Site Safe Awards Hawkins "Tier 3" status to Hawkins - Construction Safety Charter Accreditation programme.

Site Safe officially awarded Tier 3 status to Hawkins Construction and Hawkins Infrastructure on November 10^th 2011 as part of the Construction Safety Charter Accreditation programme.

The Construction Safety Charter Accreditation programme, launched in 2008, was developed in consultation with industry and has since been endorsed by major construction clients.

Tier 3 applicants are measured on their commitment and personal involvement of executive and senior management teams in health, safety and environmental activities and organisational accountability. Applicants must continue to pass Tier 2 ‘on-site behaviours’ and Tier 1 ‘systems’.

“Hawkins Group wanted to achieve Tier 3 Status to reinforce and demonstrate how our senior managers are involved in health and safety. We wanted our leadership to be verified and put to the test by an independent standard setting body” said Andrew Confait, Hawkins Construction National Health, Safety and Environmental Manager.

“It is important to demonstrate health and safety leadership from a senior management level to the whole company and subcontractors to reinforce the Hawkins Group safety culture” said Mr Confait.

Garry Menhennet, Chief Executive Officer of Site Safe NZ Inc said "this represents a major step forward for the construction industry showing excellence in health, safety, and environmental leadership."

Kevin Burley, Project Manager at Site Safe said “Tier 3 has been a long time in development - over 3 years, all up - and it is fantastic for Site Safe to finally have all three Tiers available to the commercial construction industry.”

“Tier 3 applications are welcome from all current Charter accredited companies. Tier 1 and 2 applications are welcome from all Site Safe member companies working in the construction industry” Mr Burley said.

Construction clients such as Auckland City Council, Auckland Airport and Sea + City Projects Ltd and AMP Capital Investors officially endorse the Accreditation programme. The benefits of this agreement are that clients can find pre-approved main contractors with excellent health and safety records, giving the accredited main contractors a competitive advantage. Onsite leadership, behaviour and system health and safety excellence make these workplaces more attractive for employees and their families.

Site Safe is the construction industry’s not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to promote and advance a culture of safety across the construction industry.

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·        The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 is available online: http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1992/0096/latest/DLM278829.html

·        Construction Safety Charter Accreditation members have their best practice stories of safety and innovation published on a regular basis via the Site Safe website and industry magazines.

·        For more information on Site Safe and the Construction Safety Charter Accreditation programme go to www.sitesafe.org.nz

To view Construction Safety Charter Accredited companies, see http://www.sitesafe.org.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=230