The online Foundation Toolbox is a flexible, self-paced version of our CHASNZ/ConstructSafe-aligned course. Designed to provide essential health and safety knowledge, it supports learners preparing for work in the New Zealand construction environment — anytime, anywhere.
Why Complete the Foundation Toolbox?
This course helps construction businesses and workers meet the recommended Site Access Requirements Guidelines, which outline how to manage site access and ensure all workers possess a foundational level of health and safety knowledge.
Workers who are new to the New Zealand construction sector or who haven’t received structured training are strongly advised to complete a recognised foundation course. Site managers and employers are expected to confirm that workers have received appropriate training.
The Foundation Toolbox course is one of the endorsed options for meeting this requirement.
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What You’ll Learn:
Key concepts in health and safety foundations (Parts 1 & 2)
Safe practices for working at height, mobile plant, site traffic, and utilities
Managing chemicals and hazardous substances
Emergency procedures and response
Confined and restricted space awareness
Engaging videos, knowledge checkpoints, and interactive exercises guided by ‘Rawhiti’
Course Delivery:
Format: 100% online through Besafe’s eLearning platform
Duration: Approx. 4 hours (self-paced – complete in your own time)
Requirements: Access to a device with internet; learning can be paused and resumed at your convenience
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The Besafe Site Passport is available online or delivered in the classroom by one of our experienced tutors. After this course you will be able to keep yourself and others safe by; implementing and understanding how to manage hazards and risks, knowing your legal health and safety requirements and being a critical thinker around Health and Safety.
This course has been developed with all workers in mind. You will work through the course at your own pace and complete the ‘open book’ NZQA unit standard assessment. You will need to allow up to 24 hours for your assessment to be marked by one of our assessors at which point you will be issued your certificate if successful.
Legal rights and responsibilities for workplace health and safety
Hazards/risks
Health and Safety Systems
Manage risks to maintain a safe site!
New Zealand has a high rate of workplace illnesses, injuries and fatalities. We’re focused on teaching and supporting excellent workplace health and safety standards and attitudes.
Managing risks at work doesn’t need to be a burden, complex or costly to implement or document. But you must take positive action to make a situation safer, and apply the most appropriate and reasonable control measure.
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The Besafe Site Passport Risk Management is available online or delivered in the classroom by one of our experienced tutors. The course includes the Passport Essentials with an additional focus on risk management. After this course you will be able to keep yourself and others safe by; implementing and understanding how to manage hazards and risks, knowing your legal health and safety requirements and being a critical thinker around health and safety.
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In-Person or Online: This engaging and practical course equips learners with the skills to identify, assess, and manage health and safety risks in the workplace. Whether completed online at your own pace or in-person with a Besafe tutor, this course provides real-world tools to help you keep your site and team safe. Aligned with NZQA Unit Standard 30265, it is ideal for anyone responsible for managing risks in their role.
Why Complete This Course?
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of workplace injury and illness in the developed world. Effective risk management is essential—not only to meet legal obligations but to prevent harm. This course helps you build confidence in taking practical, proactive steps to identify hazards, implement appropriate controls, and monitor workplace safety without unnecessary complexity.
What You’ll Learn:
Roles, rights, and responsibilities related to workplace risk
How to identify hazards and assess risk
Applying the Plan–Do–Check–Act risk management model
Selecting and applying effective control measures
Monitoring and reviewing existing controls
Carrying out a practical risk assessment relevant to your work
Course Delivery Options:
In-Person: 1-day course delivered at a Besafe training centre or on-site (includes theory + practical assessment)
Online: Self-paced digital course via Besafe’s eLearning platform (interactive content, tutor support, and online assessment)
Assessment: Required for both formats and includes written and applied task-based components
The purpose of this course is for health and safety representatives to explain and demonstrate the overall role and functions of a Health and Safety Representative in a New Zealand workplace.
The health and safety representative course is available online or delivered by one of our industry expert tutors. Our online course is comprehensive with interactive content throughout, we have an assessor on stand-by (during office hours) for any support as you work through the course.
Representatives awarded with this standard will be able to:
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Our Confined Space Stage 1 course is available online or delivered in-person for group bookings by one of our experienced tutors.
We ensure our training meets specific learning and industry needs of students in a safe and supported environment. Our interactive session provides you with the fundamentals relating to working in a confined space. Learn about the requirements for safe work in confined spaces. You will learn about hazards, permit and documentation requirements, control measures, and monitoring.
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This comprehensive course equips participants with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to understand, plan, and carry out safe confined space work.
Confined Space Stage 2 includes both Stage 1 (awareness and hazard identification) and Stage 2 (planning and documentation) components, ensuring participants are fully prepared to enter, observe, or supervise confined space work.
What You’ll Learn:
What defines a confined space and the risks involved
Health and safety responsibilities for all roles involved
Permit notification and implementation requirements
Control measures to eliminate, isolate, or minimise hazards
Monitoring and atmospheric testing procedures
Observation roles and communication protocols
How to plan and manage a safe entry into a confined space
Completing entry permits and supporting documentation
Developing an emergency response plan
Course Delivery:
This full-day course is delivered in person by experienced tutors through a mix of interactive classroom learning and practical simulation exercises. Participants complete both theory and hands-on components relevant to confined space entry and planning.
The Working in a Confined Space Refresher is available online or delivered in-person by one of our experienced tutors.
Note that this is refreshing NZQA unit standards that you have already completed in this area. If online, it can be completed in your own time, at your own pace. An assessor will verify your competency in this area at the completion of this course.
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We provide Permit Receiver training aligned with NZQA Unit Standard 17588 – Apply for, accept, and carry out work according to a work permit in the workplace.
This course equips you with the knowledge and practical experience required to understand and work within a Permit to Work (PTW) system. You’ll learn to recognise when a work permit is needed, how to apply for and accept a permit, and how to safely carry out work under that permit.
Training follows the Permit to Work Manual and prepares attendees to work confidently alongside permit issuers, ensuring workplace safety and compliance with industry standards. Through hands-on exercises and simulated permit activities, you will gain practical experience completing Hot Work 1, Hot Work 2, and Cold Work permits through to issue and close-out.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
Explain the types of work permits, the roles of those involved, and the requirements for receiving a work permit
Explain preparatory requirements when applying for a work permit
Accept a work permit and undertake work under the permit
Describe and carry out controls and actions at the end of a work period or upon completion of work
You will also:
Gain hands-on experience working with a Permit to Work system
Learn how to identify workplace hazards and apply control measures to protect people, assets, and the environment
Understand the importance of effective communication and documentation during permitted work
Training combines theory with interactive, hands-on exercises to ensure participants can confidently apply the permit to work process.
Courses are delivered by experienced industry trainers at Besafe Training’s Wiri or Albany training centres, or can be arranged onsite at your workplace.
This course equips you with the knowledge and practical skills to confidently issue, monitor, and close work permits using the Permit to Work System. Training is aligned with the Permit to Work Manual and prepares you for use of general permit to work systems across various industries.
Through practical, hands-on learning, you will complete three different types of permits and participate in simulated workplace activities to ensure you can successfully apply the permit to work system in real-world scenarios.
You will gain the knowledge and skills to:
Explain work permit procedures and requirements
Identify when a work permit is required and prepare the work site accordingly
Issue work permits in line with workplace procedures and safety requirements
Monitor, audit, and close out permits effectively
This course combines theory with hands-on practical exercises to reinforce learning and ensure competence in real workplace conditions. Training is delivered by industry-experienced tutors at Besafe Training’s Wiri or Albany training centres, or can be arranged onsite at your workplace.
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Email: info@besafetraining.co.nz
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