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Practical people and safety support for South Coast businesses.

HR, workplace relations, WHS and fire safety support for small and medium businesses across the South Coast of NSW — without the corporate overhead.

Support across the whole workplace — sized to your business.

Start small

Begin with an hour, a short consultation, a policy review or a document check — no big minimums.

Practical, not corporate

Plain-English guidance you can act on, sized to a small or medium business — not a Sydney head office.

People and safety together

HR, workplace relations and WHS support under one roof, from someone local who knows the ground.

People / HR

HR & People services

Practical HR and workplace relations support across the employee lifecycle. Tap a group to see what's included.

HR foundations
  • HR health checks
  • Employment contracts
  • Position descriptions
  • Employee handbooks
  • HR policies and procedures
  • Onboarding and induction support
  • Probation process support
Employee relations
  • Practical HR advice
  • Difficult workplace conversations
  • Grievance handling
  • Conflict resolution and mediation support
  • Disciplinary processes
  • Termination process support
  • Redundancy and restructure support
Performance and conduct
  • Performance management
  • Performance improvement plans
  • Underperformance coaching
  • Misconduct support
  • Absenteeism and attendance management
  • Manager coaching before difficult conversations
Workplace investigations
  • Misconduct investigations
  • Bullying and harassment complaints
  • Grievance investigations
  • Fact-finding and report preparation
  • Recommendations and next-step support
Recruitment and workforce support
  • Recruitment process support
  • Role design and job ads
  • Shortlisting and interview support
  • Reference checking process
  • Workforce planning
  • Retention and engagement support
Training and development
  • Manager and leadership training
  • Policy rollout training
  • Respectful workplace training
  • Bullying and harassment awareness
  • Performance conversation training
  • Team development
Organisational development
  • Role clarity
  • Team structure
  • Culture improvement
  • Change support
  • Communication rhythms
  • Supervisor capability building
Safety / WHS

Safety & WHS services

End-to-end WHS support, fire and emergency readiness, and practical guidance on your obligations. Tap a group to see what's included.

WHS foundations
  • WHS policies and procedures
  • Safety management systems
  • WHS management plans
  • Contractor safety requirements
  • Safety registers
  • Safety consultation processes
  • Toolbox talk frameworks
Audits, risk and compliance
  • WHS audits
  • Site safety inspections
  • Gap assessments
  • Risk assessments
  • Hazard identification
  • Corrective action plans
  • Compliance reviews
SWMS and safe work procedures
  • Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)
  • Safe Work Procedures
  • Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
  • Take 5 / pre-start documentation
  • High-risk work documentation
  • Practical document review and simplification
Incident and injury support
  • Incident response support
  • Incident investigation
  • Corrective actions
  • Return-to-work and injured worker process support
  • Guidance on notifiable incident processes
Safety training
  • Site induction support
  • Toolbox talks
  • Supervisor safety coaching
  • Manual handling awareness
  • Hazard and risk awareness
  • Consultation and duty-holder awareness
  • Custom training for operational teams
Fire, evacuation and emergency readiness
  • Emergency procedures
  • Evacuation training
  • Fire warden training
  • Emergency control organisation support
  • Evacuation exercises
  • Practical fire safety awareness
  • Emergency preparedness support
Psychosocial hazards
  • Psychosocial risk reviews
  • Bullying, harassment and conflict risk
  • Workload and role clarity concerns
  • Consultation support
  • Practical controls and action plans
Industries

Built for South Coast businesses

We work with small and medium businesses across the region — especially hands-on, operational teams.

  • Manufacturing
  • Mining & industrial services
  • Commercial businesses
  • Trades & operational teams
  • Growing local businesses

Flexible support — start with an hour

You don't need a half-day or full-day minimum to get good advice. Start with hourly support, a short consultation, a policy review, a safety document check, or help preparing for a difficult workplace conversation — and scale from there.

Ask about hourly support

About Josh

Local, practical, easy to talk to.

Josh, HR and safety consultant at South Coast People and Safety

Josh is a well-rounded HR generalist and safety professional with experience across commercial, manufacturing and operational workplaces. He graduated from the University of Wollongong in 2006 with an HR degree and has worked in the field ever since — including organisational development, remuneration and benefits, recruitment, learning and development, and generalist HR roles.

He is down-to-earth and easy to talk to, with experience working alongside people at all levels of industry — from professional and commercial teams through to hands-on operational environments. His focus is on building strong working relationships and helping clients get practical, workable outcomes for their business.

  • HR-qualified, UOW graduate
  • HR experience since 2006
  • Experience across commercial, manufacturing and safety environments
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Area
Illawarra & South Coast
ABN
65 451 417 070

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