Meet the Expert Behind 121 Safety

Experience Profile

121 Safety has been in operation since February 2013 and Dean has a strong background within the Building & Construction industry.

For 25 years, Dean has been mentoring and assisting small, medium, and large builders/contractors in the residential, commercial, and industrial construction sector, including 11+ years working with Master Builders Queensland (MBQ) and the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

From early 2014 to late 2020, Dean was employed full time by Ausbuild as their State WHS Manager which included acting as the company Rehabilitation & Return to Work Coordinator, Building Fire Safety Adviser and Apprentice Manager and acting as Ausbuild's gatekeeper when engaging and renewing suppliers and subcontractors ensuring licensing, insurances, and ABN's match and SWMS were assessed.

Achievements included maintaining AS/NZ4801 Safety Accreditation and achieving Federal Safety Accreditation.

Since May 2018 (to current), Dean has been engaged (externally) by Douglas Construction & Engineering. Achievements include maintaining their third party OHSAS18001:2007 accreditation, re-writing their entire safety systems to transition ISO45001:2018 in July 2020 and then updating their systems to achieve a full Quality, Environment & Safety Integrated Management (ISO) Accreditation during 2022 and subsequent successful annual surveillance and re-accreditation audits. He currently represents DCE as their HSEQ Manager.

Dean has represented industry on a number of committees and currently is the Secretary of the Qld Volume Home Builders Safety Alliance.

Dean's experience with QBCC (& other regulated licensing) and the age-old issue of who is a "subcontractor vs worker" enables him to advise on Award Conditions and implement Letters of Appointment, Common Law Agreements, Induction Checklists, develop tailored Induction Training and advise on HR related issues like performance management, issuing warnings and avoid cases for wrongful dismissal.

As a licensed Fire Safety Adviser (Qld Fire & Emergency Services), Dean can assist you to prepare a Fire & Emergency Plan (& Diagrams), develop (and/or deliver) required General Occupant/First Response training as is required under the Qld Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008.

Dean is also a qualified trainer and assessor with many years' experience developing and delivering workshops, information sessions and short courses and he uses this experience to assist groups of workers to carry out required consultation processes when conducting tool box talks, developing and/or training for Safe Work Procedures and Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS).

Dean has also completed the Exemplar Global Integrated Management Systems External Lead Auditor training and has experience writing and maintaining ISO45001 OH&S Management Systems, ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems Integrated Management Systems and Federal Safety Accredited Systems, however while Dean has the experience and knowledge of the higher level accredited systems, he specialises in writing simpler systems that focus on meeting legal obligations as the priority.

One of the benefits of working with Dean is that he is a big believer in keeping paperwork simple.

He believes that any safety paperwork that is too lengthy or overly detailed can be difficult to understand and therefore too hard to apply at the workplace and then be equally hard to monitor or review. If your workers easily understand it, then they will more easily comply with it.

Safe Work Not Paperwork is Dean's mantra.

Dean holds the Certificate of Authorisation from WHS Queensland and is open to be appointed your Work Health and Safety Officer.

He has also developed his own Dust mask Fit Testing to support clients with workers that are exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust.

Dean can help you when WHSQ Inspectors are conducting enforcement visits at building sites and satisfy or defend Notices and Infringements (fines) issued by WHS Qld and has had a high success rate with Internal/External Reviews resulting in Notices being cancelled.

In the last few years, Dean has developed his own Web Platform to automate many of the processes required to implement Safe Systems of Work and would be happy to discuss the benefits of your business subscribing to the platform.

Qualifications and Training

• Cert IV Training & Assessment (TAE 40110)
• Cert IV Building & Construction Management - Domestic (15074SA)
• Qld General Safety Induction (30215QLD), NSW White Card, Victorian Red Card
• Cert IV & Diploma of Work Health & Safety (BSB51312)
• Manage Rehabilitation & Return to Work Programs (BSBHRM509A)
• Fire Safety Adviser - QFES Licence Number: 007646 (next renewal due 05/2026)
• Provide First Aid & CPR – HLTAID001 & HLTAID003
• CPCCCM2008B Erect and Dismantle Restricted Height Scaffolding
• WHS Officer Authorisation Cert#W1556 issued by Workplace Health and Safety Qld (expiry 17/08/2028)
• Exemplar Global Lead Auditor AU, TL, QM, EM, OH45001
• RIIWHS302D Implement Traffic Management Plan - TMI Card No: 43712 (expiry 19/12/2026)
• UETTDREL006 – Energex/Ergon Authorised Person (Non Electrical) & Electrical Safety Observer