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Our Team We look forward to working with you Email Us Samantha Prevezanos - BHSc. DipOSH. Director + Consultant + H&S Specialist Samantha is our fearless leader! She is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM), is listed on the HASANZ Register as a Health and Safety Practitioner and is an Accredited SafePlus Assessor. With well over 10 years experience in the Construction and Infrastructure industries, prior to starting Coordinate Ltd in 2015, Sam understands the need for Health and Safety Systems which to work in the field! Sam holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Health Science, and Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health (as well as papers in Industrial Innovation and Improvement, Creating Product Flow, Lean and Agile Manufacturing, Project Management and Negotiation Skills). ​ Sam thrives on getting stuck in - her returning customers and referrals are a testament to the trust and confidence clients have in her and the work that she does. Maartje Barnett - BFA. MA. Consultant + Office Manager ​ With well over 10 years experience as an Executive Assistant to CEO's and Senior Execs in the corporate world Maartje brings with her a wealth of business acumen. Her years in Office and Event Management mean Maartje has a real understanding of health and safety - what is required, what is practical and how to ensure workers and visitors are participating. She has run Health and Safety Meetings and Audits in corporate companies and is genuinely passionate about health and safety in the workplace. A Master’s Degree (with honours) shows she understands the importance of gathering and analysing accurate data as well as concise writing to create impactful reports. Maartje conducts our online research, corporate audits and conducts gap analysis of client health and safety documentation against all the major standards and prequalification’s (including ISO45001, AS/NZS4801, ISNetworld, Prequal and others). Maartje's love of aesthetics, excellent Office Suite skills and impeccable attention to detail, see's Maartje not only writing our reports but also designing our presentations and documents. She has recently redesigned and built our new website, manages our social media, and drives the ‘look and feel’ of our growing business. Claire Raoult - DipOSH. Consultant + H&S Specialist Originally from France, Claire is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 10 years experience working in emergency departments and rehabilitation clinics. If anyone knows what work place accidents can look like in real life, and how hard they are to come back from, Claire does. ​ Claire and her family moved to New Zealand in 2010 where they started their very successful and popular restaurant, employing 10 staff. Her 8 years in hospitality also includes working as the centre cook in early childhood education centres. In both these roles she managed the health and safety of her staff and her workplace, ensuring the businesses and their people thrived. With her diploma in occupational health and safety Claire has spent the last year running health and safety audits in hospitality and early childhood education centres. Alongside this Claire works with organisations to ensure they are putting their food control plans in place correctly and are prepped and ready for any reviews in order to attain accreditation. Jing Feickert - DipOSH Consultant + H&S Specialist Jing Feickert has over 20 years of Health and Safety experience – she is a seasoned professional. Working in both New Zealand and China, Jing has worked in construction (residential, commercial and civil infrastructure) the chemical industries (PVC, Polyethylene, coal- chemical products) and new energy industries (solar, wind, hydro and waste power). Jing really has seen it all – including the most dangerous hazards workers can face in their workplaces. In her career she has been the project manager, the adviser, the coordinator or the consultant – and knows how to assess, control and monitor Health and Safety at every level. Jing created the Health and Safety Management System for the construction of the terminal building, parking and connecting roofs of the new Beijing airport (the largest airport in the world). As well as being extremely knowledgeable and practical Jing is highly qualified in Machinery and Occupational Health and Safety. She is a professional member of the NZISM and speaks both Mandarin and English fluently. Jing is a big believer in liaising and collaborating with clients to foster a positive safety culture which encourages employee’s participation in health and safety issues.

Our Values We live and breathe these! Email Us We believe that transparency and trust are the absolute cornerstones of success – for our clients and their businesses. In the spirit of transparency and trust we have written up our core values. Our core values underpin everything we do to in our mission to make Health and Safety easy. We are passionate about these values and committed to upholding them. At Co + we are: + nfident Co ​ At Coordinate we provide professional Health and Safety services, support, and advice that we have complete confidence in. We are confident that our work is relevant, honest, real, and thorough. Our clients can attest that we make Health and Safety easy. Our clients trust us to deliver excellent Health and Safety systems. We stand by each and every Health and Safety system we have put in place. We can do this because we are confident that the solutions we create are of a top notch standard. + llaborative Co ​ At Coordinate we believe that “Great things in business are never done by one person: they’re done by a team” (Steve Jobs). We have an experienced, educated, and diverse team of consultants. We link to many networks to make sure that the knowledge we have is vast and deep. We work together and share ideas – and we collaborate with our clients. + nscientious Co ​ At Coordinate we are conscientious, which means we are , , , , and reliable. If we weren’t, our clients would not return time and time again. We provide excellent customer care which our clients have come to expect. Being conscientious also means that if we don’t know the answer to your question, we will tell you – and then we’ll find it for you. Because we value honesty, we also expect the same from the businesses we work with – let’s work together in complete transparency. diligent responsible honest principled punctual + mmunicators (Extraordinaire) Co ​ At Coordinate we know that strong relationships are built on a foundation of excellent communication. We will always communicate clearly and openly and ensure that the way we communicate works for our clients. Our clients may prefer phone calls to emails, or meetings to phone calls – whatever works for them works for us. Likewise, we appreciate clients with excellent communication. + mmunity-minded & Co Eco-friendly ​ At Coordinate we care about our community and beautiful NZ environment. While our first meeting will usually be in person, we often hold follow up meetings via Zoom or phone calls - to limit our carbon footprint. We won’t supply you with screeds of paper print outs (unless you request this) and we won’t encourage you to buy unnecessary PPE that might end up as landfill. We will also never enter your workplace if we are unwell or sick. Let’s keep our communities and our little piece of paradise as safe and healthy as we possibly can.

Our clients and their workers consider safety every day - because we make Health and Safety easy! We listen and then provide: ​ Easy to use processes and documents Recommendations in plain English Rapid responses Effective tailor-made solutions We know and understand Health and Safety at work. EMAIL US 1 HOUR FREE Contact Us PO Box 302, Silverdale 0944 Auckland, New Zealand ​ Email: info@coordinate.co.nz Tel: 0800 118 818 Mob: 021 818 397 Thank you we'll be in touch Send Yes, I'd like to complete the form Save time and money! Tell us a bit more about your company. We'll use this info to prepare prior to meeting.

Apply for Health and Safety funding (up to 50%!) Sometimes we hear business owners grumbling about Health and Safety. They’ll say it’s an expense they can’t afford. They’ll say it’s time consuming. They sometimes even say it’s boring.. we don't agree. Worried about the cost? The reality is you can’t afford NOT to take Health and Safety seriously. As a business owner you are ultimately responsible for the health and safety of your workers in your workplace. And we know you don’t do Health and Safety because you want to avoid the courts. You do it because you care about the people in your workplace and want to ensure they go home safely, each and every day. Time Poor? It is most definitely time consuming – (and you may find it boring) - outsource it to us! We are efficient specialists who are passionate about Health and Safety at work! Did you know you can apply for funding for up to 50% of the cost of our services? If you are a small business then you now can apply for government funding. The funding could provide up to 50% co-funded support for management coaching and training services to build management capability within the business. That includes Health and Safety! You apply via the Regional Business Partner Network - and we are a service provider in that network. Meaning you can apply for funding from them to help you pay for our Health and Safety Support and Advice services. How? Click here: https://app.regionalbusinesspartners.co.nz/Business/SelfRegister to: · Create a profile · Apply for up to 50% funding 1. The Regional Business Partners Network will call you 2. You can tell them you would like to use Coordinate Ltds “Health and Safety Support and Advice” service under the “Business Systems” category. This starts the ball rolling. Let’s get your Health and Safety plans, processes and procedures sorted. There is no time like the present.

I have been running The French Rendezvous Café at the lakefront near the Pumphouse in Takapuna for the last 10 years and have always had an A grade food safety rating. I’ve been a centre cook in Early Childhood Education. I love food. And I loved seeing people enjoy the food I prepare. I’m also a fully qualified nurse with over 10 years’ experience working in emergency departments and rehabilitation clinics and am now a fully qualified Health and Safety consultant. So I’m all about Health and Safety. My focus this last month for Coordinate Ltd has been to assist a large Early Childhood Education with bringing their Food Safety practices up to scratch to ensure they achieved their accreditation – and I’ve loved every minute! I was able to apply all that I know and all that I am passionate about. I sat down last night and jotted down the 9 reasons to get specialised Food Safety support: It reduces verification services costs Your staff can focus on running the kitchen professionally Your staff will be supported to correctly apply MPI requirements National Plan refresher training helps keep food safety top of mind Your cooks and cook relievers will know how to handle and serve food safely Your people will understand reporting and take immediate action if something goes wrong (allergies.. to contamination) Food safety support includes regular visits and audits - to make sure you pass the food safety verification Food Safety becomes REAL in your business - not a box ticking exercise You can drop the number of inspections – meaning your next inspection isn't in 6 months’ time but perhaps in 3 years’ time instead. Let’s make your food safety (and your fast and cost effective accreditation!) a priority!

It’s 2020 - in Health and Safety conscious New Zealand - and I am a Health and Safety Consultant who is naturally risk adverse. I am also a mother of 3 kids. Two of which are 9 year old twin boys. Let’s call them Dave and Bob. Bob is gregarious, fun and full on - but like me he is risk adverse. Dave is sensible and calm – but he is incredibly fearless when it comes to risk taking. Risk taking can be fun! If you are not a mother of 9 year old boys, let me tell you that my focus for the last 9 years has been about finding balance. A balance between letting them have limitless confidence-building risky fun and ensuring I keep them alive. I am not kidding. At age 2 Dave stood on a picnic table instructing Bob to pass up his trike so he could launch off over the concrete patio. The question is, HOW do you let people have adrenaline fuelled fun while keeping them safe? Or more specifically (for some of our clients) how do you run an adrenaline fuelled entertainment business (think zorb balls, luge’s, bungees or rides and attractions at the school gala) while still being compliant? The bottom line is that you need to keep people as safe as practicably possible. What this means is that you need to have excellent risk management. You need to be able to identify the risks and control them – making them less risky. If Dave is going to launch off the table the biggest risks are: The height of the table The distance he will fall The hardness of the surface he lands on The lack of helmet and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Eliminating risks might eliminate fun.. I could Eliminate the risk entirely by removing the trike – but then Dave would have no fun at all. And as much as I’d like to wrap Dave up in cotton wool (and believe me I’ve been tempted!!) he needs to be able to take risks safely. I could also eliminate the risk by removing the table but where would Dave or Bob eat lunch? That’s not practicable. Minimising risks allows for safe fun! I could minimise the risk by lowering the table or dragging a mattress outside as a soft landing spot. I could make him wear the child’s equivalent of PPE - a helmet and padding for all of his knees and elbows (and maybe some cotton wool??!?!) please….??) We need to remember that often in life we cannot eliminate risks. What we can do is manage and minimise them well and educate our people. As a business your first step is to show you have considered all your risks (for example by creating a hazard register) and have put effective controls and monitoring in place to keep the people in your business safe. Stay compliant, stay safe and stay healthy. But don’t forget to have fun! P.S. Dave, Bob and I held our first of many many Health and Safety Meetings that day. We identified the hazards and decided that riding on the patio (not the table) was safer. AND we enforced the wearing of PPE on trikes always....just in case.. because.. well..boys.. For professional Health and Safety advice contact Coordinate Ltd - let us do your risk assessments & health and safety meetings. Making Health and Safety Easy.