Risk & Safety

SAFEgroup has technically competent, qualified and highly regarded Experts who prepare Expert Witness Reports for firms across Australia. Our Experts assess liability and negligence and provide risk-based practical preventative control measures for workplace incidents and public liability matters.

• Expert Witness Reports for liability and negligence assessment
• Risk-based preventative control measures for workplace incidents
• Comprehensive expertise covering:
  • Workplace incidents, public liability, and personal injury
  • Risk management and systems of work
  • Construction, confined spaces, and mining safety
  • Manual handling, traffic management, and slips, trips, and falls
  • Plant failure, entrapment, and guarding failures
  • Electrical safety
  • Load restraint failures
  • Building defects and compliance obligations
  • Hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods handling
  • Maritime, logistics, and transportation incidents
  • Psychological and physical injuries, including bullying and assault

Our Risk Assessments follow a defined scope, clear process and quantifiable outputs to ensure that all aspects of the workplace which affect workers, plant and production are addressed. Our Risk Assessments are electronically recorded and draw on the investigation experience and qualifications of our Risk and Safety team.

• Compliance-based risk assessments aligned with Australian Standards, Mining Guidelines, and legislation
• Tailored solutions for corporate risk management requirements
• Electronic recording of assessments and structured risk mitigation plans
• Consultation-based approach for implementation and risk treatment

Assessment types include:

• Qualitative & quantitative risk assessments
• Broad brush risk assessments (BBRA)
• Risk management plans (RMP)
• Project design risk assessments (PDRA)
• Mobile plant assessments
• Safety in design assessments
• HAZOP analysis and failure mode analysis (DFMEA)
• Site risk profiles & hazard identifications
• Document control & machine guarding compliance
• Business interruption planning & electrical safety compliance
• Storage & handling of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods

Our team can facilitate a review or assessment on any client site. Alternatively, we have facilities at our offices in the Hunter Valley, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne or Ballina where reviews can be conducted.

If the unexpected does occur, SAFEgroup can provide on your site, within 24 hours, an experienced investigation team which can:

• Plan and lead the investigation process
• Liaise with your legal advisors to meet their requirements
• Prepare legally privileged investigation report
• Investigation methodologies include:
  • Incident Cause Analysis Method (ICAM)
  • System Safety Accident Investigation (SSAI)

Our Risk and Safety team is committed to the identification of risk-based workplace controls and systems of work in compliance with Work Health and Safety legislation requirements, model Work Health and Safety Regulations, Codes of Practice and current Australian Standards.

SAFEgroup is also a tri-certified organisation with lead auditors accredited in Work Health and Safety, Environment and Quality who undertake detailed systems audits covering:​

• Statutory compliance to relevant legislation and codes of practice
• Health & Safety AS/NZS 45001 & AS/NZS ISO 45001
• Environment AS/NZS ISO 14001
• Quality AS/NZS ISO 9001
• Risk Management AS/NZS ISO 31000
• Chain of responsibility
• Corporate requirements
• Systems analysis