Waste Services Group (WSG) is a medium sized business that partners with industry and customers to deliver solutions to their waste and sustainability objectives in a world of changing legislation and expectations. Our divisions service the general, recycled and specialised waste streams for businesses across Australia, with focus on the Victorian, NSW and Queensland customer base.As part of the WSG executive and management team I take a key leadership role in developing and maintain a safe work environment by applying extensive knowledge and experience to lead, plan and drive HSQ strategies and programs across the organisation. I ensure that WSG operate in compliance with all legislation and regulations that apply to the Group operations. and that quality management systems are in place across the Group and that the business is operating in accordance with those systems and the relevant certifications are maintained. Iam a strategic partner who not only brings knowledge to the table, and generates new ideas, but who personally gets things done to deliver the above objectives in a pragmatic way that adds value to all WSG stakeholders. Simpe, Safe and Legal operations are the bedrock of our success.Reporting to the CEO, I develop and shape the key objectives and strategy of the group, building a robust governance program whilst building our peoples safety leadership capability thru varied and pragmatic programs that ensures safety is lived daily.

Reece Group is an iconic Australian business that spans plumbing, bathrooms and home supplies, Civil and irrigation, and Climate control systems and products, both for commercial and residential sectors. We support our essential workers and industries across Australia and New Zealand. We strive for greatness, partnering with our customers for success with an emphasis on great teams delivering amazing results.As Safety Lead ANZ, I lead the Safety improvement strategy and plans, that builds risk management and frontline safety capability in everything we do, supporting a safety-first mindset. Partnering with the business in designing programs that keep it simple and empower our people to be safe every day. Lead the transformation of the safety digitisation journey, improving business HSE capability and knowledge, easing the burden of monitoring and reporting, and focuses on proactive risk control programmes.

Toll Global Logistics is a business that spans Australia and the Asia Pacific region, with a diverse portfolio incorporating FMCG, Retail logistics, Healthcare, Dangerous Goods, Chemicals Warehousing and Logistics across 5 business units with over 80 sites nationally. The Industrials business incorporates 48 sites nationally, including 5 Major Hazard Facilities and spans warehousing, chemicals transport and storage, and logistics functions for Steel, Plastics, Glass and Paper products.As the Senior HSE Manager I support and am responsible for both the Industrials business nationally, and all of the NSW businesses and depots that reside in NSW for Toll Global Logistics and the associated HSE team. I work with the Industrials Leadership team to deliver year-on-year improvement in HSE key performance indicators and a zero fatalities culture across the business unit, develop HSE strategy aligned to corporate strategy, Involved in tenders, contract execution and renewals, lead the NSW HSE team in their role of frontline support for the operations and ensure processes and practices are in place to remain compliant with all required regulatory legislation and Customer requirements, including HSE legislation, MHF license and self-insurance obligations, and CoR legislation.

Toll Liquids is a national business division of Toll Group, It is seen as the industry leader in the handling and transportation of bulk dangerous goods across Australia through disciplined processes, highly qualified and trained operators, up to date and maintained equipment and focused leadership.As the National HSE Manager, I am a member of the leadership team and responsible for the development and implementation of the Toll Liquids safety strategy and plans, reporting on HSE performance through management review, the OHS Management System, its compliance to both the regulatory requirements and that of our Customers, Risk Management, providing advice for injury management strategies, and coaching and mentoring line management and our safety people on safety leadership.

In early 2014, BlueScope Steel finalised the purchase the Orrcon Steel, Fielders and OneSteel Sheet and Coil businesses, followed midyear by Pacific Steel in New Zealand, which included 34 sites Australia wide and one site in Auckland NZ. I was appointed Manager of the OHS integration project of these businesses into the BlueScope Steel Safety Management Systems, risk management processes (including a review of high risk activities and the systems of control), safety leadership principles and the management of the Safety Regulator in each state with respect to the Self Insurance licenses,In late 2014, I was seconded to lead up an Australia wide “Small Site Safety” Project, to deliver a simplified safety management system designed to ease the compliance burden and refocus the activities to manage material risk. It is designed for small sites / branches that predominantly reside in regional Australia with no direct safety support. The deliverables I achieved included, the design of a set of principles to guide the project for senior management sign-off, the development of key safety elements for small site safety based on BlueScope's Safety Standards, and significant reduction of system compliance requirements.

I perform two roles as OHS Governance and Support Manager.Firstly in the Governance role, I am responsible for the maintenance, improvement and due diligence of the BlueScope Steel safety management systems, specifically focussed on the southern region (Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory). Provide leadership and strategic advice to senior business managers on the safety management systems and its key metrics, process matters, legislation, and technical safety issues. Lead the self insurance processes in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, including coordination of activities to meet new harmonised OHS legislation. Provide leadership and guidance to the businesses on a consistent and simplified approach to risk management across the business.Secondly, I support the national business division of Supply Chain and Processing as the National Safety Manager. In this role I am a member of the national leadership team and provide strategic safety planning, advice in risk management, drive specific safety improvement initiaitives nationally, support injury management processes, provide the leadership team with focussed and timely data and information on safety performance, involvement and review of all nationally significant incident investigations, and coach and support line management in safety felt leadership.

Responsible for the development and delivery of the site’s safety improvement plans and initiatives, provide leadership, professional advice and support to the Leadership and management teams in all aspects of safety related discipline including legislation, self insurance, risk management, contractor management, safety systems and standards etc., leader of the sites Safety Leadership Team, leadership of the onsite Safety professional team, and Safety Manager of the re-construction project of the sites continuous pickle processing line.Western Port Steel Works is an integrated steel manufacturing facility, employing approx. 1200 personnel including onsite resident contractors and contains a Hot Strip mill, Pickle line, Cold rolling mill, 3 Metallic coating lines and 2 Paint lines with associated equipment and support functions.

Responsible for the Occupational Health, Safety, Environment and Quality management systems, their certification and re-accreditation across the Victorian Service Centre businesses for BlueScope Steel. Development of single Victorian OHSEQ system.

I was the leader of the Braeside Service Centre site and operations, in the delivery of excellence in operational costs and maximum value to our Customers, by delivering product on time, in full and, within specification by safely, efficiently and effectively utilizing the sites resources. The many responsibilities included all site HR and IR activities, delivery performance and cost control and capital improvement projects.Braeside Service Centre is a steel processing plant that includes warehousing, transport, processing plant of two slitting machines, associated product packaging lines and cranes, and associated infrastructure including the Victorian Logistics and Sales office, in the South Eastern Melbourne suburb of Braeside. The plant operated 5 days, 2 shift operations per week.