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Māori-owned H&S consultancy for SMEs · Auckland
Safer work.
Stronger business.
Practical, site-ready health and safety support for New Zealand SMEs, contractors, farms, marae and businesses entering Tier 1 and Tier 2 supply chains.
Contractor-ready documentsSite-specific SSSPsClear corrective actions
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See the real risksStart with the work, the people and the evidence.
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Set clear prioritiesKnow what matters now and what can wait.
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Build useful systemsCreate controls your team can actually follow.
Health and safety support for SMEs
Right-sized systems, clear priorities and practical improvements your team can actually maintain.
SafePlus-informed improvement
Look beyond the paperwork.
WorkSafe’s SafePlus framework looks at how health and safety works through three connected themes. Auditsure applies those themes in a proportionate review for SMEs, turning observations and evidence into a clear improvement plan.
Explore the SafePlus readiness review →Worker engagement
Can people participate, raise concerns and influence decisions about the work that may harm them?
Risk management
Are health and safety risks identified, assessed and controlled—and is control effectiveness checked?
Clear boundary
This is an independent Auditsure readiness and improvement service informed by SafePlus. It is not WorkSafe’s formal SafePlus Onsite Assessment and Advisory Service, does not provide a SafePlus maturity rating, and does not imply WorkSafe endorsement.
Four clear service pillars
Start with the help you actually need.
Each service is scoped to the size of your business, the work being done and the evidence your client or project expects.
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Consulting & audits
Practical H&S advice, SafePlus-informed reviews, site audits, ISO gap analysis and contractor assurance.
View service →02SSSPs & contractor systems
Site-specific plans, risk registers and contractor evidence written around the actual project.
View service →03Awareness training
Critical-risk, asbestos and worker-awareness sessions tailored to the work—not presented as formal certification.
View service →04Hazardous substances & asbestos advisory
Inventories, storage, emergency planning, asbestos awareness and management advice. Licensed removal is delivered separately by PropertyHelp Ltd.
View service →Solutions for your industry
What type of organisation are you?
Start with the pathway that looks like your work. Each one brings the most relevant Auditsure services together around your risks, client requirements and operating reality.
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Roofers and trades
Get job-ready, control high-risk work and meet principal-contractor expectations.
Explore this pathway →02Farms and rural businesses
Build a practical farm system around vehicles, machinery, chemicals, people and contractors.
Explore this pathway →03Marae and community organisations
Protect whānau, volunteers, contractors and visitors with clear, culturally grounded arrangements.
Explore this pathway →04Contractors pursuing larger projects
Prepare your systems, evidence and critical controls for larger clients and supply chains.
Explore this pathway →Critical health & safety risks
The risks that can cause the greatest harm.
WorkSafe says businesses should focus on critical risks first. These are risks that could result in death, a notifiable injury or illness, a notifiable incident, or a recognised occupational disease. The exact risks are different for every business, so they must be identified from the work actually being done.
Important change from 1 April 2027
WorkSafe advises that small PCBUs with fewer than 20 workers will be required to manage critical risks and prioritise them. Larger PCBUs must manage both critical and other risks, while giving critical risks the highest priority.
Working at height
Falls from roofs, scaffolds, ladders, openings or other elevated work can cause fatal or life-changing harm.
Vehicles and mobile plant
Forklifts, trucks, excavators and moving equipment can strike, crush or trap workers and other people.
Machinery and stored energy
Unguarded machinery, unexpected start-up and uncontrolled hydraulic, electrical or mechanical energy can be catastrophic.
Hazardous substances and asbestos
Acute exposure, fire, explosion and long-term occupational disease can arise when substances, dust or asbestos are not controlled.
Electricity
Contact with live services, overhead lines, damaged equipment or poorly isolated systems can result in electrocution or fire.
Confined spaces
Toxic atmospheres, low oxygen, engulfment and difficult rescue can turn one entry into multiple casualties.
Falling objects and structural failure
Unsecured loads, lifting work, excavations, demolition and unstable structures can expose several people at once.
Work-related health exposure
Silica, fumes, noise and other chronic exposures can cause serious disease even when the harm is not immediately visible.
These are common examples, not a complete list. Your critical risks depend on your activities, workplace and industry. Source: WorkSafe New Zealand — How to manage work risks.
Do you know your top critical risks and controls? Auditsure can review your operations, involve your workers, identify control gaps and help you verify that the controls are working.
Request a critical-risk reviewMost requested services
Clear advice.
Useful evidence.
No theatre.
Start with one of the services SMEs request most often. If your need is different, the full service directory covers site audits, contractor management, hazardous substances, farm and marae safety, and awareness training.
Health and Safety Consultant Auckland
Practical H&S advice, systems and project support for Auckland businesses.
View SME service →SafePlus Readiness Review for SMEs
A plain-language review of leadership, worker engagement and risk management.
View SME service →Critical-Risk Assessment for Small Businesses
Identify the risks capable of causing the greatest harm and verify the controls.
View SME service →ISO 45001 Gap Analysis and Internal Audits
Understand your ISO 45001 position and prepare credible evidence for certification.
View SME service →Tōtika and Contractor Prequalification Support
Turn prequalification questions into an organised, evidence-backed submission.
View SME service →SSSP Development Auckland
Site-specific safety plans that reflect the actual project, contractors and critical risks.
View SME service →Our point of difference
Health and safety is about people — not only paperwork.
Our work is informed by Te Whare Tapa Whā: a Māori model of wellbeing that recognises the connection between physical safety, mental and emotional wellbeing, whānau, and values or purpose.
It strengthens the way we listen, consult and design practical systems. It supports legal compliance; it never replaces it.
Work with AuditsureTAHA TINANA
Physical
Safe work, healthy bodies and effective risk controls.
TAHA HINENGARO
Mental
Psychological wellbeing, trust and the confidence to speak up.
TAHA WHĀNAU
Connection
Worker participation, relationships and the people who depend on us.
TAHA WAIRUA
Values
Purpose, leadership, respect and doing what is right.
Experience that travels to site
John Kerr — 20+ years in health and safety
20+Years across high-risk industries
NZ + AUConstruction, mining and infrastructure
3ISO lead-auditor disciplines
John brings practical health and safety experience across construction, mining, infrastructure, hospitals, high-risk work, hazardous substances and asbestos operations in New Zealand and Australia.
His background spans frontline supervision, advisory work, auditing, incident management and practical system development. As an ISO lead auditor, John understands the standard. As a contractor and business owner, he understands the pressure to get the work done.
Relevant experience
Property and infrastructure support across a regional hospital network.
Contractor coordination, inductions, SSSP review, hazardous-substance assessment, emergency exercises and regional site audits—connecting management expectations with what was happening on the ground.
Also supporting
Construction & tradesInfrastructure & propertyMāori businessesCommunity organisationsSMEs & contractorsProject managers
A straightforward process
From uncertainty
to a clear plan.
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Listen
We talk through the work, your goals and the pressure points.
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Review
We look at the workplace, your documents and your evidence.
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Prioritise
You get a plain-language action plan ranked by risk and effort.
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Improve
We can help close the gaps and keep the system alive.
Data centre construction safety
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For builders and contractors
Seven critical risks every builder should identify
A practical guide to serious harm scenarios, critical controls and checks for New Zealand construction sites.
Latest practical H&S insight
What City Rail Link teaches us about safety leadership
How early engagement, critical-risk assurance and commitment from the boardroom to the frontline helped set a new benchmark for complex construction.
Pricing guidance
Clear scope before work begins.
Every site and project is different, so Auditsure confirms the scope and price before starting. Begin with a free conversation, then choose a focused document review, a site assessment, SSSP development or ongoing advisory support.
Initial consultation
A short conversation to identify what support is useful and what you may not need.
Defined project
SSSPs, audits, gap assessments and site reviews priced around the actual scope.
Ongoing support
Hourly or monthly arrangements can be agreed for continuing advice and assurance.
Common questions
What to expect.
Clear answers before you commit to any work.
What happens during the free consultation?
John will ask about your work, workforce, immediate concerns and any client or project requirements. You will receive a practical recommendation about the most useful next step, including when Auditsure may not be needed.
Can Auditsure work with a small business?
Yes. Auditsure specialises in proportionate support for SMEs, contractors, farms, marae and growing businesses that need practical systems without employing a full-time health and safety manager.
Do you work onsite or remotely?
Both. Document reviews and planning can often begin remotely. Site audits, critical-control verification, worker engagement and task-specific reviews are completed onsite where observation of the work is important.
How quickly can work begin?
Timing depends on the scope, location and current workload. After the initial conversation, Auditsure confirms availability, the information required and a realistic delivery date before work starts.
How is the work priced?
Auditsure confirms the scope and price before starting. Defined projects can be quoted, while ongoing advisory support may be arranged on an hourly or monthly basis.
SPECIALIST ASBESTOS SUPPORT
Need asbestos testing or removal as part of the project?
Auditsure can review the wider site systems, contractors and critical risks. PropertyHelp Ltd can coordinate asbestos surveys, licensed Class B removal, disposal and any required independent clearance.
Let’s make the next step clear
What are you trying to fix, prepare for or prove?
Send your business size, location, immediate concern and deadline. John will recommend a focused next step and explain what you may not need.
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