Safety Management Plans and Advice for Adventure tourism and the Outdoor industry

Working with you to create useful solutions in the area of safety management and safety training.

• Safety Management Systems are required by DOC Concessionaires, are a legal requirement and are good for business.

• We can help you create a safety management system that will support your operation and assist the day to day running of your business.

• In the adventure and outdoor industries, travel agents, tourists and schools are looking for an exciting but safe experience.

• Marketing your organisation's safety management system is an effective way of capturing the confidence of your potential clients.

For more information about our safety management services, please contact us.

Safety Management Plans and Advice:

The Development of your Safety Management Plan that:

contributes to a workable & pro-active safety environment - including clear safety policies, processes and operating procedures
is specific to the adventure tourism and outdoor education industry
addresses the legislative requirements of the HSE Act, and the standards required by agencies including DOC, Qualmark, MSA and ACC

Safety Management Advice to:

assist you in developing your own safety management system - through guidelines, templates and tools
provide onsite safety support, and/or training and coaching for your safety leaders
help you develop an effective Safety Culture - to support effective safety performance

Safety Management Plan Auditing, including:

Independent assurance that your safety management system meet legal requirements (as required by DOC concession applicants)
Assessing how your actual operating standards compare with best practice
Auditing to AS/NZS 2801 standard, and utilising ROSA, OutdoorsMark and our own audit tools.

Why you should use Horizons Unlimited Ltd safety management services:

We are accredited Safety Auditors as certified by the Quality Society of Australasia
We are founding members of ROSA - the Register of Outdoor Safety Auditors
We are holders of 'Achiever Status' as issued by the Department of Labour - OSH.

We Can:

1. Develop your Safety Management Plan for you (from $1,800*)

We will work with you to develop a safety management plan that is based on current industry Best Practice - it will be comprehensive, workable and will meet all legal requirements.

You will receive a full working Safety Management Plan (in hard copy and electronic form) complete with all the necessary documentation, including forms, checklists and other tools. This plan will clearly meet the requirements of the HSE Act and will help you to establish/further develop your operational safety systems. This plan will then be submitted for independent audit (cost included).

2. Audit your Safety Management Plan (DOC Requirement) (approx. $825*)

This is a comprehensive assessment of your safety management plan - the systems, documents and tools that you have in place to manage the safety of employees and clients. During this 'systems audit' we will measure your safety management plan against the requirements of the HSE Act 1992 (and amendments), other associated legislation, and Best Industry Practice.

We will provide you with a comprehensive 'Audit Report' that gives clear feedback including areas of non-conformance (the mandatory improvements required) and any recommendations for improving your safety systems to a 'Best Practice' level.

If your safety management plan does not initially meet the minimum requirements, you will be given clear feedback, some ideas on how to make the improvements and an opportunity to re-submit. A final 'Audit Report' and 'Certification Letter' for DOC will be released at the end of the process.

3. Develop your Entire Safety Management System (cost varies - please ask)

For larger/more complex businesses, we can develop an entire Safety Management System - this will help you manage safety across a range of activities, sites and even countries. The system will provide you with everything from full safety management policies, operating procedures and tools to support safe practice. We can also provide intra-web based systems, staff training safety leadership, support and on-going advisory services.

4. Audit your Operational Safety Management (cost varies - please ask)

This audit will provide a measure of actual operational safety management. Considered a key ingredient in any Best Practice approach to safety management these audits involve a systematic assessment from safety policies through procedures to actual operations and include a measurement of safety culture. They involve the on site observation and appraisal of actual service delivery, staff and client interviews and checks of equipment and systems.

A comprehensive 'Operational Audit Report' will detail current safety performance, and include specific recommendations to improve your safety systems and operational safety to a Best Practice level.

* Costs above exclude gst and are indicative of small/medium size businesses. Due to variance of size, activities and complexity accurate costs will be supplied on application.

"New Zealand safety management services from Horizons Unlimited."

Our Clients Say:

" Thank you for your take-me-by-the-hand approach to the Safety Management Plan."
"Your overall approach has led to us developing a range of documents outlining the policies of our business and has assisted us in defining our operating systems overall. This was a bonus that we never anticipated."

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