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SAFETY IN DESIGN AWARENESS TRAINING

Safety in Design. Without the jargon or legal headaches.

Safety in Design isn’t just for designers. Everyone involved in a project has a part to play. This practical training skips the legal lecture and helps your team spot risks early, understand their responsibilities and make safer decisions.

Who it's for

  • Clients and asset owners
  • Project and facility managers
  • Design, construction and operations teams
  • WHS and quality professionals

What you’ll learn

  • What Safety in Design means in practice
  • Key WHS duties and responsibilities
  • Recognising common design risks
  • How design decisions affect safety
  • The roles of different project stakeholders
  • When and how to raise safety concerns

Why it matters

Safety in Design works best when everyone understands their role. This training helps your team understand their responsibilities, recognise risks, raise concerns early and contribute to safer projects — without needing to be technical experts.

Training format

  • Live, instructor-led sessions
  • Online or at your workplace
  • Interactive, real project examples
  • Tailored to your organisation

Outcomes

  • Understand your role in Safety in Design
  • Recognise common design risks
  • Contribute to safer project decisions
     

CPD & certification

  • Certificates of completion available
  • CPD hours claimable, subject to professional body requirements

BUILD SAFETY IN DESIGN AWARENESS ACROSS YOUR TEAM

Practical, jargon-free training tailored to your people, projects and responsibilities
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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.