Bespoke Safety in Design, CPTED and WHS capability training programs

Tailored Safety Capability Programs for your organisation's WHS, Safe Design, and CPTED needs

Practical Training. Real Projects. Measurable Capability.

Training should not be theoretical.
It should change behaviour.

Safe Design Australia design and deliver bespoke Safe Design (SID), WHS and CPTED training programs tailored to your organisation’s projects, risk profile and governance frameworks.

We don’t deliver generic slide decks.

We deliver training as tailored safety capability programs – structured learning experiences that embed capability across your leadership, project teams and operational stakeholders.

What We Deliver

We design and implement tailored training programs made bespoke to your organisaions needs, covering:

  • WHS, SID and CPTED for leaders
  • WHS legislative duties and governance
  • Designer duties under legislation
  • Practical Safety in Design (SiD) training
  • CPTED principles and application
  • WHS & SID Risk management
  • Incident management
  • Integration of Safe Design into your projects

Training is aligned to your:

  • Internal procedures
  • Risk registers
  • Templates and systems
  • Project management processes
  • Governance structure
FAQ'S

We design and implement tailored training programs made bespoke to your organisations needs

Structured, Scalable Training Model

We offer several training options to ensure the right message reaches the right audience — similar to the model delivered for national property and infrastructure clients

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Executive & Director Briefings

1-hour strategic awareness session

Designed for:

  • Directors
  • Senior leadership
  • Decision-makers

 

Focus:

  • WHS and designer duties
  • Governance expectations
  • Due diligence obligations
  • Organisational risk profile
  • Assurance and reporting

Outcome:
Leadership clarity and alignment.

Organisation-Wide Awareness Sessions

2-hour structured sessions

Designed for:

  • Design stakeholders
  • Project manager
  • Procurement teams
  • Asset managers
  • Operational teams

Focus:

  • Understanding WHS/SID/CPTED obligations
  • Importance of early engagement in the design lifecycle
  • Hazard identification and elimination
  • Risk vs consequence myths
  • Practical application of internal procedures

Sessions can accommodate larger groups and are scalable to your facilities

Targeted and practical SiD, WHS & CPTED Workshops

Designed for:

  • Engineers
  • Architects
  • Discipline leads
  • Project teams

 

These are highly practical, project-based sessions.
In these eEffective and engaging training sessions, we:

  • Delivered by content experts and skilled facilitators
  • Use live or recent project case studies
  • Share your team’s experiences and expertise
  • Facilitate group-based sessions
  • Demonstrate how to run future internal workshops

 

This approach builds capability — not just awareness.

Built Around Your Projects

Our individualised training programs are designed around the outcomes and capacities your team wants to achieve.

How? We ..

  • Conduct pre-session planning meetings
  • Review your current documentation and tools
  • Integrate your existing internal procedures into the training
  • Use real project drawings and case studies
  • Tailor examples to your sector and relevant legislation
  • Align content to your governance frameworks

 

We then update our course material to..

  • Incorporate your specific guidelines and procedures
  • Include relevant Australian examples and statistics
  • Clarify legislative concepts such as PCBU and Designer Duties
  • Address harmonisation impacts across states and territories

Workshop Facilitation That Builds Internal Capability

As he saying goes, “give someone a fish and they’ll eat for a day, but teach them how to fish and they’ll eat forever”

Our expert team can certainly take charge of your project workshop needs. But if you want to build internal organisational capacity we can teach your team how to fish by..

  • Demonstrating how to run effective SiD workshops
  • Providing structured agendas
  • Supplying training registers and feedback forms
  • Supporting early peer review processes
  • Encouraging feasibility-stage hazard elimination
  • Reinforcing escalation protocols for non-low residual risks

The result?

Your team becomes confident in delivering outcomes to a high standard (in other words, fish forever!)

We also offer programmed refresher sessions to ensure your evolving team stays upskilled and capability confident over time, or engage our retainer services for ongoing team support 

Integration with Your Systems & Digital Tools

Training can be integrated with:

  • Web based learning management Systems (LMS)
  • Proprietary web-based governance tools
  • AI-enabled training tools and systems

 

We align learning outcomes to the tools your people actually use.

Delivery Options

We offer:

  • face-to-face workshops at your location
  • live online sessions
  • hybrid sessions (an in-person session with tandem online delivery)
  • multi-location rollout programs
  • national training schedules
  • ongoing training partnerships
  • integration with our retainer services

 

Travel and logistics are managed efficiently and transparently.

CPD & Professional Development

Where applicable, participants may be eligible for CPD points through their professional body.

We can provide:

  • Attendance registers
  • Certificates of completion
  • Feedback summaries
  • Evidence of structured learning outcomes

What Makes SDA Assurance Different?

Practical, Not Academic

We work with real case studies and project documentation

Design-focused Expertise

We specialise in designer duties — tailored to your workplace

Governance-aligned

Training links directly to your systems and escalation processes

Scalable

From executive briefings to multi-city programs

The Outcome

Beyond training – a measurable uplift in your safety, design and risk management organisational capacity.

Beyond training – a measurable uplift in your safety, design and risk management organisational capacity.

Let’s Build Capability Across Your Organisation

If you are developing new WHS , Safe Design  or CPTED systems— or want to strengthen your existing methodologies — bespoke training ensures these skills are understood and appropriately applied.
We are happy to do a quick assessment of what your organisational needs are on a call 1300 732 732  or email us for a review and formal proposal 

Name People

Job Role in SDA

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.