Our people

Andy Perry

Principal HSE Consultant and Trainer, OHS/WHS/Dangerous Goods

Background

I have obtained extensive knowledge in the safety industry over 15 years as a Safety Consultant and a Certified Lead Auditor. I have developed extensive heavy industry safety knowledge from developing and implementing a wide range of policies, procedures, training courses and management systems for clients within the water, aviation, rail infrastructure, construction, logistics management, renewal energy projects and tourism industries.

My role within HAZCON includes providing safety advice to organisations as a Principal Consultant. This includes, developing, maintaining, and auditing safety management systems that comply with legislative and international standards. Furthermore, the position also requires researching, preparing and delivery of Regulatory and Industry approved training programs across Australia and New Zealand, as well as, providing awareness courses tailored to client or workforce needs.

I provide WorkSafe approved training as well as developing and delivering tailored training solutions to clients across several safety topics, which include, dangerous goods and hazardous substances, excavation, trenching, risk registers and project management, accident / incident investigation with practical corrective actions and mechanical plant operations, including hazardous manual handling.

Up-skilling team members within HAZCON is another role, I thoroughly enjoy and observing them disseminating the information to other interested parties and students.

Some of my areas of expertise include, however are not limited to:

• A sound knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation across Australasia;
• Hazardous Chemicals knowledge with relevant licences, such as transportation requirements for, classes 2-9 and the implementation of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS);
• Conducting compliance audits on renewal energy projects, forestry industry, hazardous chemical storage facilities and construction sites nationally.
• Development and assisted with the implementation of various Safety Management Systems that meet compliance and international standards.
• Assisted the regulatory (WorkSafe) with an investigation and providing a detailed report on the findings.
• Assisted with Safety in Design and Hazard Operability studies (HAZOP’s).
• Review safety documentation, which included Risk Registers and Safe Work Method Statements; and
• Development and delivery of awareness training packages for local property management to maintain compliance and utilisation of relevant tools and resources.

What you love about working at HAZCON:

• Supporting and working in a team environment.
• Travelling, exploring new environments and meeting new and interest people.

Qualifications:

• Advance Diploma in Work Health and Safety.
• Certificate IV in Training Assessment.
• Diploma of Training and Assessment
• Diploma of Logistics Management
• Certified Lead Auditor Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (Exemplar Global).
• Corporate Governance for Essentials and Duty of Officers / Directors.
• Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety and Business (Frontline Management).
• Approved Victorian WorkSafe OHS facilitator for Occupational Health and Safety courses.
• Approved Queensland WorkSafe facilitator for Officers and Workplace Health and Safety Representatives.
• Holds – Certificate of attendance with ICAM investigations.
• Holds – Dangerous Goods and Safe Loading Program licenses.
• Holds – Rail Industry Worker Card.
• Holds – Construction Industry White Card.
• Holds – Working with Children Check.
• Holds – First Aid Certification.

Memberships/Groups:

• Exemplar Global
• Dangerous Goods Advisory Group (DGAG)
• WorkSafe Victoria (Newsletter)
• vetr (digital learning community for the Australian vocational education and training sector.
• Safety Wise ICAM
• myosh Academy
• Safer Together