
HSR Stage 3: Workplace H&S Culture and Communication
This course equips learners to understand and communicate effectively about, workplace health and safety culture and practices.
- Duration
- 2 days
- Topic
- Health & Safety Representative
- Next session
- 3 Jun 2026 · 25 dates

At a glance
Course details
Duration: 2 days
Unit Standard:
| Unit # | Name | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30266 | Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety culture and practices | 3 | 6 |
This course focuses on workplace health and safety culture, effective communication, and strategies for promoting health and safety practices.
Overview
HSR Stage 3 course overview
Curriculum
What you'll cover
- Health and safety representatives who want to strengthen how they influence day-to-day safety culture.
- Supervisors, team leaders, and frontline managers who communicate health and safety expectations and support worker participation.
- Organisations wanting a more practical and consistent approach to speaking up, raising concerns, and improving safety culture across teams.
Our approach
+IMPAC's HSR Stage 3 training approach
HSR Stage 3: Workplace Health and Safety Culture and Communication is delivered as a practical, discussion-led course that helps learners test ideas against the kinds of conversations they deal with at work. Facilitators use practical examples, guided discussion, and structured activities rather than relying on slides alone, keeping the focus on how culture, communication, and worker participation show up in everyday situations.
Learners work through communication breakdowns, reporting situations, participation challenges, and the factors that influence whether concerns are raised early or ignored. The course also introduces structured communication tools such as DESC and GROW through guided activities that help participants practise choosing the right message, method, and audience in difficult workplace conversations.
Format
Course format and duration
Upcoming sessions
Public courses – Book now
3 days, 8:00 pm – 4:00 am
Wellington – IMPAC Wellington Training Centre
IMPAC Wellington Training Centre
Level 11, Legal House, 101 Lambton Quay
Wellington
3 days, 9:00 pm – 4:00 am
Online via Zoom (with IMPAC Trainer)
3 days, 8:00 pm – 4:00 am
Tauranga – Atrium Cafe & Conference Center
Atrium Cafe & Conference Center
252 Otumoetai Road
Tauranga
3 days, 8:00 pm – 4:00 am
Auckland – IMPAC Auckland Training Centre - Penrose
IMPAC Auckland Training Centre - Penrose
1 Rockridge Avenue
Auckland
3 days, 9:00 pm – 4:00 am
Online via Zoom (with IMPAC Trainer)
3 days, 8:00 pm – 4:00 am
Christchurch – Hornby Club
Hornby Club
17 Carmen Road
Christchurch
3 days, 9:00 pm – 4:00 am
Online via Zoom (with IMPAC Trainer)
3 days, 8:00 pm – 4:00 am
Auckland – IMPAC Auckland Training Centre - Penrose
IMPAC Auckland Training Centre - Penrose
1 Rockridge Avenue
Auckland
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Further study options
If you’re continuing your learning journey in health and safety, this course can contribute towards IMPAC’s Certificate in Applied Workplace Health and Safety Practices (Level 3), which leads to the New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 3).
This course is a compulsory module within the programme, allowing you to build on your existing training while working towards a recognised qualification over time. To learn more, click here, or to enrol, click here.
This programme is approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under section 439 of the Education and Training Act 2020, and Impac Services Limited is accredited to provide it under section 441 of the Education and Training Act.
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