Tiketi will explore the intersection of Safety-II and cultural competency to support organisations to understand how work is actually done. The session includes tools, strategies and case studies to enhance organizational learning, improve engagement, and foster safety in diverse cultural contexts.

    Moni Hogg, Safety II specialist and Tiketi Auega, Pacific cultural competency specialist

  • Much of what we do in health and safety is built on assumptions rather than evidence—a precarious foundation when persuading your executive team to invest in new initiatives. In this session, we’ll explore how industry research collaborations, like the CSRA and SHINe, are bridging the gap by producing actionable, evidence-based insights. Using energy-based safety as a case study, we’ll unpack how these partnerships deliver tools you can take straight from research to practice—empowering better decision-making, stronger advocacy, and measurable results.

    Jon Harper Slade, GM health & safety innovation, CHASNZ

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  • Our experience shows that when we do things alone, it doesn’t end very well. Over time, we have learned that we achieve better results when we partner with sector and community groups and utilise their expertise and passion to drive change. In this presentation, Renee will talk about why it’s so hard to let go of the reins and provide examples where collaborating has made a difference.

    Renee Graham, Head of Injury Prevention, ACC

  • In Australia, the construction sector faced some serious issues arising from its entrenched culture of long and inflexible work hours. Not only did this increase the risk of injury, poor mental health and heart disease, but long hours created a barrier to getting more women into construction, and it put off young people who would otherwise consider it as a career. A taskforce created a Culture Standard to help address these issues, and it’s now been road-tested in five large infrastructure construction projects in NSW and Victoria between 2022 and 2024. Helen Lingard presents the findings.

    Distinguished Professor Helen Lingard is director of the Construction Work Health and Safety Research @ RMIT group and executive director of the Safety and Health Innovation Network (SHINe).(Australia)

  • In this session, WorkSafe NZ Board Member Kevin Jenkins will share reflections on the evolving health and safety landscape, including recent developments, strategic priorities, and the path ahead. With a focus on continuous improvement and collaboration, Kevin will outline how WorkSafe is adapting to change and working to support better outcomes for workers and businesses across Aotearoa.

    Kevin Jenkins, Board Member, WorkSafe New Zealand

  • Panel discussion: Trans-Tasman Curiosities

    Facilitator: Andi Csontos, Strategy Designer, veyter

    Panel:

    Clive Lloyd, Psychologist & Principal Consultant, GYST Consulting

    Amy McKie, Strategy Designer, veyter

    Dist.Professor Helen Lingard, RMIT

    Rob Kirkwood, change driver

  • Discover how to shift health and safety conversations from compliance to strategic value, gaining the attention and influence needed at the board level. Drawing on real-world insights and IoD feedback, this session explores what boards are grappling with and how to frame health and safety as a driver of business success. Be inspired to challenge the status quo and leave equipped to feed your board the information they need to make better decisions.

    Kirsten Patterson MNZM, chief executive, Institute of Directors

  • Rob Kirkwood reckons we won’t shift the dial to reduce harm if we remain sitting in the comfortable armchair of compliance. He will challenge us to embrace contemporary thinking, to be curious about evidence, and to bring your organisation along for a more exciting and effective ride.  

    Rob Kirkwood, change driver

  • Dr Paul Wood, psychologist

  • Michele A'Court, conference MC

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We are excited to bring the health & safety community together for two days of learning and networking at the 2025 Safeguard National Health & Safety Conference.

Join us this year on 17 and 18 June as we collectively explore the theme STAYING CURIOUS.

Cultivating the habit of curiosity keeps us alert and receptive to new thinking and helps prevent us becoming the sort of person who responds “because we’ve always done it this way”.

You don’t want to be that person, and nor do our stimulating lineup of speakers!

We look forward to seeing you at Safeguard Conference 2025!

 

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