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Board and officer due diligence
Support for boards, elected members and executives to meet the officer due diligence duty, with independent assurance over the critical risks.
Health, safety, quality and risk consultancy
Independent health, safety, quality and risk expertise for New Zealand organisations.
QHSE delivers board and officer due diligence support, health and safety audits and advice, SafePlus assessments, ACC Accredited Employer Programme audits, independent investigations, risk and quality management, machine safety, and training in root cause analysis and ISO 9001 internal auditing. Based in Palmerston North, working throughout New Zealand.
In force 1 April 2027
The Health and Safety at Work Act is changing
The Amendment Act received Royal Assent on 9 July 2026 and takes effect on 1 April 2027. It sharpens the focus of the system onto critical risks, sets clearer duties for small PCBUs, gives approved codes of practice real weight by deeming the duty met for a risk covered by one, and clarifies officer duties. Every organisation has until then to work out what it means for them. For a small business, where the owner is usually the director and the officer as well, the duties are meant to become clearer and more focused, so the first job is knowing exactly which parts apply to you.
What it means for you
A plain briefing for the board, the executive or the wider organisation on what changes, what stays the same, and what it means for their duties.
Where you stand
A review of the current system against the sharpened focus on critical risks, and an honest view of what needs to move.
What to do next
A readiness plan with the work sequenced ahead of 1 April 2027, covering risk registers, reporting and governance.
Accreditations
- HASANZ Registered
- SafePlus Accredited Assessor
- ACC AEP Auditor
- NZISM CertProf
- Certified Machine Safety Expert
- Certified Quality Manager (NZOQ)
- LAME
Ways to work together
Four ways to work with QHSE
Each engagement starts with the organisation's actual risk and ends with something practical: a board that can see what it needs to see, a report it can act on, a system that works, or a trained team.
Boards and officers
Due diligence plans, the information the board actually needs and the reporting to deliver it, independent assurance over the critical risks, and briefings for directors and elected members.
Audit and assessment
Independent health and safety audits, gap analyses and system reviews, SafePlus assessments and ACC AEP audits. A clear picture of where the organisation stands and a written report it can act on.
Advice
Practical advice on health and safety, risk and quality systems, sized to the organisation and its risk profile, including what the HSWA changes mean before they take effect. Available on call when a question comes up, and on a project basis when there is work to do.
Training
Root cause analysis and corrective action training using ICAM and HOP methodology, and ISO 9001 internal auditor training. Delivered in-house for organisations and on behalf of NZOQ.
Services
Services, in plain language
Each service is described on the services page: what the client gets, and who it suits.
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Getting ready for the HSWA changes
The Amendment Act takes effect on 1 April 2027. Briefings, a review against the sharpened focus on critical risks, and a readiness plan.
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Audits and advice
Independent health and safety audits, gap analyses and system reviews, with practical advice matched to the organisation's actual risk.
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SafePlus assessments
Accredited onsite assessment and advice against the ten SafePlus performance requirements, with a written report, maturity ratings and practical recommendations.
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ACC AEP audits
ACC-accredited auditing for employers in the Accredited Employer Programme, plus readiness reviews for those preparing for an audit or applying to join.
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Independent investigations
Incident, near miss and notifiable event investigation from outside the organisation, using ICAM, with findings that stand up to scrutiny.
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Risk management
Risk framework design, critical risk identification, controls assurance and facilitated risk assessment, aligned to ISO 31000.
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Quality management
Quality system development, internal audit programmes and process improvement aligned to ISO 9001.
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Machine and electrical safety
Machinery safety assessment, guarding and safeguarding review, and compliance work for plant, equipment and in-service electrical testing.
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On-call advice
Pick up the phone when a question comes up. The first conversation is free, and the next step gets worked out together.
Sectors
Experience across New Zealand's higher-risk sectors
Sector knowledge, applied
Every sector has its own critical risks, regulators and audit expectations. QHSE brings direct working experience of the sectors it serves, so assessments and advice reflect how the work actually happens.
See all sectorsOrganisations QHSE works with
- Regional and district councils
- Manufacturing and engineering businesses
- Electricity network operators
- National training and quality bodies
Credentials
Who you are dealing with
QHSE is a New Zealand health and safety, quality and risk consultancy, led by Rob Feasey, MBA, PGDip, MInstD, CertProf NZISM, CQM, CertIRM, LAME. He delivers every assessment, audit and course himself, so the person you speak with on the phone is the person who does the work. His career has been spent mainly in high risk industries, working across aviation, manufacturing, electricity networks, roading and infrastructure, government and local government, and defence.
- CertProf NZISM
- Certified Professional of the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management, the professional body for health and safety practitioners. NZISM accreditation is based on recognised qualifications, hands-on experience and continuing professional development, and the grade is reached through peer review.
- HASANZ Registered
- Listed on the HASANZ Register, which independently verifies qualifications, experience, continuing professional development, ethics and insurance. HASANZ calls it a warrant of fitness to practise.
- SafePlus Accredited Assessor
- Accredited to deliver SafePlus onsite assessment and advice, the health and safety performance improvement approach developed by WorkSafe New Zealand, ACC and MBIE.
- CQM, Certified Quality Manager
- Awarded by the New Zealand Organisation for Quality, covering quality management systems, internal audit and improvement.
- CertIRM, Certified Risk Professional
- Institute of Risk Management certification in enterprise risk management, covering risk frameworks, assessment and treatment.
- Certified Machine Safety Expert
- Certification in machinery safety, covering machinery risk assessment, guarding and safeguarding, and compliance for plant and equipment.
- ACC Accredited Employer Programme Auditor
- Accredited by ACC to audit employers in the Accredited Employer Programme against the ACC audit standard. One of only 18 accredited auditors in New Zealand.
- LAME, Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
- Forty years in aviation, licensed across airframes, engines and avionics.
- Lead Auditor, ISO 19011 and ISO 9001
- Trained to plan and lead management system audits, including audit programme design, evidence gathering and reporting. Internal auditor training delivered by QHSE is taught to the current version of ISO 9001.
- MInstD
- Member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand, the professional body for directors, which underpins the governance and due diligence work.
- MBA and PGDip in Leadership
- Master of Business Administration and a postgraduate diploma in leadership, so the advice is framed in business and leadership terms as well as technical ones.
Accreditations and certifications held by Rob Feasey as an individual practitioner.
Start with a conversation
Talk it through first.
Phone Rob for a conversation about what you need. The first conversation is free, and the next step is worked out together.