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Practitioner
Professional Certified Professional Certified Fellow
OHS Coordinator/Advisor *

NZQA Level 4

OHS Coordinator/Advisor/Manager *

NZQA Level 6

OHS Manager / H&S Specialist *

NZQA L6 with formal peer review, assessment

& interview

OHS Manager / Business Partner *

NZQA L6 with formal peer review, assessment

& interview

2,000 hours of OHS practice at Practitioner

level in the last 3 years. Below is what a role at

Practitioner level should involve

4,000 hours of OHS practice at Professional level in

the last 5 years. Below is what a role at Professional

level should involve.

Below is what a role at Certified Professional

level should involve.

Below is what a role at Certified Fellow level

should involve

Purpose

To support a safe work environment

by maintaining, implementing or

monitoring OHS systems and

processes in their local area,

conducting OHS training and

effectively using a range of OHS tools

and processes to implement OHS

programmes and drive compliance.

To initiate, promote and implement

site-level activities to improve OHS.

To contribute to the implementation

and monitoring of critical controls.

To contribute to development and

maintenance of a safe and healthy work

environment by implementing and

monitoring OHS activities to continuously

improve OHS. This includes managing

OHS administrative processes, identifying

training needs, designing and conducting

training and effectively using a range of

OHS tools and processes to implement

OHS programs and drive compliance.

To design, develop and implement

innovative site-level activities to improve

OHS.

To drive site-level identification,

implementation and monitoring of critical

controls. May manage a small OHS team.

To support development and

maintenance of a safe and healthy work

environment by:

ensuring identification of key risks
and critical risk controls;

analysing OHS training needs;
designing, delivering and evaluating
OHS training; and

applying the OHS evidence base to
develop, implement and monitor OHS

strategy and programmes, including

for OHS critical control management.

To ensure appropriate maintenance of

OHS records.

To apply leadership, specialist skills and

knowledge of the OHS evidence base to

provide strategic direction and support

to managers to:

operationalise and implement
corporate OHS strategy; and

evaluate the outcomes with
an emphasis on critical control

management.

Reporting

OHS manager or coordinator in

larger organisations. In Small-Medium

Enterprises (SME), may report to

Operations Manager/CEO with advice

from contracted consultant.

OHS manager in larger organisations. In

SME, may report to Manager/CEO with

advice from contracted consultant.

OHS manager in larger organisations.

In smaller organisations: MD/CEO,

Operations Manager.

General Manager OHS or Operations

Manager in larger organisations. In

smaller organisations: MD/CEO,

Operations Director.

Roles and functions of accreditation levels

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* Typical role title
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