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WorkSafe Western Australia

Critical risk management

A Safe Work Month webinar on how WA regulates major hazard facilities, mining and petroleum operations and manages critical risks.

When

3 pm Brisbane · 3:30 pm Adelaide · 1 pm Perth · 1 hr 30 min

What you’ll learn

  • Major Hazard Facilities regulation
  • Petroleum safety compliance in WA
  • Principal mining hazard management
  • Panel Q&A with regulators

Speakers

Marianne Amato

Manager Critical Risks, LGIRS (WorkSafe WA)

Geoscientist and senior manager with more than 25 years of technical, regulatory and leadership experience in the oil and gas sector worldwide, including leading teams on regulatory strategy and on identifying and commercialising exploration resources. Now manages critical risks for WorkSafe WA.

Luke van Baaren

Team Leader, Major Hazard Facilities, LGIRS (WorkSafe WA)

Leads WorkSafe WA's Major Hazard Facilities Branch. A qualified mechanical engineer with more than 25 years in safety regulation and engineering, including dangerous goods and major hazard regulation, after earlier roles in industry engineering and asset integrity.

Gary Cresswell

Team Leader, Inspector of Mines, LGIRS (WorkSafe WA)

Leads the South Inspectorate of WorkSafe Mines Safety, based in Collie. Brings 37 years in mining across Australia and Papua New Guinea, in underground and open-cut operations producing coal, lead, zinc, silver, copper and gold.

Vaughn Hinkley

Team Leader, Petroleum Safety, LGIRS (WorkSafe WA)

Leads the WorkSafe Petroleum Safety Team, drawing on more than 22 years in high-risk resources and petroleum industries. Specialises in the safety case regime, safety assurance, process safety and regulatory leadership.

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WorkSafe Western Australia

WorkSafe WA regulates work health and safety in Western Australia under the state's WHS Act. Its webinars help employers understand new and changing obligations, such as critical risk management and the move from workplace exposure standards to workplace exposure limits. They suit WA safety professionals, managers and business owners responsible for compliance.

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