'Why your investigations fail and what you can do to improve' Monday 8 August, 1:00pm 

'Improving your investigation skills' Tuesday 9 August, 4:00pm

Ed Perz, principal of Perz Consulting LLC, provides expertise in safety investigations to a range of multinational companies in the oil and gas, construction and mining sectors. Having completed a 34 year career in BP, he brings practical knowledge and experience to the subject of investigations.

His comments will challenge you to re-examine the whether your current investigation processes deliver the full business value to your organisation and whether your investigators have the appropriate skill sets to excel at this critical function. 

'New thinking in safety: How do we achieve zero?' Tuesday 9 August, 9:00am

Patrick Hudson is one of the world's leading authorities on the human factor in the management of safety, in the oil and gas industry, in commercial aviation and in medicine. He was the Project Leader of the Tripod Research program for Shell International since 1987, was closely involved in developing Shell's approach to safety management systems after the Piper Alpha disaster and led Shell Group's Hearts and Minds program on the development of safety culture in the Oil and Gas industry. He is now leading a new program for Shell on high consequence low probability accidents. He also advises Total, British Gas, ENI-Agip and BP.

Professor Hudson's involvement with aviation has included working with companies such as British Airways, Swissair, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, KLM, Malaysian and Singapore Airlines, Boeing and Airbus. He often advises the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) based in Montreal and is regularly engaged by the Dutch, US, Singaporean, Australian and Canadian aviation regulatory authorities.

Professor Hudson is increasingly asked to advise other industries, including the steel and mining industries. In 2005 he was also appointed to the International Safety Expert Team overseeing the European Union's main nuclear research reactor. He was one of the authors of the report on patient safety in the Netherlands for the Minister of Health in 2005.

'Safety at Apache' Tuesday 9 August, 9:00am

Tom Maher was named Australia Region Vice President and Managing Director for Apache Energy Limited in December 2009. 

Prior to his Australian assignment, Tom spent 8 years working at Apache Egypt Companies in Cairo.  His position as Exploration Manager in Egypt saw Tom focus on exploration of new acreage acquired in government bid rounds, via farm-in or acquisition. Tom participated and later led a team that made a number of significant oil discoveries in the Abu Gharadig and Faghur Basins in the Western Desert of Egypt.  Subsequent and continued development of these discoveries has resulted in present day production of over 69,000 barrels of oil per day and 55 million cubic feet of gas per day.

Tom first joined the company when Apache Corporation acquired properties from Occidental in 1986.  He was located in the US Mid-Continent Region, Tulsa, Oklahoma commencing work as a geologist and moving on to Geoscience Manager and Exploration and Development Manager.

Tom holds a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of Massachusetts, a master's in Geology from Miami University (Ohio), and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is an AAPG Certified Petroleum Geologist.

'Challenges in development and implementation of process safety metrics' Tuesday 9 August, 1:05pm

Sreedhar is a chemical engineer who started his career in India working for a contracting company involved in design and construction of steel, power and gas plants. He joined Santos twenty years ago and has held roles in mechanical and pipeline design, plant operations, plant integrity, project development and risk management. This all round experience puts him in good stead to carry out his role as Principal Engineer, Process Safety Management over the last five years.

'Organisational factors influencing reliability in the design and manufacture of subsea systems' Tuesday 9 August, 1:05pm

Associate Professor Melinda Hodkiewicz is the head of the Engineering Asset Management (EAM) Program at the University of Western Australia, Chair of the Standards Australia committee and member of the ISO committee responsible for development of an ISO Standard for asset management. She is responsible for UWA's postgraduate Business & Engineering Asset Management and Executive courses and works with a number of global organisations on professional development for Asset Managers. She collaborates regularly with infrastructure, local government and the resource sector on multi-disciplinary research projects particularly in the areas of prognostics of asset failure, asset data quality and life cycle costing.

'Inherent safety in design' Tuesday 9 August, 1:05pm

Mhairi Glover is the Senior Development HSS Manager for Woodside where she is responsible for facilitating and guiding the Development Function in the effective implementation and monitoring of Health, Safety and Technical Integrity Management and operating Standards.  Mhairi has almost 20 years' experience in technical safety across the oil and gas and mining industries.  After completing a Masters in Operational Research at Strathclyde University she started working as a safety/risk consultant in Aberdeen working on safety cases for drilling facilities and researching best available technologies for evacuation, escape and rescue from offshore facilities. Mhairi has been in Australia for the past 15 years working first in consultancy before joining Woodside 10 years ago. In Woodside Mhairi has been involved across many onshore and offshore projects driving best practice safety in design processes and facilitating improvements on how risk based decision making is made. 

'CSG industry joint sponsored aero medical evacuation process' Tuesday 9 August, 1:05pm

Steve Pearson is the General Manager, HSSE for QGC.  He is currently on assignment to QGC from BG Group developing QGC's HSSE systems. Steve joined BG Group in Research and Development in 1985 and moved into the safety, environment and sustainability fields in the headquarters functions in the UK and international assignments in Trinidad & Tobago and Kazakhstan. Steve has been with QGC based in Brisbane since August 2009.

'Queensland flood emergency response and safety focus' Tuesday 9 August, 1:05pm

Scott Cornish is Acting Health, Safety and Security Manager for Origin's upstream business and is responsible for delivering both Origins' Emergency Management systems and for providing guidance and advice on Health and Safety across Origin's upstream businesses throughout Australia.

With a career spanning over 30 years in the oil and gas industry, Scott has held a wide variety of roles including maintenance and operations, major projects from FEED through to commissioning, shut downs and health and safety.

Scott has also built a career in Crisis Management being actively involved within the Australasian Region.  His experience ranges from managing refinery incidents, tank farm fires, and hazardous material incidents as well as being a key role within Origin's Queensland flood Emergency Management Team for both regional sites as well as the Head Office in Brisbane.

'Safety - building the foundation for growth' Tuesday 9 August, 1:05pm

John Sargaison is the Manager Health, Safety and Security with Santos Queensland.  He has 34 years' experience in health and safety with 23 of those years in the mining sector and the last 11 in the oil and gas industry with Santos. John has had experience in all facets of health and safety management including representing the Queensland Mining Industry on health and safety matters at state, federal and international levels. He was the mining industry health and safety representative that participated in developing the current Queensland coal and metalliferous mining legislation and stewarded the establishment of the privatised Queensland Mines Recue Service. 

Since commencing work in the oil and gas industry with Santos, John has developed and overseen the implementation of the Santos EHS Management System and a number of supporting systems and tools such as the Significant Hazard Risk Register.  For the last two years he has headed up the Health, Safety and Security team for Santos GLNG.  

John has a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety from Queensland University of Technology and a MBA from University of Southern Queensland.

'Improved client HES selection of Tier 2 marine subcontractors and mitigating overreaction by clients' Tuesday 9 August, 2:15pm

Greg Harrison is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) with Offshore Marine Services Pty Ltd. He has over 27 years' experience in the oil and gas industry, having undertaken assignments throughout Australasia, America, Britain and the Middle East.  His present role as COO encompasses HES, HR, IR and Vessel and Crew Management, as well as overall HES and P&L performance for Offshore Marine Services Australia.

Greg's key areas of expertise are in offshore oil and gas, HES, operational management, personnel development and support, and the establishment of core business processes and systems.

'A benchmarking review of safety management systems in upstream oil and gas facilities' Tuesday 9 August, 2:15pm

Phil Harrick is AGR Petroleum Services Asia Pacific HSE Manager and is an experienced Oil and Gas HSE professional, with skills in the area of HSEQ systems development, safety case preparation and management, Hazid and Hazop facilitation, Project Risk Assessment, ISO certification, HSE auditing and incident investigation. Phil holds a Masters in Risk Management and is currently working part time towards a PhD in safety management systems at Swinburne University of Technology.

"I look at life from both sides now" Tuesday 9 August, 2:15pm

Tony Pooley is a member of the NOPSA Advisory Board, adjunct Associate Professor at University of South Australia on Safety Risk Management and director of risk consultancy, Principle Seven.  He has spent the last 20 years in safety and risk management, having advised many major mining and oil and gas clients. He has been a member of various committees including the federal Major Hazards Facilities Technical Group, Victorias Major Hazards Facilities Committee advising operators, the MCA Health & Safety Committee and the ICMM Safety Committee.

'While you were sleeping - legal implications of fatigue management issues' Tuesday 9 August, 2:15pm

Sarah Harrison is a partner in the Dispute Resolution team of Mallesons Stephen Jaques Perth Office, specialising in safety, major incidents, insurance and risk management.

Sarah heads the firm's HSE Major incidents group and is a member of the Mallesons' Energy, Resources and Projects team. She acts for clients on all aspects of major incidents including the initial investigation, inquiries or inquest, any prosecutions and civil claims.  Sarah also advises and provides client training on various health and safety issues, including legal compliance, regulatory notices, audits and reviews, contractual issues dealing with safety and fitness for work.

'While you were sleeping - legal implications of fatigue management issues' Tuesday 9 August, 2:15pm

Philip Willox is a partner in the Dispute Resolution team of Mallesons Stephen Jaques Perth Office, specialising in safety, major incidents, workplace relations and employment law.

 Philip is a member of the Mallesons' Energy, Resources and Projects team, the firm's HSE Major incidents group and the Workplace Relations team. He advises on various health and safety issues including legal compliance, regulatory notices, audits and reviews, contractual issues dealing with safety, the interaction between safety and workplace relations, fitness for work, and managing ill or injured employees.

'Managing fatigue - time for a wake up call' Tuesday 9 August, 2:15pm

Dr Kirsty McCulloch has over a decade of experience of applied research on the effects of shift work and sleep loss on health and well-being of employees. She has worked extensively with industry and regulatory bodies to provide consultancy services on fatigue risk management, rostering, and the design and evaluation of regulatory frameworks for shift work and fatigue.  Kirsty now works as the EHSMS Adviser for Santos, where she has helped develop, implement and continuously improve an integrated fatigue risk management system. 

'Working safely in the heat' Tueady 9 August 2011, 2:15pm

Barry Chesson has 35 years of experience in Occupational Health & Safety, with particular expertise in Occupational Hygiene.  Currently, he is Senior Occupational Hygienist with Chevron's Australasian Business Unit.

He holds a PhD in chemical safety, an Honours Degree in Physical Chemistry, a Graduate Diploma in Natural Resources and a Masters Degree in Applied Science (Health Science).  He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists and is a Certified Occupational Hygienist with that body.  He is currently a member of the Executive of the AIOH and in 2012 will serve a one-year term as President of the national body.  He holds an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University's School of Public Health. 

Barry has had a long involvement with government, industry and unions in the development of OHS policy, standards and regulations for Western Australia and is currently serving a further term as an Expert Member of the WorkSafe Commission of WA.

'How safety leadership significantly improved start-up performance for an Australian drilling campaign' Tueaday 9 August, 2:15pm

Jim Winter is a Director of Safety Leaders Group, Australia.  He holds a Bachelor of Science from Miami University and an MBA from The Citadel.  He has an exceptionally broad and diverse background in government and civilian industry.  Jim was a senior officer in the United States Navy and is a combat veteran.  He has taught at several graduate schools in the US and Australia, and has worked in project management in technology, weapons systems, construction, and oil & gas.  Safety Leadership is his passion, and he believes the most important thing you can do as a leader is ensure the growth and development of your people is your primary job.  Jim assisted companies in 20 countries last year in furthering their safety leadership and safety culture. 

'Improving an organisation's safety culture readiness: Phase 1' Tueaday 9 August, 2:15pm

Namek Jivan has worked as Health, Safety and Environment Advisor with Vermilion Oil and Gas Australia since 2006.  Vermilion is a Canadian based Oil and Gas company with operations in Canada, Europe and Australia.

Namek Jivan began his engineering career with a strong interest in process safety, starting in a role as a Major Hazards Inspector and then a Risk and Safety Engineer.  Since that time he has gained greater exposure of the dynamics shaping Safety Culture in the oil and gas industry, working in roles with an onshore regulator, consultancy and now as a Health, Safety and Environment Advisor.  The breadth of Namek's experience gives him insight into the perspective and priorities of key stakeholders, and  has overseen the strategic management of Safety Culture improvements for Vermillion Oil and Gas Australia since 2006.

'Improving an organisation's safety culture readiness: Phase 1' Tueaday 9 August, 2:15pm

Rodrigo Peredo is the Manager of PSB Solutions (People, Safety and Business). PSB Solutions main aim is to assist companies in achieving positive and lasting outcomes in all aspects of their business.

Rodrigo is a nationally registered Psychologist, holds a Masters in Applied Psychology (Industrial/Organisational Stream) and has around 5 years' experience in the areas of safety culture improvement, safety leadership development, behavioural safety and individual performance improvement.

Rodrigo has worked with a number of companies in the mining, construction and oil and gas sectors on projects ranging from team development, safety leadership, safety culture improvement and behavioural safety implementation. He possesses the tacit skills and knowledge of how to improve performance in organisations and his primary focus as a consultant is to mentor and build internal capability in order to ultimately affect change at an industry wide level.

'Being mentally and emotionally fit for work: Lessons in resilience from the military' Tueaday 9 August, 2:15pm

Rhett Morris is the director and owner of "Bulletproof People" and together with his team he has delivered hundreds of workshops and keynotes Australia wide to a variety of both white and blue-collar audiences. Rhett explains practical, powerful & personal strategies for dealing with crisis, stress and adversity. He believes resilience in the workplace will have direct impacts on Safety, Quality and Productivity outcomes.

Rhett has consulted extensively within the Oil and Gas, Construction, Energy and FMCG sectors. The last 12 months have seen him deliver 280 workshops and keynote sessions on topics ranging from Fatigue, Alcohol and Other Drugs and Resilience.

His message is simple - strong personal lives equal successful professional lives.

'Acting on the lessons from Montara: The Line of Sight tool' Tueaday 9 August, 4:00pm

David John has worked in the oil and gas industry for 25 years, including 10 years working in support of North Sea operations and safety. For the past 15 years he has worked in international locations including France, Qatar and Thailand. He is currently Deputy Chief Executive Officer of PTTEP Australasia, based in Perth, Australia. He is also the Montara Action Plan Manager. In this position he is responsible for ensuring that actions identified post-Montara are implemented and sustainable.

'Collaboration: The key to project safety in PNG' Tuesday 9 August, 4:00pm

Ron Hogan's current position is Vice President, Project Execution, operating out of Clough's Brisbane Office. He has been working in the Oil and Gas industry for 38 years in a range of engineering, project management and corporate leadership positions. During his career he has directed the engineering, procurement, and construction for LNG plants, oil refineries, phenol plants, ethylene plants, ammonia/urea plants and PTA/oxidation plants and has held assignments in Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, England and the USA. 

Ron was born in the Alabama, USA and graduated from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.

'Taking charge of fatigure risk' Wednesday 10 August, 9:00am

For 30 years, Dr Martin Moore-Ede has been a leading expert on managing the risks of human fatigue in transportation and industrial businesses that operate 24/7. After experiencing the challenges of fatigue as surgeon-in-training working 36-hour shifts, Dr Moore-Ede was one of the first to define the challenges of living, working and sleeping in a 24 hour a day, 7-day a week world. As a Harvard Medical School professor (1975 – 1998), he led the team that discovered the biological clock in the human brain that controls the timing of sleep and wakefulness. He pioneered research on how the human body can safely adapt to working around the clock and sustain optimum physical and mental performance.

In 1983 Dr Moore-Ede founded CIRCADIAN® and as Chairman and CEO, he has guided its growth so that CIRCADIAN® now advises over half the Fortune 500 companies on 24/7 workforce solutions.

Dr Moore-Ede has served on multiple national and international committees, and has won numerous awards. He is a frequent guest on television, radio and print. He regularly testifies before Congressional committees, and advises government agencies on Hours of Service regulations in the US, Canada and the UK.

'Managing key HSE risks: A service company perspective' Wednesday 10 August, 9:00am

Gavin Rennick is Manager Director of Schlumberger Australasia.  Based in his home town Perth, he leads a team which covers the diverse Australasia market of Australia, New Zealand, PNG and Timor Leste with a portfolio offering 16 unique business lines to the oil and Gas Sector.

Gavin has spent more than 15 years in the Oil and Gas industry; his previous positions include Corporate Communications and Global Personnel roles along with Senior Operation roles in Scandinavia, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

Gavin holds a double degree of Electrical Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Western Australia.  He joined Schlumberger as a Field Engineer in Saudi Arabia (Khobar) in 1998.

'CSTP - Apache's implementation process' Wednesday 10 August, 10:55am

Chris Jackson is the Safety Manager with Apache Energy.  He has been in Safety Management positions with oil and gas companies since 1993. Prior to this Chris had a variety of jobs including roughneck, production operator, teacher, safety advisor offshore and Risk Management consultant and manager across industry and the government sector.

Chris was involved in the ACE initiative in 2000 that first looked at the issue of a common induction for the oil and gas industry and through Apache has been actively involved in the Common Safety Training Program (CSTP).

'Managing major accident risks' Wednesday 10 August, 10:55am

Peter Wilkinson is Principal Consultant with Noetic Risk Solutions specialising in the oil and gas and mining industries. In the last 18 months Peter has completed assignments for clients in Australia, China, UK, Malaysia, Timor Leste, New Zealand, the US Gulf of Mexico as well as for the Australian Government on the Montara oilfield blowout.  

Peter has an unusual mix of regulatory and industry experience. From 2005 to 2009 Peter was the Group Manager for Operational Excellence and Risk in Caltex Australia and a member of the Caltex Leadership Team. He oversaw the building of a process safety culture and the introduction of an enterprise wide risk management framework rated by McKinsey and Co as an example of excellence.

From 2001 – 2005, Peter was the principal "architect" for the development of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority. During this period, Peter was also an advisor to Neville Wran during his review of mine safety in New South Wales, and with Andrew Hopkins advised the West Australian Government in their review of mine safety regulation.

From 1991 - 2001 Peter worked in the North Sea for the UK's Health and Safety Executive, Offshore Safety Division regulating the offshore petroleum industry following the Piper Alpha disaster. This included work on developing the safety case regime.

'Macondo presentation' Wednesday 10 August, 10:55am

Pat is currently working in BP's Global Deepwater Response Team which is primarily charged with sharing the lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon incident with industry and government regulators.  Pat has held a variety of engineering and management positions in drilling, completions, and production operations since he began his career in 1988.

'Australian industry response to Montara' Wednesday 10 August, 10:55am 

Bruce Lake is the Managing Director of Vermilion Oil and Gas Australia which owns and operates the Wandoo production facility and field offshore Dampier.

Bruce has been an APPEA Board member since 2008 and has chaired the APPEA Health Safety and Operations committee since that time, having been an active member of the committee for much of the previous ten years. He is also the Chair of the APPEA/Industry Taskforce response to the Montara and Macondo incidents.

Bruce has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in Australia and New Zealand in Engineering, Operational and Management roles. He has worked both onshore and offshore for a broad range of operating companies including majors and independents.