Date: |
11 Nov 2026, 9.00AM – 5.00PM |
duration: |
8 hrs |
Venue: |
Engineering New Zealand |
Address: |
Level 6/40 Taranaki Street Wellington |
Cost: |
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The symposium highlights the essential role of engineering in creating healthier and safer environments, systems, and processes for all. This event showcases how engineering can lead the way in solving pressing safety challenges and inspire new thinking across sectors.
Themes of Interest
Presentations across a range of topics, including:
- Health hazards in engineering, welcoming perspectives from outside engineering.
- Health and safety by design theory and practice.
- Innovative engineering solutions that prioritize safety in design and execution
- Research findings that contribute to better health and safety outcomes
- Industry case studies demonstrating successful health or safety-focused engineering. Presentations may include case studies, data insights, or design walkthroughs
- New methods for integrating health and safety into engineering workflows and systems
|
Time |
Presentation |
Presenter |
|
8.30 |
Light breakfast |
|
|
9.00 |
Official Welcome |
MC - Rob Holland |
|
9.05 |
Rethinking Performance-Based Fire Design for Health and Safety |
Michael Belsham |
|
9.35 |
Who Carries the Risk? Lessons from a Career in Engineering Safety |
Dominique Tharandt |
|
10.00 |
Morning Tea |
|
|
10.20 |
The First Five Minutes: Engineering Emergency Response Before the Ambulance Arrives |
James Hayter |
|
10.40 |
Hands That Tell a Story: Understanding and Preventing HAVS - Hand and Arm Vibration Syndrome |
TBC |
|
11.00 |
Remembrance Day acknowledgement |
|
|
11.05 |
Heritage on the Main Line: Managing Safety in the operation of heritage rolling stock on the New Zealand main line |
Andrew Hunt |
|
11.25 |
Implementation of European Train Control System (ETCS) within Auckland’s mixed-use metropolitan rail network |
Gabriella Solti |
|
11.50 |
Drone assistance for search and rescue operations |
Matthew Bakker |
|
12.15 |
Lunch & Student poster exhibit |
|
|
1.15 |
When SFAIRP Isn't Enough: A Workshop on Balancing Asset Risk and System Safety |
Jennifer Critchley |
|
2.20 |
Prevention of Potential Technological Disasters by Adopting an Innovative Pedagogical Strategy in Engineering Education and Professional Development |
Dr Sergiy Klymchuk |
|
2.45 |
PEN Faults in Practice: Lessons from Recent Regulatory Changes |
Daniel Muller |
|
3.00 |
Afternoon Tea – Poster judging and award |
|
|
3.15 |
Discussion panel - Health AND Safety, why don’t we give equal attention to both sides of the equation? |
Rob Holland MC |
|
4.00 |
Symposium close |
MC - Rob Holland |
|
4.30 |
Informal networking event - Gibbons Hotel |
Call for posters
Submit the following:
- Abstract (max 250 words)
- Summary of your proposed presentation and its relevance to the symposium.
For posters, the author is expected to bring a printed poster or mail to the Engineering New Zealand offices (A1 size).
Prizes & Awards
- Best student presentation: $1,000
- Best student poster: $1,000
Why Participate?
- Share your ideas and solutions with a focused audience of professionals and innovators
- Inspire action and collaboration around safety challenges
- Contribute to shaping engineering practice for a safer, more resilient future
- Expand your network across disciplines and industries
Registration
Early bird registration: $50+GST for NZSES members, $70 for non-members. Includes admittance to the symposium, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea.
Engineering shapes the foundations of our society - not only in terms of infrastructure and innovation, but also in terms of safeguarding the health and safety of the people within it.
The symposium highlights the essential role of engineering in creating healthier and safer environments, systems, and processes for all. This event showcases how engineering can lead the way in solving pressing safety challenges and inspire new thinking across sectors.
Themes of Interest
Presentations across a range of topics, including:
- Health hazards in engineering, welcoming perspectives from outside engineering.
- Health and safety by design theory and practice.
- Innovative engineering solutions that prioritize safety in design and execution
- Research findings that contribute to better health and safety outcomes
- Industry case studies demonstrating successful health or safety-focused engineering. Presentations may include case studies, data insights, or design walkthroughs
- New methods for integrating health and safety into engineering workflows and systems
|
Time |
Presentation |
Presenter |
|
8.30 |
Light breakfast |
|
|
9.00 |
Official Welcome |
MC - Rob Holland |
|
9.05 |
Rethinking Performance-Based Fire Design for Health and Safety |
Michael Belsham |
|
9.35 |
Who Carries the Risk? Lessons from a Career in Engineering Safety |
Dominique Tharandt |
|
10.00 |
Morning Tea |
|
|
10.20 |
The First Five Minutes: Engineering Emergency Response Before the Ambulance Arrives |
James Hayter |
|
10.40 |
Hands That Tell a Story: Understanding and Preventing HAVS - Hand and Arm Vibration Syndrome |
TBC |
|
11.00 |
Remembrance Day acknowledgement |
|
|
11.05 |
Heritage on the Main Line: Managing Safety in the operation of heritage rolling stock on the New Zealand main line |
Andrew Hunt |
|
11.25 |
Implementation of European Train Control System (ETCS) within Auckland’s mixed-use metropolitan rail network |
Gabriella Solti |
|
11.50 |
Drone assistance for search and rescue operations |
Matthew Bakker |
|
12.15 |
Lunch & Student poster exhibit |
|
|
1.15 |
When SFAIRP Isn't Enough: A Workshop on Balancing Asset Risk and System Safety |
Jennifer Critchley |
|
2.20 |
Prevention of Potential Technological Disasters by Adopting an Innovative Pedagogical Strategy in Engineering Education and Professional Development |
Dr Sergiy Klymchuk |
|
2.45 |
PEN Faults in Practice: Lessons from Recent Regulatory Changes |
Daniel Muller |
|
3.00 |
Afternoon Tea – Poster judging and award |
|
|
3.15 |
Discussion panel - Health AND Safety, why don’t we give equal attention to both sides of the equation? |
Rob Holland MC |
|
4.00 |
Symposium close |
MC - Rob Holland |
|
4.30 |
Informal networking event - Gibbons Hotel |
Call for posters
Submit the following:
- Abstract (max 250 words)
- Summary of your proposed presentation and its relevance to the symposium.
For posters, the author is expected to bring a printed poster or mail to the Engineering New Zealand offices (A1 size).
Prizes & Awards
- Best student presentation: $1,000
- Best student poster: $1,000
Why Participate?
- Share your ideas and solutions with a focused audience of professionals and innovators
- Inspire action and collaboration around safety challenges
- Contribute to shaping engineering practice for a safer, more resilient future
- Expand your network across disciplines and industries
Registration
Early bird registration: $50+GST for NZSES members, $70 for non-members. Includes admittance to the symposium, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea.
Presenters
New Zealand Society for Engineering Safety
