Health and Safety

The Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group is committed to ensuring a safe operating environment for staff, volunteers and contractors. OPBG demonstrates its commitment to health and safety by fostering a sensible and safe culture and aligning its policies and procedures with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. All staff, volunteers and contractors are required to undertake a health and safety compliance briefing prior to the commencement of OPBG activities.

OPBG H&S Policy and Procedures
OPBG Employee Health & Wellbeing Policy and Procedures
OPBG H&S Plan Review Schedule
OPBG H&S Responsibilities Schedule
OPBG H&S Representative Position Description
OPBG PPE Allowance Policy
First Aid Kits: Maintenance and Supply

OPBG Volunteer Registration Form
Accident/Incident Report and Investigation Form

Residential Landowner Occupier Access Consent Form
Rural Land Occupier Access Consent Form
Hazard Identification Record
Site Specific Risk Assessment Form
Biodiversity Hub Guest Induction Form
Internal Field Audit Form
Monthly Audit Form
Toolbox Talk and Daily Checklist
Vehicle Checklist

Health and Safety Plans
Workers carrying out possum trapping
Workers undertaking possum shooting
Night shooting SOP
Record template for night shooting
Dog and gun use SOP
Employees carrying out possum poisoning
Volunteer toxin use
SOP for volunteers using double tap block bait

Volunteers undertaking bird monitoring
Volunteers undertaking rodent monitoring
Volunteers undertaking lizard and invertebrate monitoring
Volunteers undertaking vegetation monitoring
Volunteers undertaking possum monitoring

Vehicle use
Track clearing
Social functions
OPBG premises

Emergency procedure
Protocol for dispatching live animals

GetHomeSafe

GetHomeSafe is world class lone worker safety app used since 2013 and developed in Otago.

OPBG has adopted the Get Home Safe (GHS) app as part of our H&S systems for lone workers. We are using the system when we are in the field as part of our possum eradication work or other activities such as track maintenance or species monitoring. It can be used through mobile phones but it can also be integrated with other safety devices such as GPS units. As a simple to use app it makes a great safety tool alongside our traditional buddy system or personal locator beacons. For more information visit: gethomesafe.com

We would like to thank “GetHomeSafe” for becoming our partner in helping us to keep our field personnel safe and want to acknowledge the generous 100% discount offered by GHS by becoming their Brand Ambassador. Please visit their website to learn more about GHS.