Richard Forster MSIA, CMIOSH (UK)

Principal HSE Consultant

Richard joined HAZCON from the UK in 2008. He is an experienced OHS Practitioner of 26 years and has developed and implemented a wide range of health and safety policies, procedures, training courses and management systems.

Richard regularly delivers WorkSafe approved training and is a Lead OHS Auditor. He is passionate about his work and is a keen believer in sensible risk management as well as being a keen supporter of health and well-being issues.

Richard has 6 years experience in Major Emergency Response Planning and has Gold and Silver Command experience of dealing with real time emergencies including terrorist attacks, major fires and chemical incidents.

Richard is a Member of the Safety Institute of Australia a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (UK). He holds a Diploma in OHS and Certificate IV Training and Assessment.

He is also a regular blog writer for HAZCON and contributor to the Safety Chat newsletter.