About the WHS&W Unit

The Work Health Safety and Wellbeing (WHS&W) Unit brings together a team of professionals with many years of industry experience in health safety, risk management, return to work and staff wellbeing.

Our team aims to empower and enable WHS&W communication and consultation between managers and staff, to foster a positive culture and promote proactive measures or programs to enhance the safety and wellbeing of the Western community.

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Contact PersonSpecialist Area

Jules Smalley
Director, Work Health Safety and Wellbeing
(02) 9852 5177

  • Executive reporting
  • WHS&W strategies and governance
  • Risk management
  • Advice on WHS&W due diligence
  • Creation and delivery of WHS&W training packages
  • Facilitator WHS&W Communication and Consultation Cooperation
  • The Proper Officer for SafeWork Notices received and responded to
Jules Smalley
Disability Workplace Adjustment Advisor (Interim)
(02) 9852 5177
  • Provide information for staff with disability or chronic health conditions
  • Advise on requirements for reasonable adjustment plans
  • Develop reasonable adjustment plans
  • Arrange workplace assessments
  • Arrange relevant equipment for staff with disability
  • Disability consultation
  • Incidents recorded, assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
  • Risk assessment reviewer
Smitha Parameswaran
WHS & Wellbeing Technical Officer (Laboratories)
(02) 9852 5156
  • Health and safety advice including:
    • General Laboratory Safety
    • Chemical Safety
    • Biological Safety
    • Radiation Safety (First point of contact)
    • Plant and Equipment
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Advice on Technical Risk Assessments, Field work Risk Assessment
  • Creation and delivery of Specialised training packages: Biosafety, gene Technology, HazChem, Risk Assessments
  • Member of the Biosafety and Radiation Safety Committee (BRSC)
  • Chemical information system management
  • Hygiene and toxicology:
    • Laboratory/Workplace exposure monitoring
    • Noise Management
    • Health monitoring
  • Laboratory Incident Investigations
  • Laboratory/Facility Inspections and audits
Jessica Nour (on leave)
Injury Management Coordinator
(02) 9852 5179                
  • Workers compensation and injury management including return to work
  • Injury prevention strategies
  • Incident investigation
Amin Adul Malek
Injury Management Coordinator
(02) 9852 5179
  • Workers compensation and injury management including return to work
  • Injury prevention strategies
  • Incident Notification and Investigation
  • Incidents recorded; assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
  • Injury Management, RTW, RAW and RAP
  • Workers Compensation Management & Reporting
  • Suitable Duties Plans
  • Individual Safety Management Plans
  • Personal and workplace Risk Assessments
  • Injury Trend Analysis
  • Health Surveillance and Rehabilitation Provider Liaison
  • Early Learning  and Office of Marketing WHS & Wellbeing Key Contact
  • Risk assessment reviewer

Renae Dean
Work Health Safety and Wellbeing Compliance Coordinator
(02) 9678 7198

  • Facilitate communication and consulting with working groups
  • Report on training & instructing workers
  • Reporting notifiable incidents and facilitating investigations
  • Collating data for Performance Reporting
  • Mandatory training compliance, development, and review
  • Incident reporting and tracking to completion/validation
  • First Aid compliance
  • Fire Warden compliance
  • Contractor Management Compliance with CSS and OEC
  • Workplace Inspections and audits
  • WHS Action Management Tracking
  • Governance registers management, policy, and procedure document control
  • Incidents recorded, assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
  • Risk assessment reviewer

Tanya Sartori
Work Health Safety and Wellbeing
Support Officer
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  • First Aid Training, ordering of First Aid Supplies and contact lists coordination
  • Coordination of Health programs such as vaccines
  • Assisting with Reasonable Adjustments Plans
  • Administration support to the WHS&W Unit
  • Incidents recorded, assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
  • Risk assessment reviewer
Dearne Richards
WHS & Wellbeing Officer
(02) 9852 5154
  • Research, develop, implement and promote health and wellbeing initiatives
  • Emergency warden contact lists coordination
  • Administration of WHS&W training programs
  • Development, implementation and coordination for the health and wellbeing calendar
  • Assessment, monitoring and improvement of Human Factors integration
  • Mental Health First Aid training programs
  • Incidents recorded, assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
  • Risk assessment reviewer