Safety Consulting

IFAP provides a wide range of leading risk management consulting solutions to all industries in Occupational Safety and Health, Human Performace Improvement, Major Hazards and Emergency Management, Construction and Equipment Skills, Offshore and Maritime Training and Fire Safety and Emergency Response. IFAP's experienced consultants can provide consulting services to organisations anywhere in Australia and overseas.

Occupational Safety and Health

IFAP's specialist staff can provide a wide range of Consulting Solutions to meet your specific OSH needs including:

  • Development of organisation specific safety, health and environment management systems
    IFAP develops safety health and environmental management systems based on relevant standards, and tailored to meet industry and organisational needs. These can be basic or more complex in order to work with the organisations current level of implementation of systems and culture. IFAP can also provide specific elements of systems where there is a need or focus.
  • WorkSafe Plan Assessments and AS /NZS 4801/4804 audits
    IFAP can conduct systems audits to best match the organisations needs. WorkSafe Plan Assessor (WPA) suits WA based organisations and allows for recognition by WorkSafe Western Australia if the organisation achieves either silver, gold or platinum level audit results. AS/NZS 4801/4804 systems audits are suited for national organisations and those involved in Federal Government projects.
  • Regulatory compliance assessments
    Compliance assessments provide a measure of compliance to safety and health legislation including the Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and relevant Australian Standards. A report will indicate actions required in order to address legal requirement issues. Compliance audits can also assist an organisation to prepare for systems audits.
  • OSH plans and manuals
    IFAP can develop OSH plans and manuals for organisations using framework documents and incorporating existing processes and procedures. OSH plans can be used to help set and measure direction and priorities.
  • Noise surveys and assessments
    Noise surveys are used to measure noise levels in areas and/or by equipment in order to apply control measures using hierarchy of controls. The intent is to reduce noise exposures and dose to workers to below exposure standards. They can also be used to identify exposed workers who then require baseline audiometric tests. Noise assessments should also be carried out if there are any changes to equipment, workplaces or new equipment.
  • Hazardous substances management
    Hazardous substance audits assist to identify hazardous substances in the workplace, storage, labelling segregation, emergency procedures and disposal. MSDS's are required to be available and procedures developed from these and other legislative requirements.
  • Hazard assessment of projects, processes and plant
    Hazard assessments apply the risk management principles of hazard identification, risk assessments and controls based on the hierarchy of controls. IFAP undertakes assessments of projects, processes and plant across industry sectors and hazard groups.
  • Development of hazard registers
    OSH regulations require all employers to develop and maintain a hazard register. IFAP can assist to develop hazard registers for organisations. These include hazards, risk assessments and controls. They also link to existing procedures, permit systems and other control measures.
  • Manual handling/ergonomic assessments
    Strain and sprain injuries often result from manual handling and are one of the most common causes of injury resulting in significant cost and lost time. IFAP conducts manual handling risk assessments in line with the code of practice applying to all workplaces, processes, plans and equipment. In addition ergonomic assessments extend to the way people work with and relate to the working environment. Specific ergonomic assessments can improve comfort and efficiency and minimise the risk of injury as a result of long term postural issues and repetitive movements.
  • Critical task analysis and risk management strategies
    IFAP is able to conduct critical task analysis; an important aspect for new or modified processes and plant. This assists to identify potential areas of risk or failure and appropriate control measures can be identified and implemented particularly at the design stage of a new project. Risk management strategies can be applied at all stages of a new project from design, construction, commissioning and operational phases.
  • Site wide risk profiles
    Organisations should know what their risk profile is, and in the current economy this can change significantly as organisations strive to meet client or industry demands. IFAP can help to identify and document risk profiles that can assist to best manage OSH issues and appropriately resource the highest risks and address them in order of high to lower risk.
  • Occupational Safety and Health staff for short to medium term or project work
    IFAP has OSH staff with a diverse range of skills and knowledge. IFAP are able to deploy staff to clients based on the level, speciality and complexity of the projects. Technical Officers are able to carry out the general, base level OSH activities and projects. OSH Consultants carry out more specialised projects, such as audits, surveys, monitoring and project management activities.
  • Hygiene monitoring, surveys and advice
    IFAP has the capability, including technical expertise and equipment, to be able to conduct a wide range of hygiene monitoring, surveys, reports or advise (including dust, fume, vapours and noise).
  • Workers' compensation and injury management
    IFAP is able to develop workers compensation and injury management systems and manuals and can audit workers compensation and injury management processes.This supplements the training courses conducted by IFAP in this area.

Human Performance Improvement

Safety Culture and Systems Behavioural Based Safety services that will deliver results.

Assessment services include the following:

  • Audits of occupational safety and health management system performance;
  • Identification of barriers and obstacles to achieving best practice in occupational safety and health performance; and
  • Organisational surveys on culture and climate; and violence, aggression and bullying, to name a few.
    To overcome the inevitable time delays involved in classical pen and paper surveys, IFAP has developed a revolutionary process for the collection of OSH survey data.

The team utilises several proven survey assessment instruments, including:

  • WorkSafe Plan;
  • Australian Standard AS4801;
  • Loughborough University Safety Climate Measurement Toolkit (LSCAT)
  • STAR-check data recording and analysis system.

Intervention services include the development and implementation of:

  • Integrated occupational safety and health, quality and environmental management systems.
  • Positive performance indicators for occupational safety and health.
  • Occupational safety and health strategic plans and performance objectives.
  • Drama based learning programmes.
  • Behavioural observation programmes and systems to record and measure behavioural based data.
  • Coaching and mentoring for executives and line managers in occupational safety and health accountabilities.
  • Workers' compensation and return to work processes.
    The IFAP team of corporate psychologists and consultants can also design assessment methodologies to suit specific industry sectors, or organisational requirements.

Construction and Equipment Skills

IFAP has highly qualified and experienced skills consultants who are able to carry out specific construction and skills related consultancy activities.

They include supervision of projects, assistance with accident investigation, technical advise on related activities, risk assessments and audits.

Offshore and Maritime

IFAP has considerable expertise available to advise on the planning and equipment required to enhance the survival of persons following a life threatening workplace emergency. IFAP can review existing emergency plans or assist in the development of such plans. IFAP can advise on equipment and the training for personnel in the use of that equipment. IFAP has conducted courses and provided advice on offshore platforms and vessels in WA and the Timor Sea as well as in Papua New Guinea, Brunei and Singapore.

Fire Safety and Emergency Response

Fire Safety and Emergency Response consulting services include:

  • Audits to AS 3745 specifications Emergency Control Organisations and Procedures for Buildings
  • AS 4083 Planning for Emergencies - Health Care Facilities
  • Risk Assessments, Permit Systems, Confined Space Audits, Dangerous Goods Audits, Confined Space Registers, Rescue Plans, Rescue Coordinators
  • Specialist advice - equipment, emergency control organisation structure and training
  • Site specific advice and specialised training for:
    • All staff
    • Emergency Response Teams
    • Emergency Control Organisations
    • Chief Wardens
  • Supply of Stand-by and Emergency Service Officers.