Heath Thorpe Email & Phone Number

Africa; Mongolia; Asia; Australasia

Sustainability is a global consulting company specialising in Critical Risk Minimisation in high risk industries and projects. Sustainability have a number of bespoke initiatives and tools such as: In-field Safety Leadership Coaching; Safety Leadership development and improvement programs; High Risk Work Verification; In-field Environmental Leadership.

India (Residential Udaipur)

Health, Safety and Environmental oversight of all Hindustan Zinc assets and operations including exploration, projects, underground mines, concentrating plants, smelters, refineries, captive power plants and associated logistics, infrastructure, closure projects and rehabilitation.

Mongolia (Residential In Ulaanbaatar FIFO 5/2)

• HSE lead on the multi-billion dollar Oyu Tolgoi underground mega-project spanning over 7 years and including EPCM oversight, and multiple surface and underground contractor companies for scopes including:
• UG lateral development
• Multiple shaft sinking and fit-out
• Conveyor to surface double heading decline
• Various UG infrastructure fit-outs
• Various surface civil and infrastructure construction worksThe project has complex and diverse internal Rio Tinto and external stakeholder groups. At end 2017:The project has achieved all leading and lagging HSE.

Papua New Guinea - Lihir (Residential)

Managing the teams responsible for health, safety and environment and the ISOS managed hospital and clinic at Newcrest's open pit gold mine on Lihir Island in PNG.

Laos (Residential - DIDO 10/4)

Managing safety and risk for the company in all aspects throughout Asia. This includes Occupational health & hygiene, Safety, Emergency services and Medical services across both mine sites in Laos, the KTL project area, ports in Thailand and Vietnam and activities in Myanmar.This is an expanded role from the original Phu Kham Safety and Sustainability.

FIFO: Brisbane / Ranger Uranium Mine - NT

Manager Health, Safety, Environment and Radiation for the Brine Concentrator and Ranger 3 Deeps Exploration Decline construction projects at the Ranger Uranium Mine in the Northern Territory.Successfully managed the team and project to DNV certification, and the project was used by Rio Tinto as the physical sample to provide certification to Rio Tinto.

Tonkolili - Sierra Leone - West Africa / Kwale - Kenya - East Africa

Contract FIFO roleTonkolili - Based in Sierra Leone, West Africa, the Tonkolili Phase 1 B Project is the construction management of a 12 M t/y iron ore hematite processing plant.Kwale - Based in Kenya, East Africa, This is an EPCM to deliver the concentrator and mineral separation plant for the Kwale Project Mineral Sands Project, which is anticipated to.

Founded in 2006, Oraeps Pty Ltd was an Australian owned and operated company based in Brisbane. It was a focussed consulting company that specialised in management of high risk environmental, health and safety (EHS) issues for mining, construction, rail and heavy industry clients.

Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia & New Caledonia

Contract (FIFO) strategic HSE role assisting INCO (PT Inco in Indonesia) and then Vale (Vale New caledonia) in the successful and sustainable implementation of Major Hazard Standards (MHS) and High Risk Control Protocols (HRCP) across the operations.Key achievements included contributing to PT Inco achieving over 10 million work hours LTI free.

National Occupational Safety Association - AustralasiaOccupational health, safety and environmental consulting, auditing and training to mining, construction and heavy industry clients throughout Australasia, including provision of operational HSE personnel.

Mozambique, Southern Africa

Contract HSE Manager (FIFO) for submarine and terrestrial natural gas pipeline installation (construction) linking all the islands in the Bazaruto Archipelago to the gas pipeline services originating in mainland Mozambique

HSE outsourcing services and consulting to construction, mining, rail, port and industrial clients including: NOSA, Subtech, Mhlume Sugar, CSIR.

Manager of a team of environmental scientists, technicians and support staff performing consulting and research into, and monitoring of, marine and aquatic ecosystems. Manager of ABASEED – abalone aquaculture and research stationProject manager of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the proposed Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) in East.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Science

Bsc, Environmental Science

Advanced Diploma, Oh&S