Cosman Parkes

Rethinking Safety

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    • Enhancing Governance
    • Promoting Assurance and Confidence
    • Independent Investigations
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    • Comprehensive Reviews
    • Risk Management and Governance
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Enhancing Governance

I support Directors and Senior Leaders, to effectively govern and lead health and safety in their organisations. I’m flexible in the way I can provide this support – and  cover the following main areas:

  • Board education – understanding critical concepts and models
  • Risk profiling – what can go wrong and how to prevent it
  • Systems – reviewing policies and procedures
  • Information – what you need to know, how to interpret data and respond
  • Compliance – audits and reviews
  • Verification – developing and undertaking assurance activities

I am an independent members of a number of public sector health and safety risk governance committees and  work closely with the IoD.  I facilitate their Advanced Health and Safety Governance programme as well as in-house training and deliver the Officer Development Programme developed in conjunction with the Government Health and Safety Lead to meet the specific needs of public sector leaders.

I was part of the Better Governance project and contributed to the development of the 2024 IoD/WorkSafe NZ Health and Safety Governance Good Practice Guide

What we do

Enhancing Governance

Promoting Assurance

Independent Investigations

Coaching and Mentoring

Comprehensive Reviews

Risk Management

Expert Advice

Asbestos Management

Who we are

Mike Cosman is one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded health and safety practitioners with over 43 years experience in operational, management, policy and strategic roles.

With an extensive regulatory background in the UK and New Zealand and having worked as a consultant to many of the leading public and private sector organisations over the last 14 years, Mike is exceptionally placed to guide senior business leaders through the complex health and safety landscape.

What we do

Enhancing Governance

Promoting Assurance

Independent Investigations

Coaching and Mentoring

Comprehensive Reviews

Risk Management

Expert Advice

Asbestos Management

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Cosman Parkes Ltd
Phone: 021 479 674
Email: mike@cosmanparkes.co.nz

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