Areas of Practice


Work Health and Safety

Every business needs to have in place a Work Health and Safety Management System to ensure legal compliance and to take your business to the next level.

Echelon HSEQ & Risk provides the following WHS services:  

  • Project Management Plans, Procedures, Checklists, Forms, etc

  • Emergency Management

  • HAZOP Facilitation

  • Safety in Design Facilitation

  • Site Inspections & Assessments

  • WA WorkSafe WorkPlan Assessments

  • On-site alcohol and drug testing [oral swab & urinalysis]

  • Development of Occupational (Work) Health and Safety Management Systems in accordance with the requirements of ISO45001:2018 and ISO45003:2020

  • Incident investigation and review using leading root cause analysis methodology (TapRooT®) by trained and experienced Advanced Lead TapRooT® Investigators

  • Expert Court Witness

  • Tender document submission of WHS requirements

  • Technical document writing

  • Contractor Management / Contractor Auditing

  • Business Systems Integration [Integrated Management Systems – IMS]

  • Project Safety Management Plans

  • Safety in Design facilitation and reporting

  • Development of Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)

  • Construction Management Plans

  • Work Health and Safety Leadership training and mentoring


Environmental Management

Echelon HSEQ & Risk provides the following environmental management services:

  • Environmental Management Plans to comply with ISO14001:2015

  • Project specific Environmental Management Plans

  • Erosion and Sediment Control Planning

  • Prevention of Pollution on Construction Site

  • Environmental Risk Assessment Facilitation & Reporting

  • Environmental Monitoring and Inspection


Quality Management

Echelon HSEQ & Risk provides the following environmental management services:

  •  Quality Management Planning to comply with ISO9001:2015

  • Project Quality Management Plans

  • Quality Management Systems Auditing – Lead Quality Auditor

  • Business Continuity Planning

  • Non-Conformance Management

  • Inspection Test Plans (ITP)

  • Commissioning Planning

  • Hand Over / Take Over (HOTO) documentation

  • Asset Management & Inspection (including inspection of critical assets by Drone)


Risk Management

Echelon HSEQ & Risk provides the following risk management services:

  • Hazard & Operability (HAZOP) Study Facilitation

  • BowTie risk assessment facilitation

  • Facilitation of Construction Risk Assessment Workshops (CRAW) & Construction Hazard Assessment Implication Reviews (CHAIR’s)

  • Enterprise Risk Management

  • Design Risk Review (Basis or Design & Conceptual Design Review)

  • Qualitative and Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessments (SQRA)

  • Hazard identification and risk mitigation

  • Lead ISO31001:2018 Auditor

  • Critical Incident Management

  • Emergency Response Planning and Management


Training and Coaching

Echelon HSEQ & Risk provides the following training and management coaching services:

  • Hazard Identification Risk Assessment & Control (HIRAC) Training

  • WHS for Managers and Supervisors

  • Safety in Design

  • Bully and Psychological Hazards

  • Politive Duty of Care

  • Bespoke training to meet client requirements

Echelon HSEQ & Risk can also undertake:

  • Training Needs Analysis

  • Gap Analysis


Incident Investigations / Expert Witness

The HSEQ & Risk consultants are trained and experienced Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigators.

John Christie (JP) has 30-years’ experience investigation WHS incidents, and 13-years’ experience as a former WA Police Officer, attached to the Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB).

John is an Advanced Lead TapRoot Investigator.

As a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS), John is accepted nationally as an Expert Court Witness.

Yulia Christie is an experienced Root Cause Analysis (RCA) practitioner, who is a Lead ICAM Investigator.


Industry Sectors

As a respected leader in HSEQ & Risk management services, Echelon HSEQ & Risk offers a diversified range of HSEQ & Risk services to:

  • Construction: Commercial / Major Industrial

  • Electrical: Construction / Service / Generation / HV / LV / Hazardous Areas

  • Mining: Open Pit / Underground / Iron Ore / Lithium / Tantalum / Coal Mineral Sands

  • Liquid Natural Gas (LNG): HAZOP / Construction / Safety Case Development

  • Transport: Fatigue Management / VOC’s 

  • Chemical and process engineering

  • Medical: Aged Care, Disability Services & NDIS

  • Government: State, Territory, and Local Government

  • Higher Education:  

  • Crane & Heavy Lift:  Development of Crane Management Plans

  • Expert Court Witness Services

  • Defence / Police:  Defence construction management plans & tender submissions

  • USA NAVFAC:  Construction – EM385.1.1 compliance

  • Port Marine