Accomplished health and safety professional with extensive experience in manufacturing, construction, mining, and high-risk industries. Proven expertise in developing and managing safety programs, driving cultural change, and ensuring compliance with ISO 45001 and regulatory standards. Skilled in incident investigation, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, with a strategic focus on aligning workplace health and safety initiatives with business goals. Recognized for strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership abilities.
Achievements:
Incident Investigation & Closeouts: Resolved multiple incidents through structured investigations, reducing recurrence and elevating site safety performance
Positive Safety Engagement: Championed a safety-first culture by delivering consistent toolbox talks, conducting thorough inspections, and maintaining a proactive on-site presence across a 600km transmission line construction project
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Led Safe Work Instructions Development: Partnered with field teams to create practical, task-specific instructions, enhancing safe work practices
Fostered Stakeholder Relationships: Built trust-based relationships across all levels, fostering a collaborative safety culture
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Form Digitization: Spearheaded digitization of forms, streamlining data entry and boosting field efficiency
Comprehensive Project Plans: Developed project health, safety, environmental, emergency, and traffic management plans for compliance and risk mitigation
Stakeholder Engagement: Fostered strong relationships, ensuring safety objective alignment
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National HSE Assurance Program: Successfully designed and rolled out a program that improved HSE oversight and compliance by coordinating with business unit stakeholders to conduct site visits, interviews, and in-depth assessments of site management systems.
Corrective Action Delivery: Led the creation and execution of corrective action plans in the Intelex system, managing audit responses for internal and external reviews. Prioritized closing out all 2022 LRQA actions, including a major non-conformance, achieving a successful conclusion to the 2022 program.
HSE Assurance Documentation: Developed comprehensive audit and assessment criteria, along with a suite of templates and reporting tools, to streamline national HSE assurance activities and support continuous improvement.
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Internal Audit Program (PSR): Developed and implemented a robust internal health and safety audit program to identify deficiencies and opportunities for improvement. Included a site-wide completion chart to visualize audit findings and compliance levels.
ISO 45001 Preparation: Led evidence collection to demonstrate compliance with ISO 45001, coordinating multiple stakeholders for interview processes during the audit.
Safety Performance Improvement: Following a fatality in 2019, the safety performance score on the Bendigo site improved from -25 to +30 over 12 months. This improvement resulted from a focus on engagement, with the key theme being the "Speak Up and Listen Up" program.
Safety Sweeps Program: Developed and facilitated a site-wide hazard identification program, engaging stakeholders and capturing hazards across all areas of the Bendigo site.
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Pre-Start Meetings: Developed daily production stand-up meetings for all supervision to update and advise of health and safety abnormalities and issues prior to start of day.
Stakeholder Engagement: Increased internal stakeholder satisfaction and confidence levels through continued and timely delivery of information and encouraging participation throughout the workforce.
VOC Process: Facilitated and delivered verifications of competency for plant and machinery operators. Strategically modified the file format for a more robust VOC process.