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We're building the foundations for consistency and leadership in Health and Safety within New Zealand Construction.

We're building change to reduce workplace injuries and minimise claims.

We're building lives that thrive on and off the tools.

We're building careers that last, not ones cut short by injury.

We're building a future that's safer, smarter, stronger.

CHASNZ is leading the change, one program at a time.

Tōtika – Simplifying pre-qual so good businesses don't get left behind.

Lead On – Backing our frontline leaders with real-world skills.

ConstructSafe – Proving competency, building confidence.

Work Should Not Hurt – Because pain should never be part of the job.

This isn't just about work.

It's about dignity, our mana. It's about families, our whanau. It's about our futures.

At CHASNZ, we're not just building better work - We're building productive, healthy, and thriving careers.

Built for life. Better work, better lives, a better future.

Discover our programmes and download a range of free resources for your businesses health and safety requirements

Access practical programmes and free resources to support your health and safety goals. From on-site tools to industry guidance, we're here to help you create safer workplaces across every level of your business.

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Work Should Not Hurt

The Work Should Not Hurt programme aims to make sure tradespeople can enjoy long, pain free careers and retire when they want to and not when forced to due to pain and injury.

Work Should Not Hurt is a participative ergonomics programme. Put simply, this means actively involving workers and industry in developing and implementing changes to the way work is done.

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Introduction to Tōtika

Tōtika was developed to address inefficiencies in the procurement process caused by the lack of a common pre-qualification standard. Previously, suppliers had to repeatedly pre-qualify against different schemes and standards, resulting in many proprietary and internal pre-qualification schemes, this wasted the time and resources for all parties involved. Tōtika aims to provide a streamlined pre-qualification process, fulfilling the industry's desire for a common standard.

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Introduction to ConstructSafe

The Foundation Health & Safety Assessment is the minimum required knowledge of construction health & safety. It takes 30mins and consists of questions related to basic health and safety and is designed for EVERYONE working on a construction site. Questions are also in audio to help eliminate language barriers.

Specialist Trades and Occupation Assessments are also available; excavator, roller, paver, supervisors and many more.

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Frontline leaders are the first line of protection and a last line of defence on our worksites.

The Lead On. programme recognises the key role frontline leaders have in making a difference with how work is done and provides a framework for supervisors to develop leadership skills and capability for more effective onsite safety management.

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Building a Safer Industry, Together

The construction industry has 250,000 workers who make up the sector. At CHASNZ we maintain a national reach, from high rise construction to laying the foundations of the milking shed. This is how we are achieving our goal to raise the standard of health and safety culture and performance across the construction industry in New Zealand.

Rethinking Safety Across the Industry

The construction industry is made up of people from all walks of life, working across a wide range of environments, from city builds to rural projects. At CHASNZ, we're proud to stand alongside every part of the sector, supporting safer, healthier workplaces no matter where the work happens.

When Safety Fails, Lives Are Affected

Every incident on site leaves a mark, on workers, on whānau, on communities. Behind every statistic is a person who didn't make it home, a team left reeling, a family forever changed. At CHASNZ, we're committed to reshaping the future of safety. Because one life lost is one too many, and every injury is a call to do better.

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Access popular resources, tools, and events to help make your worksite safer.

Access popular resources, tools, and events to help make your worksite safer. From practical guides to training opportunities, everything here is designed to support you in protecting your crew and preventing harm.

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Keep up with innovative safety solutions, new legislative updates and success stories from across the sector.

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