Renew your Site Safety Card
Your passport to safety
Your Site Safety Card shows you’re committed to being safe on site, and it lasts two years. We run over 20 courses that renew it, so you can pick one that builds a skill you’ll use on your next job.
How to Renew Your Site Safety Card in Three Steps
Every two years, you complete one eligible foundation, intermediate, technical or leadership course to renew your Site Safety Card. You don’t have to repeat the course you did last time. New to the card? Start with our main Site Safety Card page.
- Pick a course – Choose any eligible course below. Our role guide further down points you to a good fit.
- Book it – Use the course calendar or browse the full course list.
- Complete it – Finish the course and your Site Safety Card is renewed.
Renew Site Safety Card with a Passport Plus course
If you've completed a foundation-level Passport course, consider one of our intermediate Passport Plus courses when you're ready to renew. It's the same time and money investment, but with a great opportunity to grow your knowledge in specific areas.
There are four options:
- Passport Plus - Height [4 hours, in-classroom]
- Passport Plus - Worker Health [4 hours, in-classroom]
- Passport Plus - Tools and Plant [4 hours, in-classroom]
- Passport Plus - Flexi [4 hours, online/webinar]
Site Safe renewal course: Technical options
Our technical courses are for learners already in the industry. They cover technical knowledge and skills, including electrical, first aid, safety harness systems, fall arrest systems, site-specific safety planning, and how to be health and safety representatives.
Renew your Site Safety Card by completing any one of:
- First Aid in Construction Safety
- Health and Safety Representative
- Mental Health First Aid in Construction
- Safety Harness Systems
- Advanced Safety Harness Systems
- Registered Electrical Workers
- Site-Specific Safety Planning
Note: If you need to refresh your skills in working at heights and renew your card, you can take the Safety Harness Systems course. If you supervise others working at height you can opt for the Advanced Harness Systems course. Alternatively, you can choose another Site Safe course to renew your card if you do not need to refresh your working at height skills.
Site Safe card renewal with a leadership course
Our leadership courses are for learners who are responsible for onsite leadership, supervision, or those managing a team. They cover theoretical and practical topics including supervising workers, leading safety onsite, and accident investigation.
Renew your Site Safety Card by completing any one of these courses:
Other Ways to Renew
HSCP graduates – If you’ve graduated from our Health and Safety in Construction Programme (HSCP), you renew your graduate Site Safety Card by attending the Continued Professional Development (CPD) forum. It runs for a half day, keeps you up to date with the latest health and safety information and connects you with other graduates.
Vertical Horizonz (VHNZ) courses – Through our partnership with Vertical Horizonz, you can renew your card by completing one of these full VHNZ courses:
- Confined Space & Gas Testing (2-day)
- Low Level Scaffolding (2-day)
- Mobile Elevated Working Platform (MEWP) (1-day)
Important: A VHNZ refresher course does not renew your Site Safety Card.
How to choose the right renewal course
Any eligible course renews your card, so pick the workplace safety training that helps your work most:
- Tradies and labourers wanting a broader skill set: Passport Plus - Height, Worker Health or Tools and Plant
- Workers fitting training around shifts: Passport Plus - Flexi
- Electricians: Registered Electrical Workers
- First aiders on your crew: First Aid in Construction Safety or Mental Health First Aid in Construction
- Health and safety reps: Health and Safety Representative
- Foremen and supervisors: Supervisor, Leadership in Safety or Training & Supervising Workers
- Site managers and business owners: Risk Management or Health and Safety in Contracting. Planning your own site’s safety? Take Site-Specific Safety Planning.
- Anyone leading incident reviews: Incident Investigation & Prevention
Renewing a team? Contact us and we’ll point you to the right courses for each role.
Frequently Asked Questions: Site Safety Card Renewal
How long does a Site Safety Card last?
It is valid for two years. You renew it by completing one eligible Site Safe course within that time.
What if my Site Safety Card has expired?
Get in touch with our team and we’ll talk you through your options.
Can I renew my Site Safety Card online?
Yes, with Passport Plus - Flexi, a 4-hour online/webinar course. Check each course page for its format.
Is the Site Safe Passport the same as the Site Safety Card?
Yes. Site Safe Passport is the card’s former name. A few of our course names still include “Passport”, such as Passport Plus.
Who is Site Safe?
We’re an industry-backed, not-for-profit organisation that has worked to lift workplace safety in NZ construction since 1999. Our courses are NZQA recognised, and we have offices in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch and Dunedin.
Can you help me choose a course?
Yes, we’re here to help. Contact us with your role and we’ll point you to a course that fits.