Changing the negative stigma around safety in the workplace is the mission set out by David Harcus.
The Otago born father of two started Harcus Safety Solutions in Whanagnui 20 months ago but due to personal health he was forced to put business on hold. Now he's back in action.
Mr Harcus said his career in safety sparked after an incident on a construction site he was working on in Western Australia.
"About 100 metres away from where I was working a guy died. He feel through gridmesh grating on a walkway.
"What happened to him wasn't his fault, it was the lack of risk assessment and because of it a family lost a husband and father. I couldn't help but think imagine if that was my family," Mr Harcus said.