Understanding the importance of critical risks and controls

Join health and safety consultant Graham Mahuika from Intesafety as he breaks down critical risks, critical controls, and how to protect your workforce without punishing them with complex systems.

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Date:  Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. (NZST)

Format: 30-min session + 15-min live Q&A

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With the health and safety reform on the horizon, managing safety isn't about chasing signatures or wading through paper trails, it's about ensuring every single person on your team gets home safe at the end of the shift.
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In this practical session, industry expert Graham unpacks the true cost of critical risk failure, using lessons from historical disasters like Pike River to show why critical controls are your primary line of defence.
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You will learn how to move past generic tick-box compliance and implement a simple, engagement-led system that your team will actually use on site.

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During this session we will cover:

• Defining critical risk: Identifying hazards or activities where control failure could lead to fatalities or severe injuries.
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• The critical control framework: Pinpointing the essential safeguards using the hierarchy of controls, from elimination to PPE.
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• Pike River lessons: Understanding the real-world operational and human impact when critical controls fall short.
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• Building awareness of critical risks: How you can monitor and record critical risks.
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• Practical implementation: Building clear, dynamic safety processes that eliminate admin double-handling and give you true peace of mind. How to use software to manage your critical risks.

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