Spotless Services Limited-Anglo Coal/Qld Gas Corporation (QGC)Start Date : June 2013 – CurrentPosition / Title : Health Safety Security and Environment Manager
Responsibilities and Experience
  • Develop and implement behavioural management programs to improve and drive safety culture across the business

  • Facilitate Risk assessments across the projects

  • Develop and improve Safe Work Procedures

  • Ensure Spotless works within the guidelines of the Queensland Coal Mining acts and Regulations, Workplace Health andSafety regulation and petrolium and gas regulations

  • Promote and facilitate a safe and hazard free workplace environment by reporting and health and safety hazards

  • Train and mentor staff to work in a manner that is not harmful to their health and safety and the health and safety of others

  • Comply with relevant acts, legal requirements and ethical standards and the organisation’s occupational health and safety standards at all times

  • Act as a leader of a safety first culture by pro-actively supporting and meeting all corporate policies and intiatives on OH&S

  • Promote and support continuous improvement of safety practices in the area of responsibility which includes:

*Scheduled hazard reporting

*Scheduled safety observations

*Induction of all new staff

*Incident Reporting
  • Proactively promote a positive team environment that follows the organisation’s core values around safety

  • Ensure all staff undergo and complete Safety@Spotless Training and all new employees are inducted with site specific training with Anglo and QGC as required

  • Report to Anglo Coal Management and QGC Management any safety related issues or concerns

  • Proactively promote a positive team environment thet follows the organisation’s core values

  • Mentor and train staff across the contract in safe working practices

  • Openly communicate with staff and management in regards to working safely and safety performance


Traverse Drilling InternationalStart Date : April 2012 – May 2013 Position / Title : PNG Country Risk Manager
Responsibilities and Experience
  • Lead, organise and provide direction for employees to ensure outstanding performance is achieved through people performance, HSE&Q outcomes and the business results

  • Manage the Traverse Drilling Internal Management System

  • Maintain Traverse Drilling commitment to implementation of  best practice and Australian Standards throughout its operations and practices in PNG and Fiji

  • Manage PNG country Budget/s

  • Manage all OHS staff in PNG and Fiji

  • Ensure Traverse Drilling is working within the guidelines of our contractual obligations

  • Facilitate and ensure efficient and effective communication with the client on all matters relating to Risk, Health, Safety and environment

  • Train, Mentor and up skill Local Safety Personnel

  • Conduct induction training for all new persons on (Expat and Local)

  • Provide leadership and mentoring to all staff in PNG and Fiji

  • Responsible for the health and safety of employees and self through education, training and demonstration of the right behaviours.

  • Ensure safe and efficient operation of the business through proactive management of the employees, procedures and processes.

  • Ensure Traverse Drilling Integrated Management System inclusive of HSE&Q standards are incorporated into the workplace.

  • Ensure Compliance with all applicable health, safety and environmental laws, regulations and statutory obligations at all times

  • Analyse and Report on problems or areas requiring business improvement

  • Ensure operations are controlled and do not exceed EPA limits and community expectations.

  • Ensure all activities are carried out accurately, efficiently and competently.

  • Introduce and facilitate proactive safety behaviours and measure at all sites in PNG and Fiji

  • Minimise plant, labour and material costs to maintain/reduce budget.

  • Ensure subcontractors are co-ordinated to their contract including program, record keeping and supervisory levels.

  • Ensure monthly KPI’s are achieved by sites, which in turn will ensure overall targets, are met.

  • Ensure all TDI IMS and procedures are adhered to.

  • Ensure monthly KPI’s are achieved by sites, which in turn will ensure overall targets are met.

  • Review performance against KPI and plans to ensure all activities are carried out accurately, efficiently and competently

  • Develop workforce and supervisors to ensure they are focused and constantly achieving targets, while creating a participating work environment.

  • Develop relationships throughout the workforce to ensure maximum safe production on site.

  • Ensure activities are carried out accurately, efficiently and competently in accordance with Project Management Plans.

  • Direct and a co-ordinate activity through consultation with Client and TDI to ensure activities and initiatives complies with the clients and TDI expectation in terms of quality.

  • Facilitate Incident Investigations ensuring root causes and contributing factors are identified and corrective actions are closed out to prevent repeat incidents

  • Facilitate Hazard Identification processes and ensure all actions are closed out

  • Report all progress back to Corporate office in Australia


WorkPacStart Date : April 2007 – 2012Position /Title : Regional Risk Manager QLD/NT/NSW
Responsibilities and Experience :
  • Assist and support National Risk Manager in development and implementation of state Health, Safety and Environment strategy and plans,

  • Ensure that WorkPac’s Health, Safety and Environment direction & policy is maintained and remains current.

  • Develop, enhance and maintain WorkPac’s Safety culture through strategic planning.

  • Implement and Drive Health Safety and Environmental initiatives to maintain Workpac as a Leader in its business.

    • Ensure jurisdictional legislative compliance by providing up to date information and advice on changes in legislative requirements
    • Mentor Business Managers in all aspects of Risk, Safety, HR, IR and Injury Management
  • Work with operatives to identify how systems and practices can be enhanced to ensure that they are practical as well as commercially sensible.

    • Assist operatives in getting best possible service from suppliers (e.g. Medical Providers) by managing WorkPac’s relationships with key personnel.
  • Monitor and maintain Health, safety and Environment system compliance

  • Action and report on historical and emerging trends

    • Conduct internal audits to ensure AS4801 standards are maintained.
  • Manage the injury and rehabilitation process in conjunction with the Injury Management Coordinator.

  • Monitor claims and ensure complex claims are managed for the best possible outcomes (including raising level of intervention as necessary).

  • Monitor and report on overall claims performance to manage the commercial risk for future policy renewals

  • Develop relationships with key suppliers (e.g. underwriters and case managers) and clients to ensure appropriate service delivery
  • Identify, Monitor and implement the level of health, Safety and Environment  training required and attained by operatives.

  • In conjunction with People Development, prepare and carry out internal Health, Safety and Environment training.
  • Identify and arrange suitable external training as required.


Thiess-Burton Coal Project

Thiess – Bundamba January 2008-April 2008 (safety Manager)


Start Date:     December 2005 – January 2008

Position/Title: Health Safety and Training Superintendent


Responsibilities and Experience:


  • Ensure Thiess complies with it’s obligations to all Acts and Regulations.

  • Interpret and advise on all related Acts and regulations

  • Facilitate and conduct Risk Assessments

  • Manage and Supervise the Health Safety &Training Department

  • Advise the Site Senior executive and Thiess Corporate managers on Safety strategies and issues

  • Manage, review, audit and maintain the Safety Management System.

  • Manage and influence the safety of 600 employees and 150 contractors on site.

  • Advise senior corporate Managers on issues relating to Safety and Industrial relations.

  • Mentor Superintendents in Safety, Human Resource related and Industrial relations issues.

  • Audit compliance to Safety Acts and Regulations.

  • Manage the Rehabilitation process of employees.

  • Implement initiatives to promote Safety and Health of the workforce.

  • Introduce and maintain the Fitness to work  scheme for Burton Coal

  • Mentor Safety Graduates throughout Burton Coal.

  • Mentor site Supervision

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures in compliance to the Coal Act and regulation.

  • Manage Contractor Safety Performance on Site

  • Mentor and assist contractors to ensure compliance with the Safety Health Management System.

  • Develop and review the Biomonitoring schedule for site.

  • Investigate serious incidents and accidents

  • Train mining staff in safe work practices

  • Identify shortfalls within the company and develop strategies to rectify.

  • Provide HR and IR support to the Site Senior Executive.

  • Advise Managers on HR and IR issues

  • Liaise with Unions and Union officials

  • Liaise with outside regulatory bodies

  • Ensure all personnel are trained and currently certified in all competencies in accordance with the Thiess Training system.

  • Manage employee issues relating to harassment and discrimination.

  • Review and report incident trends to assist in incident prevention based on trend analysis.






Sun Metals Corporation Pty Ltd
Start Date: November 2000 – December 2005Position/Title: Senior Health and Safety Advisor / Team Leader


Responsibilities and Experience

  • Ensure Sunmetals Corporation conforms to the Health and Safety Acts and Regulations.

∙       Provide advice to upper Management on best safety practices

∙       Accident investigation

∙       Rehabilitation Co-Coordinator

∙       Conduct and lead workplace Audits

∙       Conduct Audits and prepare reports

∙       Advise management in relation to Health and Safety compliance and issues.

∙       Wrote safety criteria for contractors working on projects on site.

∙       Manage contractor’s safety on site.

∙       Manage safety of all construction projects on site. Ranging from 10-100 contractor companies.

∙       Developed and implemented the safety plan for the 15 million dollar pond expansion project.

∙       Advised on safety for the Construction of the Leaching improvement process. 38 million dollar expansion.

∙       Managed the safety on all the Shutdowns. This comprised of managing approximately 500 contractors from all around Australia.  

∙       Maintain medical records of staff

∙       Develop and implement policies and procedures

∙       Implement safety strategies to reduce incidents / accidents

∙       Ensure safe work practices are being adopted by all on site, both SMC staff and contractors.

∙       Conduct safety inspections in all areas of Plant.

∙       Prepare and present weekly, monthly, six monthly and annual safety reports and statistics to upper management.

∙       Advised all employees and contractors on height safety, electrical safety, scaffolding, confined space awareness, hand tool safety, hot work, emergency procedures and all other Australian standards pertaining to the work being performed.

∙       Maintain emergency response equipment

∙       Conduct site inductions and assessment

∙       Developed SMC training packages and policies

∙       Deliver Safety training packages

∙       Manage Health and hygiene bio-monitoring of staff

∙       Emergency response co-ordinator

∙       Control and maintain fire system

∙       Provide first aid advice when required.

∙       Manage the maintenance of site first aid amenities.

∙       Ensure statutory requirements are complied with

∙       Communicate with doctors and health specialists regarding rehabilitation of staff

∙       Advise upper management on best methods of injury management and rehabilitation of staff

∙       Train and assess staff

∙       Interview, recruit and manage casual employees

∙       Screen, and reference check potential employees

∙       Discipline employees when required

∙       Implemented and developed taskforce

∙       Manage a Team of employees

∙       Monitor performance of staff members

∙       Maintain employee records and files

∙       Provide HR support

∙       Communicate HR matters to operations crews

∙       Process applications for access to site

∙       Conduct after hours environmental incident investigation

∙       Developed and implemented a fully automatic security access system

∙       Developed security procedures and policies

∙       Cyclone co-ordinator

∙       Developed and implemented site drug and alcohol policy.

∙       Liase with public and media

∙       Act in a mentor capacity to Superintendents and Team leaders



Jupiter Hotel and Casino
Start Date: December 1997

Finish Date: November 2000

Position/Title: Senior security officer/ Shift Supervisor/Safety Officer


Responsibilities
  • Manage and Supervise 30 security staff

  • Shift safety officer

  • Prepare incident and accident reports

  • Was the first point of contact for patrons thus providing a public relations role

  • Communicating with emergency services

  • Provide communications and support to staff from management.

  • Protect patrons and company property

  • Maintain video surveillance of property and persons

  • Investigate and report incidents

  • Perform first aid as required

  • Ensure safe practices were adopted by staff

  • Ensure safe storage of chemicals

  • Maintain first aid registers

  • Security patrols of premise

  • Supply emergency response to fires and incidents

  • Perform shift reports

  • Issue security passes to staff and visitors

  • Provide personal body guard security to individuals

  • Maintain and control fire system


  • Liaise with federal and local police departments

  • Perform security checks on people

  • Provide conflict resolution to staff and patrons

  • Train staff in evacuation procedures

  • Provide cash escorts

  • Supervise cash counts and cash removal



Argus Security
Start Date: February 1995

Finish Date: December 1997

Position/Title: Senior Security Officer
Responsibilities
  • Supervise and Manage 20 security guards and patrol officers

  • Organised and supervised major events

  • Provided training to new security officers

  • Act in a public relations capacity between the company, corporate clients and the public.

  • Maintain communication and supply information to emergency services.

  • Attend and respond to armed hold ups

  • Provide cash escorts

  • Provide personal protection

  • Administer first aid

  • Attend break and enters

  • Prepare briefs and reports for the Queensland Police Service

  • Performed static and mobile security functions







Townsville Pathology
Start Date: July 1988

Finish Date: July 1995

Position/Title: Scientist/Laboratory Technician/Safety Officer

Responsibilities
  • Conduct analytical testing of patients

  • Develop and write procedures for testing

  • Enter patient results into database

  • Maintain and repair medical equipment

  • Train new staff in procedures

  • Implemented safe laboratory work practices to qualify for NATA accreditation.

  • Develop, implement and monitor policies and procedures

  • Conduct Safety Inspections and reporting to the Company Owners

  • Provide Safety advice in relation to compliance to legislation and codes of practice to Doctors and scientists

  • Conduct incident investigation as required

  • Liaise with medical staff

  • Participate in medical conferences and forums

  • Conduct presentations to medical staff on testing methods and updates on new equipment

  • Service medical equipment

  • Interpret results and relay their meaning to doctors

  • Calibrate medical machinery

  • Perform quality control testing

  • Communicate with nursing staff, doctors and the public on a continual basis

  • Manage Haematology department

  • Conduct testing, plating and diagnosis in the Bacteriology Department

  • Manage the Biochemistry and Drug testing departments