Paul has been part of the EMA team for more than 30 years and is currently its employment relations and safety manager. Alongside working tirelessly for the EMA’s 7,400 business members, he has helped grow the capability of health and safety practitioners for the benefit of workplaces across the country.
He is a past national manager of NZISM (New Zealand Institute of Safety Management), prepared the first set of professional standards for New Zealand health and safety practitioners, and formed the first connections with IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health).
Internationally, he has worked with the ILO (International Labour Organisation) on codes of practice and with the World Bank to ensure it considers health and safety implications before making loans and with INSHPO (International Network of Safety & Health Professional Organisations), an international safety qualification framework standards-setting body.
He sits on many government committees advising on H&S matters plus continues to be involved in H&S course development and qualification standards.