About Us

Safety Management and WHS Audit were inspired by the observation of hazards across several industries. Risk mitigation is often ignored or treated with indifference, resulting in panic when incidents occur or near-misses are encountered. Workers and their families are increasingly less tolerant of the risks that might lead to an injury. Government Regulators are holding employers and the management of organisations responsible for injuries to people.

Organisations need to regularly review their workplace safety environment to support their regulatory obligations under WorkSafe legislation and their Public Liability Insurance policies.

It is often the unnoticed hazards that eventually cause harm to people, assets, or the organisation's reputation. Whilst a safety audit conducted by an external auditor may not detect all possible risks, it will certainly enhance the safety within the organisation and present a safety-awareness culture and perception.

Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) Section 46 states that, “an employer is legally liable for compensation for injury sustained by a worker employed by the employer". Whilst there are several legal defenses against negligence claims, it is important for organisations to reduce hazards as much as is practicable, to reduce their legal risk, and to uphold their moral obligation to their workers, customers, and the general public.

REAL LIFE CASES

First Hand Experiences

Examples of issues identified during audits:

Evacuation signs installed on the inside of a fire escape stairwell of a 9-storey apartment tower.
Items stored in inappropriate locations, such as blocking the fire escape routes, blocking access to fire equipment, in electrical rooms, and stairwells.
Fire escape doors opening in the wrong direction and some with non-compliant handles.
Loose balcony balustrades and stair rails.
Slippery paths and stairs or cracks in the surfce
Bull ant nest in the Emergency Services box.
Alarm systems diconnected, emergency lights blacked-out, empty fire extinguishers.

OUR TEAM
LEADER

Tim
Sillcock

M.Bus.Law, M.Ed., B.Ed.

Dip. Quality Auditing

Cert. IV in WHS

Fire Advisor Skill Set

Safety Auditor

Tim Sillcock is the CEO of Sillcock Corporate Group, trading as Safety Management, a specialist consultancy in risk management, WHS, fire safety, regulatory compliance, and change management.

As the former Corporate Operations Director at the Adventurama Group, he was responsible for risk assessment and operational strategy and managed the safety of clients participating in high-adventure activities, including white-water rafting, rock climbing, caving, bushwalking, skiing, mountain biking, outdoor education, and experiential corporate training. He shared his business operations and risk mitigation experiences and knowledge extensively through guest lecturing in Australian and Chinese Universities, and Australian Vocational Institutes.

Coupled with Retail Management experience with Myer Department Stores and early career teaching roles with Geelong Grammar School's Timbertop and Glamorgan campuses, his safety management and risk mitigation knowledge is both broad and comprehensive.

After leaving Adventurama, he applied his knowledge and qualifications in Bus Safety and Risk Management to a 12 month role with the Bus Association Victoria, conducting seminars on Bus Safety to Bus Operators who were undertaking the mandatory course in Bus Operations.

Tim personally conducts around 120 WHS and Fire Safety audits each year through his own company and with Queensland-based Strata Compliance Solutions, which specialises in strata complexes and holiday resorts.