Ian Simpson Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, Australia

• I lead the delivery of WHS, injury management and wellbeing strategies, programs, advice and services at the ABC, Australia's national broadcaster.
• The ABC operates across 60 sites with approximately 5,000 employees.
• Reporting to the Chief People Officer, I lead the health, safety and wellbeing function at the ABC to deliver strategies, programs, advice and services to assist the ABC to safely and effectively achieve its business.
• My role encompasses leadership of injury management and worker's compensation claims management.
• Under my leadership the ABC has developed a reputation in its industry for best-in-class psychosocial risk management and injury management programs, and more than halved its workers compensation premiums to the lowest.
• I have successfully delivered a wide range of programs to manage the ABC’s diverse safety risk profile including trauma interventions programs, our world class social media safety program for journalists (recognised by.

Sydney, Australia

• I provided health, safety, environment (HSE) leadership and support to CBRE's facilities management team managing Charter Hall's commercial and industrial property portfolio of over 200 properties valued at over $17.
• I achieved certification of the account's HSE system to AS/NZS 4801 and ISO 9001, 14001 & 18001
• I championed HSE matters in the procurement and management of major contracts for facilities management services
• I led the HSE investigations function, leading ICAM investigations of serious incidents and managing liaison with each state's HSE regulators.
• I designed, championed, and implemented HSE projects to achieve breakthrough improvements in HSE system performance, outcomes and stakeholder engagement.

Sydney, Australia

• I led a team of six safety professionals to achieve a 40% reduction in lost time injury rate over 4 years in an organisation of 4500 employees
• I introduced State Transit’s Corporate Safety Plan and SMS site implementation plans incorporating lead indicators to establish accountability of line managers and significantly improve consistency of implementation
• I managed safety audit preparations leading to State Transit’s re-accreditation as a self-insurer under Safe Work NSW’s worker’s compensation scheme (equivalent to AS4801 OHSMS).
• I established StateTransit's contractor safety management program to manage safety of vehicle & infrastructure capital & maintenance works with annual spend of $7-8 million
• I managed development of site traffic management plans to manage yard safety of Australia’s largest bus fleet (2100+ buses) across 14 depots
• I managed the relationship with State Transit’s safety regulators, including SafeWork NSW and the Office of Transport Investigations

477 Pitt Street Sydney 2000

• I led a team of safety professionals to develop, promote and maintain the WHS management system of RailCorp, Australia’s largest rail network with 15,000 employees
• I acted as the WHS subject matter expert on major RailCorp projects and programs, participating in the development & review of safety documentation for multi-million dollar infrastructure and rolling stock projects.
• I managed the review and update of RailCorp’s Safety Management System to address the WHS legislative requirements introduced in 2012
• I managed safety audit preparations leading to RailCorp’s accreditation as a self-insurer under WorkCover NSW’s worker’s compensation scheme (equivalent to AS4801 OHSMS).
• I managed the development of RailCorp’s OHS Risk Registers covering all employee workgroups.
• I oversaw the multi-million dollar contract for provision of health assessments for rail safety

• I was the safety specialist for Australia Post NSW, which employed over 15,000 employees across more than 300 sites
• I developed and implemented Australia Post’s award-winning OHS Positive Performance Indicators performance management tool, which directly contributed to a 75% reduction in lost time injury frequency rate across NSW.
• I conducted OHS management system audits nationally in accordance with the Corporate Self Insurer’s license requirements and managed the external OHS audits conducted by Comcare.
• I managed the workplace assessment function for RTW programs for injured workers
• I led a range of safety activities, training & coaching managers in Post’s behaviour-based safety program, conducting plant risk assessments of mail processing equipment and managing ergonomic intervention programs.

• I provided occupational rehabilitation provider services including:
• Case management of injured workers
• Work site assessment
• Work capacity assessment, and
• Development of return-to-work programs.I provided OHS consultancy services included ergonomic assessment, safety risk assessments, and development and training in employee injury prevention programs.

Phd, Safety Science

A study into the implementation and effectiveness of OHS positive performance indicators

Master Of Science, Occupational Health And Rehabilitation

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Occupational Therapy