MinEx health and safety workshops
In 2026, MinEx will hold its ninth round of workshops in regional centres around New Zealand, these workshops provide essential updates on health and safety issues and best practices across various sectors. Whether you’re in the extractives industry particularly mining, tunnelling, and quarrying, heavy trade, or working in a broader role, these topics offer valuable insights to help keep you and your colleagues informed and safe. The workshop will run from 8am to 4pm, with morning tea and lunch provided.
Each workshop has 8 hours of unrestricted CPD available and covers the following topics:
- Trends in safety performance
- Learnings from serious incidents
- WorkSafe inspectorate update
- Critical risk management
- Worker health
- Training and competencies
Your ticket and/or the invoice is sufficient as proof for CPD along with your key learnings.
To register for 2026:
Simply click on the relevant workshop date below. Once in Trybooking, click on the “Register Now” button. Payment by credit card only. Registrations close 3-4 business days prior. To download your tickets, click on the “View Tickets” button upon completion of your order.
Please note that the workshop discount is for staff of financial member organisations of the Aggregate & Quarry Association and MinEx.
| Kerikeri – 17 February | Waipukurau – TBC |
| Dargaville – 18 February – TBC | Palmerston North – TBC |
| Invercargill – 26 February – TBC | Cromwell – TBC |
| Blenheim – TBC | Rolleston – TBC |
| Nelson – TBC |
Te Kūiti – TBC
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| Rotorua – TBC | Gisborne – TBC |
| Whakatāne – TBC | Dunedin – TBC |
| Paeroa – TBC | Greymouth – TBC |
You may modify or cancel your registration by emailing office@minex.org.nz up to 4 business days prior to the workshop and cancellations will attract an administration fee of 10%. Alternatively, a substitute attendee can attend, provided the name of the substitute is emailed to office@minex.org.nz.
There will be no refund for any cancellations made within 3 business days of the workshop or for no-shows on the day.
Webinar – Drug and Alcohol Programme Integrity: A Short Leadership Briefing
Is your drug and alcohol programme an ironclad asset or a hidden liability?
MinEx hosted CK from Advance Diagnostics who are specialists in the field of managing the risks of drugs and alcohol in workplaces. CK is an associate medical review officer and an active member of the AS/NS Joint Standards Committee that shaped the AS/NZS 4760 and 4308 standards and offers unparalleled expertise in this field.
In this briefing on the cornerstones of an effective drug and alcohol programme, updates were provided on:
• Effective training: Discover why proactive education on drug and alcohol effects is your first and best line of defence
• Smarter testing: Move beyond the basics to understand the crucial differences between testing methods and how to choose the right one for your site
• Policies: Learn the essential components of a fair and effective policy, including the vital role of worker consultation
• Privacy and trust: Navigate the complex landscape of confidentiality and privacy to build a programme that is both legally sound and trusted by your workforce
Protect your people and strengthen your operations with a safety strategy that lasts. Watch the webinar here.
Webinar – Fostering safe behaviours
Tane van der Boon (founder of inviol) and Wayne Scott (CEO of MinEx) held a webinar to explore how practical AI-driven approaches can strengthen your organisation’s health and safety culture.
inviol is serious about shifting safety from reactive compliance to proactive coaching. Using innovative AI technology, they identify risks as they happen and deliver actionable insights that foster safer behaviours and reduce incidents.
invoil don’t see AI as a standalone solution – they integrate it thoughtfully into your day-to-day operations, enabling your people to address hazards effectively and continuously improve safety culture on site.
This free webinar can be found here.
Respirable Crystalline Silica workshop
In December 2024, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden released a discussion document entitled Work with engineered stone and materials containing crystalline silica. MinEx hosted a one-day workshop in Wellington on 5 March 2025 which addressed the hazards associated with worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS), what needs to change in New Zealand to address these hazards, and controls for reducing worker exposure. The workshop also discussed the Government discussion document and submission points for the consultation.
The workshop was beneficial to:
- health and safety professionals
- mining, quarrying and tunnelling managers and supervisors
- construction industry representatives
- civil construction representatives
- occupational hygienists
- suppliers of PPE and exposure monitoring
- anyone else with an interest in managing worker health, particularly in relation to air quality.
Speakers included occupational hygienists, medical practitioners, researchers and suppliers of protective equipment.
Presentations are now available to purchase here.
Extractive Industry Training Advisory Group
MinEx works to support the provision of good quality training. It has established an Extractive Industry Training Advisory Group to ensure that training for mining, tunnelling and quarry operators fit the needs of the industry.
Any mine, tunnel or quarry has to be operated by someone with a Certificate of Competence (CoC). There are requirements to update CoCs and to take part in Continuing Professional Development, CPD. See our Certificates of Competency page for more information.
MinEx works with organisations including MITO, and Hanga-Aro-Rau (Workforce Development Council) who support vocational education for our sector.
Training is delivered by a range of providers in various locations around NZ and can be arranged through MITO, Tai Poutini, Mines Rescue and ACT Safety.
These organisations can arrange training for everything from entry level positions through to operations, supervision and management.
