SAFEgroup’s Team
Delivering Expert Opinion and Risk & Safety Services.
SAFEgroup is your go to team specialising in legal expert witness reports, risk assessments, incident investigations, pre-certification audits and developing risk and safety solutions.
SAFEgroup's Key Services
We're your partner for risk management & safety
About SAFEgroup
At SAFEgroup, we have over 35 years of industry expertise to workplace risk management, safety, and operational excellence.
Our dedicated teams specialise in delivering expert witness reports, rigorous risk assessments, and proactive safety solutions across a wide range of industries including mining, construction, agriculture, maritime, and transport.
From investigating workplace incidents and complex liability matters to developing tailored systems of work and compliance frameworks, we combine deep technical knowledge with a careful investigative approach.
Our in-house specialists navigate Australian and international standards, codes of practice, and legislative requirements to provide clear and practical strategies that protect your people, your operations, and your financial outcomes.
See What we Specialise in
Risk Management:
- Risk Management – Facilitate risk assessments compliant with ISO 31000
- Application of Broad-Brush Risk Assessment (BBRA), Structured What if Technique (SWIFT), Hazard & Operability Assessments (HAZOP), Bow Tie methodologies
- Psychosocial Hazard Risk Assessments
- Safety in Design Workshops
- Chain of Responsibility (Road Transport) legislation compliance assessment
- WHS Fall Prevention Control Hierarchy
- Emergency Management Risk Assessment
Auditing:
- Expert safety and compliance audits tailored to your workplace
- Plant Compliance Auditing
- Electrical Installation Audits in accordance with AS/NZS 3000.
- Classification of Hazardous Areas (explosive atmospheres)
- Work Health & Safety Management System to WHS Act, WHS Regulation and ISO 45001
- Quality Management System Audit to ISO 9001
- Environmental System Management Audit to ISO 14001
- Pre-Certification of WHS management systems audit
- Confined Space Audit
- Working at Heights Audit
See what industries we support
- Construction
- Mining (Surface & Underground)
- Metals Processing
- Drilling
- Logistics
- Water
- Food & Beverages
- Mechanical Engineering
- Maritime
- Accommodation
- Tunnelling
- Aged Care Facilities
- Healthcare
- Hazardous Chemicals
- Utilities
- Traffic Management
- Transportation (Road & Rail)
- Power & Energy
- Agriculture
- Emergency Services
Our Team
David Cockbain
David is the Director and Principal Consultant of SAFEgroup. He is also the Founder and a Director of SAFEgroup Automation (SGA).
Tony Reczek
Tony is a qualified electrical engineer and has worked as a consultant with SAFEgroup for the last 20 years as a lead safety auditor, incident investigator, and risk management specialist.
Gracie Robinson
Gracie has worked as the Risk & Safety Manager with SAFEgroup for 10 years and has over 30 years' experience in the mining industry as a Safety Advisor.
Paul Donkin
Paul Donkin is a Mechanical Engineer and qualified slip test technician (Wessex Pendulum tester by Wessex (UK)) with experience in the coal mining industry as a CHPP reliability engineer, project engineer and shift engineer.
Backed By Our In-House
Expert Legal Administration Team
SAFEgroup has an in-house legal administration team that manages matters from initial instruction through to report completion. They analyse factual issues, apply their legal and safety expertise to support our experts, and identify the information needed for robust expert opinions.
Our team provides regular updates and welcomes client enquiries at any stage. Where needed, they also offer scribing services for conclaves and joint reports, handling the process from collation to final sign-off. This delivers the value of third-party services without the extra fees.
