Webinar: Working together for better health, safety, and equity outcomes in Aotearoa

10/05/2023 12:30pm to 1:30pm

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Join us at this webinar with Phil Parkes - WorkSafe CEO.

Phil will discuss WorkSafe’s strategic priorities to ensure work is healthy and safe for everyone in Aotearoa.

He will cover:

How lifting the capability of the health and safety profession will contribute to a safer, healthier, more equitable Aotearoa.
How WorkSafe’s executive structure change will help them to deliver on strategy and collaborate for better outcomes.
Recent successes and challenges, and future opportunities.

Bio:

Phil is the Chief Executive of WorkSafe New Zealand, taking up the role in 2020. Previous to this he was Chief Operating Officer, leading WorkSafe's Operations Group of over 300 employees, including High Hazards, Energy and Public Safety, Health and Safety Innovation, Operational Excellence, General Inspectorate, Specialist Interventions, and Health and Technical Services.

Phil has extensive regulatory and leadership experiences from previous roles in both NZ and the UK. Prior to WorkSafe, he was GM Policy & Legal at NZ Environmental Protection, leading the implementation of a new regulatory framework for environmental effects of off-shore petroleum and mineral activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Phil has a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Health and an MSc in Environmental Management and has completed an executive leadership course with Mt Eliza Business School.

Venue

Zoom Webinar

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