Mountain Bike Coaching in New Zealand: Ensuring Your Safety Through Adventure Activity Operator Audited Status

Welcome to Gravity Nelson, Your Premier Destination for Mountain Bike Coaching in New Zealand

At Gravity Nelson, we’re not just passionate about mountain biking; we’re committed to your safety and excellence in coaching, guiding, and all of our activities. As a proudly audited Adventure Activity Operator, we adhere to New Zealand’s rigorous safety standards, ensuring every ride with us is not just thrilling, but also secure.

Why Adventure Activity Operator Audited Status Matters

In New Zealand, the safety of adventure activities is paramount. That’s why operators like us undergo a comprehensive audit, annually independently evaluating our safety practices against the highest standards. This status is your assurance that we’re equipped to offer you not just an exciting, but a safe mountain biking experience. This audit process costs thousands of dollars a year but ensures that an independent expert has checked our operations and confirmed that we are operating safely.

From a legal perspective an Audit of an Adventure Activity Operator is required if the activity:

• is undertaken in return for payment
• involves guiding, teaching or assisting participants
• has a main purpose of recreational or educational experience for participants
• requires the operator to actively manage a serious risk to participants’ health and safety.

For information on the application of the Regulations, go to What Worksafe means by adventure activity

Registration by WorkSafe

The Regulations require a business whose operation meets all the criteria listed above to pass a safety audit and become registered by WorkSafe as an adventure activity operator.

Our Audit Process: A Commitment to Safety

Our journey to becoming an Adventure Activity Operator involves a detailed audit by Qualworx (qualworx.nz) against the NZ Adventure Activity Certification Scheme as regulated by Worksafe New Zealand. This process assesses our operational procedures, safety protocols, and coaching qualifications, ensuring we meet and exceed national safety standards.  This also ensures the auditor has checked our procedures around staff selection and training, their qualifications, including police checks and formal qualificaitons.

Your Safety, Our Priority

Choosing an audited operator means placing your trust in a provider that values your safety as much as the adventure. Our registration and audit status is a testament to our unwavering commitment to your well-being and enjoyment. The rigorous nature of the audit also ensures that we are continuously improving the safety and quality of the services we offer.

FAQs: Your Assurance of Safety

• How can I verify your audited status? Visit the Adventure Activities Operators’ Register online (Adventure Activities Public Register), where our current registration and audit details are publicly available. You can use this same site to check if any other operator you are considering using for coaching or guiding is currently registered and audited.
• What does it mean for me? Opting for an audited and registered provider means ensuring that your adventure is guided by safety-first principles. This audit will also ensure that the safety and quality of the services provided exceed benchmark standards.
• What if an operator isn’t audited? Engaging with non-audited operators may mean you can contract the activity more cheaply but increases risk and uncertainty about the quality of their safety standards. Always verify an operator’s audited status for peace of mind. You can visit the above website to check an operators status.

Choose Safety, Choose Gravity Nelson

For your next mountain biking adventure in New Zealand, choose a provider that’s not just about the thrill but is also committed to safety. Choose Gravity Nelson, where every ride is an adventure secured by the highest safety standards.