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Safe Design Australia
Safe Design Australia
Providing specialist services in safe design throughout the Asia Pacific region

Safe Design Australia

Our team of work health and safety consultants and risk managers operate throughout Australia and New Zealand to help designers meet their work health and safety legal duties in relation to safe design, including CPTED principles. We understand that good design is important and believe that safety in design can be achieved without compromising the design intent. Our clients include architects, building designers, developers, design and construct companies, principal contractors, engineers and local government.

Australian Institute of Health and Safety

Services

Our systems have been reviewed by WorkCover NSW and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

The ‘Not Boring Safe Design Course’

Let’s be honest — no-one gets excited about safety. There’s certainly very little enthusiasm for Safe Design.
But…
What if it wasn’t boring?
What if it didn’t need to be more work?
What if it wasn’t going to defile award-winning work?

 

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Resources

Access our free resources helping designers to understand the WHS legislation.

e-Book

We want to help designers understand their obligations under WHS legislation. Free eBook titled, Safe design in practice: For designers of structures.

Fact Sheets

Free downloadable PDFs to help designers and their clients understand their obligations under the legislation.

SAFETY IN DESIGN PUBLICATIONS

Links to Safe in Design articles and publications from our internal experts and other experts in the field.

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SIA Certified Safety Professional, Postgraduate Diploma (Occupational Health & Safety), Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management), Diploma of Teaching, CPTED – NSW Police, Member UNSW Expert Witness Panel.

John is the Director of Safe Design Australia, recognised internationally for his leadership in Safety in Design, WHS and risk management. With over two decades of experience across construction, telecommunications, infrastructure and education, he has driven industry change for organisations including Vodafone Global, NBN Co and the NSW Government, and steered several industry bodies toward excellence in Safe Design and WHS.

aA certified Safety Professional and expert witness, John turns complex legislation into practical design solutions that improve safety outcomes. His strategic approach and collaborative style continue to shape best practice across Australia and the Asia–Pacific, helping architects, engineers and regulators embed safety from concept to completion.

When not guiding projects or mentoring the next generation of Safety in Design professionals, John can be found sailing through Southeast Asia, racing in the Sydney to Hobart, or on a motorcycle exploring roads less travelled.