Sue started professional life as a Physiotherapist and quickly moved into working with elite sports teams and professional athletes where maximising individual and team performance was always the goal.

When sore thumbs drew her into injury prevention and ergonomics Sue quickly saw that the workplace was not dissimilar to the sports field. Creating healthy and safe workspaces and people not only amplify human potential but also that of teams and organisations more broadly.

Fast forward 15 years in the health and safety industry and as Director of the bespoke Shared Saftey and Risk consultancy, Sue’s passions still lie in people. Observing, collaborating with and coaching individuals, teams and her clients to solve problems and integrate health and safety management into the day to day.

Sue’s other passions are the ocean, travel, her partner and her toddler daughter (most of the time!).

As a skilled people manager, Sue has built an experienced, mature yet dynamic team of associate consultants committed to Shared Safety Risk’s collaborative approach.

Red Bull was founded in Austria in the mid-1980s and Red Bull Australia’s operations have been steadily growing over the last decade. With over 150 employees and 1000 casuals nationally, its diverse operations include sales, event management, promotional activities and sports marketing. With the changes in WHS legislation, Red Bull was keen to identify its key WHS risks and to develop and implement systems to manage those risks.

Shared Safety and Risk consulted with and observed workers across its teams of on-premise, off-premise, events and marketing teams to identify key work health and safety risks and through a workshop with the senior leadership team, established practical control measures and safety improvement strategies to address the organisation’s risk profile.

We then partnered with Red Bull staff to assist with implementing safety improvements such as:

• Worker and Management WHS awareness training

• Senior Leadership due diligence training

• Development of event WHS induction tools

• Event contractor WHS management advice

• Advice regarding WHS systems development and implementation

• WHS Committee coaching

Increasing worker and management awareness and engagement in health and safety has seen increased reporting and management of hazards and incidents, improved event WHS planning and establishment of a more effective WHS consultation framework. Shared Safety and Risk continue to provide strategic and practical WHS advice to Red Bull on an ongoing basis.

Shared Safety and Risk has assisted in transforming Australia’s ‘big 4’ banks with its internal audit processes as part of ongoing maintenance of its NSW Self-Insurance license and continuous improvement of its safety systems. With its considerable experience in auditing to the National Self-Insurance Audit Tool (NAT) and close relationships with its self-insured clients, Shared Safety and Risk have been able to provide the bank practical advice to address audit observations and non-conformances.

In addition to conducting management system internal audits on behalf of the bank, Shared Safety and Risk have also been involved in preparation for the 3-yearly Workcover NSW audit via coaching of employees, spot-verification audits and procedural updates.

All Shared Safety and Risk auditors have minimum RABSQSA certified Lead Auditor qualifications and are highly skilled and experienced auditors, with a   focus not only on system compliance but also in the provision of practical, value-add advice for continuous improvement.

Shared Safety and Risk was engaged by a national superannuation company to initially undertake a gap analysis of its operations, activities, risks and the level of effectiveness of its current WHS systems. These were reviewed against the new legislative requirements and whilst the organisation had a positive safety culture, it was apparent that the company’s systems were not tailored to its risk profile or organisational needs and as such had limited levels of implementation.

Shared Safety and Risk identified and documented a company WHS Risk Profile and provided a prioritised action plan incorporating system enhancement and implementation improvements. We have assisted the company with the implementation of this action plan, which has included development of a 3 year strategic plan, employee and management WHS awareness and risk management training, development of a WHS due diligence training module and streamlining WHS procedures and updating them for legislative compliance.