Something to always consider is their proximity to doorways and exits. If they were to fall down, regardless of the contents, would they prevent people from escaping the area?

sorry, should have mentioned they've done HSR2 too.

Interestingly it states the pay range for a H+S adviser is 50-90K/year on the career.govt.nz website https://www.careers.govt.nz/jobs-database/business/management-consulting/health-and-safety-adviser/ quoting HASANZ 2021

Thank you everyone for the informative comments. There is some call for removing the mandate for safety footwear in some of our areas; I am currently working through the options and assessing the need for them.

Hi Don. We have monthly meetings, but the legal requirement (found in section 29 of the worker engagement regulations) is to meet at least once every 3 months

We have a list of about 10 styles available to our staff, which we buy in. If anyone doesn't find something suitable on the list we give them a purchase order to take to NZ Safety and choose in store, with them paying the extra if needed. Some of our staff wear their shoes out more quickly (6month, working in manufacturing with large pieces of machinery) but others can make theirs last (2yrs). We just say if it's visibly worn, we'll replace. We have compulsory safety footwear, and our staff are on their feet a lot, so it's important to ensure that they are comfortable. We don't ask for them back if they leave, but we do have quite good staff retention.