SAFETY IN DESIGN FOR DESIGNERS

Practical Safe Design for real‑world design work

Know your designer WHS obligations and how to apply them. This practical, instructor-led training helps designers identify and manage risks, make safer design decisions and document them with confidence.

Who it's for

  • Architects and Engineers
  • Building, Interior and Landscape Designers
  • Drafting and technical design professionals
  • Design managers

What you’ll learn

  • Designer WHS duties and responsibilities
  • Identifying foreseeable design risks
  • Applying the hierarchy of control
  • Managing and communicating residual risks
  • Documenting Safety in Design decisions clearly

Why it matters

Understanding your WHS duties is one thing. Applying them to real design decisions is another. This training bridges that gap, so designers know how to manage risks earlier and produce clearer, more defensible documentation.

Practical Project-Based Learning

  • Real project examples and design scenarios
  • Applying risk controls to design decisions
  • Working with risk registers and documentation
  • Communicating risks across project teams
  • Examples tailored to your organisation
Safety in Design for Designers Training

Outcomes

  • Apply WHS duties confidently in design practice
  • Make safer, more informed design decisions
  • Produce clear Safety in Design reports

CPD & certification

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

TRAIN YOUR DESIGN TEAM

Practical Safety in Design training tailored to your projects and team

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.