About us
Founded in 2014 the New Zealand Society for Engineering Safety (NZSES) is a Technical Group of Engineering New Zealand.
In 2025 we changed our name from the New Zealand Society for Safety Engineering to more accurately convey our purpose and appeal to a wider audience whose professional activities influence health and safety outcomes.
The Society’s purpose is to introduce engineering principles and methodology to the health and safety process, and to introduce health and safety to the engineering process. The society has three main goals:
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To foster safety best practice throughout the engineering profession, and to help engineers share expertise and experience in safety-critical functions.
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To represent the engineering profession with bodies such as WORKSAFE and MBIE, to give the profession a voice in the development of regulations and practice guidance which affect engineers.
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To provide a contact point for regulators and policy developers when technical expertise is needed to support their work.
Members of the NZSSE believe that as designers, project managers and reviewers of plant, substances and structures, engineers are in a pivotal position to influence health and safety in the workplace.
Membership
The NZSES helps engineers and others share expertise and experience in health and safety matters by providing:
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Access to online resources (some resources are for members only)
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Webinars and other events (recordings of past events available to members only)
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A newsletter for members
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The latest industry news/updates on legislative changes
This society represents the engineering profession with bodies such as WorkSafe New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, to give the profession a voice in the development of regulations and practice guidance which affect engineers. They support feedback from the NZSES membership and wider Engineering New Zealand on documents out for consultation and assist members by helping to organise their personal feedback.
Upcoming events
No events at the moment
Meet the Committee
The Management Committee of the New Zealand Society for Engineering Safety (NZSES) consists of a Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and 2-4 committee members which are elected at our annual general meeting. All members are eligible to be elected on to the committee and we encourage our members who are interested in assisting with our busy calendar of events and activities to put their names forward.