Damian Bassett
Senior Consultant
“If you want to understand risk and safety, you must get out to your workplace and experience the reality”
Damian Bassett
Damian Bassett
With over 30 years of experience, Damian has worked across diverse industries including food production, vehicle manufacturing, utilities, natural resources, oil and gas, logistics, public transport, industrial chemicals, mining, metals processing, building products, pharmaceuticals and polymers.
Damian’s extensive knowledge of safety and leadership theory has been applied to projects in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Japan, China, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Zambia, the US, and the UK, delivering impactful results in a variety of global organisations.
Specialisation
- Developing and maintaining integrated Safety Management Systems focussing on behavioural safety, operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
- Advising company boards on complex safety challenges to bring workplace safety and risk management expertise to the boardroom.
- ICAM Investigation Leader who ensures a just, systems-focussed corrective action plan is the agreed outcome.
- Training and coaching to diverse groups of executives, managers, and frontline personnel to improve the workplace safety and health environment.
- Expertise on assessing and improving functions such as risk management, change management, OHS regulatory compliance and other management systems.
Recent Client Programs
Aurizon – Executive safety leadership coach for a range of senior leaders on a multi-year program.
Dark Vision Technologies – Upgraded safety management system for a Canadian based mining technology company operating in Australia.
FeverUp – Providing critical safety risk reviews and development of a safety management system for a leading events management firm based in Spain.
Career History
General Manager People & Culture | Qube Bulk | 2024-2024
Head of People & Safety | Swire Mining Logistics Industrial (including Kalari P/L Port Melbourne and HSE Mining P/L Brisbane) | 2019-2023
General Manager Safety & Compliance | Kalari – HSE Mining |2018-2019
General Manager Safety | Kalari | 2016-2018
DuPont Sustainable Solutions – 2008-2015 | Snr. Consultant & Employee Safety Expert; Operations Leader ANZ & Pacific Islands; Senior Safety Consultant.
Academic Credentials
- NASA 4-Dimensional Leadership Coaching Accreditation, Crazy Might Work – April 2024
- Essentials of Coaching certificate INSEAD – May 2022
- The Complete Skilled Negotiator Workshop, The Gap Partnership – April 2022
- Personality & Ability Assessment Course SHL – Jun 2021
- Identifying Suitable Duties Training CHG – February 2017
- Master of Engineering Technology – Major: Occupational Health & Safety Engineering – Deakin University
- Bachelor of Engineering [Chemical] – University of Melbourne
- Australian Company Directors Course
Workplace Certificate & Competencies
- DuPont Safety System accreditation
- Prosci Change Management – Prosci – May 2019
- ICAM Lead Investigator Course – May 2016
- Mental Health First Aider – Mental Health First Aid Australia 2019 and 2022
- Leader as Coach workshop Australian Institute of Health & Safety – Nov 2021
- Fire Warden Certificate – Pinnacle Safety and Training – 2023
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