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Certification
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Marie-Clare Brown

Kardinya

Summary

Diligent Emergency Services Officer with solid background in safety management and hazard prevention. Successfully implemented safety protocols that minimized workplace incidents and ensured compliance with industry standards. Demonstrated expertise in risk assessment and emergency response planning.


Safety professional with experience ensuring workplace safety and compliance. Skilled in risk assessment, hazard prevention, and emergency response planning. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Reliable with expertise in regulatory compliance, safety training, and incident investigation.


Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Emergency Response and Safety Coordinator

Lynas Rare Earths (Mt Weld)
02.2024 - Current
  • Promptly and effectively respond to minor or major incidents, offering medical assistance as required
  • Facilitate and administer drug and alcohol testing in line with Australian Regulations
  • Offer insights and recommendations for medical clearances for prospective or returning employees, aligned with site policies and procedures
  • Provide weekly Training, guidance, support to Emergency Response Team (ERT)
  • Conduct internal audits and inspections of emergency response
  • Liaises with health and safety regulatory authorities
  • Train employees on best practices that will ensure safety while carrying out day to day work schedule
  • Ensure that where necessary changes occur in the organization’s work practices if such changes will lead to a marked reduction in the likelihood of avoidable hazards occurring
  • Maintain records
  • Plans with the health and safety manager to train or retrain junior workers to ensure that the team is well-skilled

Support Staff/Educator

Interactive Adventures
09.2013 - Current
  • Connection to Country activities
  • Group Leader
  • Administration and project planning support
  • Staff training and development
  • Participant behavior management

Emergency Response and Safety Advisor (Northern Star Thunderbox)
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Investigate non-physical claims to confirm the liability
  • Carries out duties as may be required by the health and safety manager and Emergency Response Coordinator
  • Monitor Safety compliance across site and workgroups
  • Liaises with health and safety regulatory authorities
  • Train employees on best practices that will ensure safety while carrying out day to day work schedule
  • Ensure that where necessary changes occur in the organization’s work practices if such changes will lead to a marked reduction in the likelihood of avoidable hazards occurring
  • Maintain records
  • Plans with the health and safety manager to train or retrain junior workers to ensure that the team is well-skilled
  • Ensure that safety and personal protective equipment are used following manufacturer’s instruction
  • Provide Weekly ERT training to ER Team members
  • Manager of Emergency Response Team throughout Competitions
  • Planning, designing, implementing and maintaining Emergency Response management systems

Level3 Geology Field Assistant

Northern Star Resources (Previously Saracen)
01.2019 - 01.2024
  • Install and maintain laboratory and field equipment
  • Gather samples such as Core rock, mud, and soil in the field and prepare samples for laboratory analysis
  • Conduct scientific tests on samples to determine their content and characteristics
  • Record data from tests and compile information from reports, computer databases, and other sources
  • Prepare reports and maps that can be used to identify geological characteristics of areas
  • Liaise with all levels of Geology team in Exploration, Underground and Resource development
  • Heritage Surveys and liaising with the Environmental department

Emergency Response Captain
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Coordinate relevant Unit
  • Establish objectives to meet the goals of the planning section
  • Lead completion of tasks & objectives
  • Control output of team members towards objectives making changes if necessary
  • Contribute to development of reports & plans
  • Deliver high quality, on-site, fortnightly Maintenance training to all members of Emergency Response

Owner/Operator

Little Knotty
01.2016 - 01.2020
  • Design and production of custom-made wooden products
  • Accounts
  • Writing corporate communications
  • Website/document design
  • Policy and Procedure development
  • Marketing and social media

Skills

  • Confident
  • Self-motivated
  • Focused
  • Able to work under time pressure
  • Analytical and solution orientated
  • High attention to detail
  • Honest, responsible, open and friendly
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Leadership
  • Accident prevention
  • Recordkeeping skills
  • Training and mentoring
  • Safety and compliance inspections
  • Incident investigations
  • Safety training
  • Safety audits
  • Records/files maintenance
  • Emergency response planning
  • Safety planning
  • Emergency response
  • Disaster preparedness

Certification

  • License to operate a Forklift Completed:2019
  • Certificate: II First Responder Completed:2021
  • Certificate: ERT Leadership (West Rescue)
  • Certificate: Cert III Mines Rescue including BG4
  • Certificate: Cert IV Pre Hospital Care
  • Certificate: Cert IV Trainer and Assessor (Completed - waiting assessment)
  • Certificate: Cert IV Work Health and Safety

Accomplishments

  • 4x Recipient of Employee Recognition Program (Initiative shown whilst in high stress situations)
  • First Aid administered during mid flight emergency
  • Support shown to Community group
  • Outstanding commitment to positive relations with Traditional owners and positive heritage survey results.
  • Best ERT member2021 as voted by peers (Gold Starr Program)
  • 2021 &2022 CME Underground Mines Rescue Competition (Participant)
  • 2022 CME Surface Mines Rescue Competition (Adjudication Team)
  • 2023 CME Surface Mines Rescue Competition –1st BA skills, Best New Team, Best New Captain, Best Captain,1st Fire Skills,3rd Individual Theory,3rd Overall.
  • 2023 CME Underground Mines Rescue Competition – Team Manager, Best Captain,3rd Overall.

Timeline

Medical Emergency Response and Safety Coordinator

Lynas Rare Earths (Mt Weld)
02.2024 - Current

Emergency Response and Safety Advisor (Northern Star Thunderbox)
01.2022 - 01.2024

Emergency Response Captain
01.2020 - 01.2022

Level3 Geology Field Assistant

Northern Star Resources (Previously Saracen)
01.2019 - 01.2024

Owner/Operator

Little Knotty
01.2016 - 01.2020

Support Staff/Educator

Interactive Adventures
09.2013 - Current
Marie-Clare Brown