Robert is the founder and OHS Consulting Practice Leader of Work Safety Hub, with more than 15 years’ experience in managing safety and risk management programs.
"I find it very rewarding to apply a research-based approach to improving organisational safety performance. It's exciting to be one the consultants actively applying lessons from the research in this area."
His key specialties include:
safety leadership and culture
safety management systems
independent advisor and facilitator roles
risk analysis and assessments
independent reviews and audits
Robert’s other areas of expertise include coaching managers and supervisors in leadership skills.
He is currently responsible for the overall performance of the OHS Consulting practice and serving external clients. He works with clients and contractors to identify, evaluate, and solve a wide range of safety and health-related needs. Robert has extensive industry experience, the practice now serves many National publicly listed and government organisations.
Recent Engagements
Robert leads corporate-wide initiatives to improve safety performance. Associated with these assignments has been the development and implementation of a number of culturally aligned safety management systems. These programs have saved businesses significant costs by preventing fatalities, injuries and disease, as well as employing effective injury management practices, the systems encourage organisational resilience and improved performance.
Areas of Specialisation
Workplace safety and organisational culture transformation
Contractor safety issues
Design and implementation of corporate safety strategic initiatives
Selected Accomplishments
Leading a corporate-wide network to leverage best practices for safety performance
Driving culture change and improving performance within numerous businesses
Appointed to the WorkSafe Victoria panel of consultants for OHS Essentials Program
Professional Experience
Robert has an impressive breadth and depth of experience in employee safety standards and practices. He has represented Work Safety Hub on industry groups and committees.
He is a recognised authority on workplace safety. Robert regularly leads workshops on topics such as managing contractor safety and how organisations that commit to achieving a world-class safety culture can improve their business’ bottom line outcomes.
