Chief Executives

As officers under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, public service chief executives have both senior leadership and governance responsibilities for health and safety.  This section includes information, tools and resources specifically for chief executives and officers.  General agency/PCBU guidance can be found under agency resources.

Chief Executive Newsletters

In June 2020, the GHSL launched a new quarterly Chief Executive newsletter, recognising that face-to-face attendance at our CE forums can be difficult. Each short newsletter explores a relevant topic with some high-level thoughts or narrative from Ray Smith, Director-General for MPI and government functional lead for health and safety.

Officer Development Programme

The Government Health and Safety Lead (GHSL) has partnered with the Institute of Directors (IoD) to offer a new Officer Development Programme, designed for public service agency senior leaders with officer responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA).