SiteWise Prequalification Support

We prepare your documentation, build or strengthen the systems the assessment requires, and handle the submission for you. We work with you until you reach Green.

Reuben Brooker, Lead Consultant · Last updated: September 2026
SiteWise is a contractor prequalification system run by Site Safe New Zealand. It scores your health and safety systems out of 100% and publishes the result in a database that main contractors and principals check before awarding work. You need 75% or above for Green, and 90% or above for Gold.
We work with you until you reach Green
Fixed quote after a scoping call. Typical timeframe: 4 to 6 weeks.
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Two Starting Points

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Starting from scratch
We build an occupational health and safety management system from the ground up, then prepare and submit your SiteWise assessment. Allow six weeks or more.
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Improving what you have
We review your existing system, identify gaps against the 13 assessment sections, fill them, and submit. Often four weeks or less.

We quote a fixed price after a scoping call. The work depends entirely on what you already have, so we need to see it before we can price it honestly.

You Cannot Reach Green Without a Working System

SiteWise does not score your paperwork in isolation. For each of the 13 assessment sections you must upload evidence, and that evidence must be less than 12 months old.

If you have no inspection records, no training records, and no incident reports from the past year, there is nothing to upload, however well written your policies are. This is the reason documentation alone will not get you there.

SiteWise Grades

Grade Score What it means
Red 0 to 49% Significant gaps. Most principals will not award work.
Amber 50 to 74% Partial systems. Still below the threshold most main contractors set.
Green 75 to 89% The standard most clients require. Demonstrates sound health and safety systems.
Gold 90% and above Exemplary systems. Sometimes required for higher risk work.

Green is the working target. It is what most principals set as their minimum, and it also unlocks Level 2 registration (for businesses that sometimes act as main contractor). Many of our clients go on to achieve Gold.

📄 Case study: SiteWise Gold with a lone worker Read how we took a one-person operation to Gold

What the Assessment Covers

The annual assessment has 13 sections. Each one requires evidence from the last 12 months.

Section What assessors look for
InsuranceCurrent cover appropriate to your work
Health and safety managementA documented system, not just a policy statement
Worker involvementEvidence you consult your people, as HSWA 2015 requires
Incident and near miss reportingRecords and investigations, including near misses
Subcontractor managementHow you select and manage anyone working under you
Training and competencyCurrent records for everyone, including yourself
Hazard and risk managementA register that reflects the work you actually do
InspectionsCompleted site or vehicle inspections from the past year
High risk workControls and permits where they apply
Health monitoringWhere your work involves exposure requiring monitoring
Hazardous substancesInventory and safety data sheets
Mental healthHow psychosocial risk is recognised and managed
Not sure where you stand?
A scoping call takes 15 minutes and tells you exactly what is needed.
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How We Work

1
Scoping call
We go through what you have, what work you do, and what grade you need. This establishes whether a system needs building or improving.
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Fixed quote
Based on the actual scope. No hourly rates that expand as the job runs.
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System work
We build or strengthen the documentation each of the 13 sections requires.
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Evidence gathering
The part that needs you. Assessors want proof the system is in use, from the past 12 months. How quickly this comes together drives the timeframe.
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Submission
We complete and submit the assessment on your behalf.
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Result
Site Safe grades within five to ten working days and returns a report showing where points were scored and lost.
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Reassessment if needed
If you fall short of Green, we work through the assessor feedback with you and resubmit. First year registration includes three attempts.

Do You Need SiteWise?

There is no legal requirement to be prequalified. HSWA 2015 does not mention SiteWise, and you can operate lawfully without it.

It is a commercial requirement rather than a legal one. If you subcontract in construction, civil, or trades, you will be asked for a SiteWise grade before you can tender with most main contractors and many councils and government clients. Being below Green closes doors regardless of the quality of your work.

The duties SiteWise checks against are real duties. Section 36 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 requires every PCBU to ensure health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable. SiteWise is one way of demonstrating you have met that duty.

Who Does the Work

Your SiteWise preparation is handled by Reuben Brooker, Lead Consultant at Health & Safety Consultants Auckland, with more than 15 years of experience in workplace health and safety.

You deal directly with the consultant doing the work.

Related Services

Totika Pre-Qualification →
The underlying system work overlaps considerably with SiteWise. If you need both, it is worth doing them together.
Workplace Site Audit →
An independent review of your workplace. Often done alongside or before SiteWise preparation.

Frequently Asked Questions

75% or above. Green covers 75 to 89% and Gold is 90% and above. Below that you are graded Amber (50 to 74%) or Red (under 50%).
We work with you until you get there. If the first assessment falls short, Site Safe returns a report showing where points were lost, and we work through that feedback with you and resubmit. First year registration includes three attempts.
Allow one to two months. Preparation typically takes four to six weeks with full cooperation, and Site Safe grades the assessment within five to ten working days.
We provide a fixed quote after a scoping call. The price depends on whether you need a health and safety system built from scratch or an existing one brought up to standard.
No. The assessment requires evidence for each of its 13 sections, and that evidence must be less than 12 months old. If you have no inspection records, training records, or incident reports from the past year, there is nothing to upload regardless of how good your written policies are.
Yes. We prepare the documentation and submit the assessment on your behalf.
Thirteen sections: insurance, health and safety management, worker involvement, incident and near miss reporting, subcontractor management, training and competency, hazard and risk management, inspections, high risk work, health monitoring, hazardous substances, and mental health.
No. There is no legislative requirement to be prequalified. It is a commercial requirement set by main contractors and principals, and in construction and civil work it is close to unavoidable if you want to tender.
Yes, the assessment is annual. Once your systems are established, later years are usually much lighter work than the first.
Yes. See our Totika pre-qualification support. The underlying system work overlaps considerably, so if you need both it is worth doing them together.

Sources

  • Site Safe New Zealand, SiteWise grading: Red 0 to 49%, Amber 50 to 74%, Green 75 to 89%, Gold 90% and above. sitewise.co.nz
  • Site Safe, assessment process: 13 sections, evidence must be under 12 months old, grading within five to ten working days, three attempts in first year. sitewise.co.nz/howitworks/assessment
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, section 36: primary duty of care. legislation.govt.nz

SiteWise assessment details verified against Site Safe New Zealand, September 2026.

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