Aaron Neighbours

GENERAL MANAGER & PRINCIPAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PARTNER

Aaron is passionate about building a positive workplace Health and Safety culture, through developing its leadership and workers’ capabilities to ensure effective control of business risks.

With more than 20 years of experience as a Health and Safety Risk professional, Aaron has a strong ability to understand specific business risks, assess the level of organisational safety maturity and the culture of its people –  then develop, implement and manage tailored safety solutions to ensure effective control of business risks through a preventative management system and leadership approach.

Aaron has held various Senior Management roles within major New Zealand and Australian companies in a wide range of industries including Aviation, Mining, Construction, Local and Central Government. He has worked for or within companies including Solid Energy, Skippers Aviation, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), Nelson City Council, Nelson Airport, Nelson Forests, Landpower, Tait Communications, Port Nelson, Port Marlborough, Network Tasman, Nelson Electricity, Cloudy Bay Vineyards and Ryman Healthcare.

Aaron has been a Graduate Member of the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management since 2014.

QUALIFICATIONS

• • Advanced Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety (BSB60607)
  • Diploma of Business (BSB51004)
  • G3 Level Risk Management (Queensland University MINE7033)
  • Advanced Aviation Risk Management (AS08/5080)
  • ICAM (Incident Causation Analysis Method) Lead Investigator (BSBOHS508A)
  • Safety Management Systems Lead Auditor (RABQSA-OH/AU/TL)
  • Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment (TAA40104)
  • Kiel Centre Human Factors Training
  • Health and Safety Association of New Zealand (HASANZ) Registered Health and Safety Professional

SPECIALIST AREAS

• • • Health and Safety Management
    • Safety Culture
    • Development of Specific Health and Safety Systems
    • Incident Investigation
    • Health and Safety Auditing and Maturity Assessments
    • Leadership and Management Mentoring and Coaching
    • High Hazard Industries
    • Strategic Planning and Analysis
    • Workplace Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control
    • Human Factors

CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

Aaron engaged with the Tasman Rugby Union (TRU) Board and staff. It quickly became clear to all that he:

• • 1. Understands the specific risks in the business,
    2. Developed a tailor-made H&S management system,
    3. Made a significant step change in our H&S culture
    4. Worked with our key stakeholders at rugby events (professional matches and community games) to contribute to making our game day a safe and successful experience.

The TRU now have comprehensive H&S program that is a leader within sport in NZ that covers every aspect of the business from operations, professional and community rugby. This includes H&S Board Charter, H&S staff induction, H&S staff Handbook, Critical Risks, Operational Risk Register and monthly reporting structure.
I, as the CEO of TRU would highly recommend Aaron and pose the question can your business really afford not to contact him.
 
Tony Lewis, CEO, Tasman Rugby Union
February 2018

CONTACT DETAILS

Phone: 03 546 8649
Mobile: 027 215 0765
Email: aaron.neighbours@intesafety.co.nz