OHS Industry Experience

As a result of his experience and qualifications Alexander Iwanow the Principal Consultant of AI&OHS Consultants is one of only a few Consultants who has been accredited by the Queensland Government as an OH&S Management Systems Auditor for conducting audits in relation to Self-insurance and Prequalification assessment. Alex is also certified by the Quality Society of Australasia as an OH&S Management Systems Auditor .

The Principal of AI & OHS Consultants is Alexander Iwanow, he has tertiary qualifications with 25 years experience in occupational health & safety and 16 years as an OH&S Consultant. Prior to being the Principal Consultant at AI & OHS Consultants Alex worked in Telecom Australia (Telstra) and two other major consulting organisation, establishing a reputation for providing a quality work with a high level of services. Over the years Alex has worked internally and externally with a large number of organisations improving their safety & health activities.

The significant areas he has worked in are as follows :

• Administration & Clerical
• Amusement Rides & Operations
• Armed Services
• Banking operations
• Chemical Storage Facilities
• Civil Construction Sites
• Construction Sites
• Coal Loading Facility & Port Operations
• Communication Organisations
• Educational Organisations
• Electronic Manufacturing Operations
• Federal & State Governments
• Heavy & Light Engineering Workshops
• Hospitals & Laboratories
• Local Government Authorities
• Manufacturing Industries
• Meat works
• Mining & Quarrying Operations
• National & Recreational Parks
• Playground Equipment
• Processing Industries
• Recreation & Adventure Operations
• Retail Operations
• Rural Operations
• Sawmill & Woodworking Operations
• Scientific Laboratories
• Steel Production Operation
• Telecommunications Operations
• Warehouse Operations
• Metal Engineering Workshops

The occupational health and safety advice and assistance is provided in relation to both State and Commonwealth OH&S legislation, such as:

• Auditing OH&S systems & activities
• Developing OHSMS
• Conducting Risk Assessments
• Conducting Training Needs Analysis
• Developing Policies Manuals
• Developing Procedures Manuals
• Documenting Safe Work Practices
• Developing improvements strategies
• Identifying hazards in workplaces
• Inspecting public facilities for hazards
• Reviewing workplace injury data
• Machine guarding assessments
• OH&S training supervisors & managers
• Training for H&S Committees
• Workplace Health & Safety Officer service.

Overview of Accident Investigations

Alex provides a comprehensive range of services in relation to occupational health & safety including investigating injuries and providing Expert Witness reports on the matters investigated. Besides investigating accidents in regard to common law actions Alex also investigates accidents to assist employers defend prosecutions for alleged breaches of the Workplace Health & Safety Act. The personal injury matters investigated range from workplace injuries through to public liability incidents, both for the Plaintiffs and Defendants.

The major areas where Alex has prepared accident reports are as follows :

• Amusement Ride Injuries
• Falls from heights
• Hazardous substance exposure
• Inadequate machine guarding
• Manual handling activities
• Repetitive tasks
• Slips, trips & falls
• Welding & electrical contacts

Qualifications

Besides the tertiary qualifications Alex has attended many other short courses associated with Occupational Health & Safety and Risk Management; Alex’s qualifications are as follows :

• Bachelor of Administration (Human Resource Management) – Griffith University (1982)
• Graduate Diploma in Occupational Hazard Management – Faculty of Engineering, Ballart CAE (1987 )
• Certificate in Risk Management – Canberra College of Advanced Education (1989)
• Accredited Workplace Health & Safety Management Systems Auditor – Qld. (2000)
• Certified OH&S Management Systems Auditor – Quality Society of Australasia (2001)
• Accredited PQC (OHS) Auditor – Qld. (2003)
• Accredited Comcare Investigator (2003)
• Accredited Safety Management Systems Auditor (Electrical Entities) – Qld. (2004)
• Accredited Workplace Health & Safety Officer – Qld.

Professional Memberships

• Safety Institute of Australia – Member & Registered Safety Practitioner (1990)
• Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (UK) – Member (1990)
• American Society of Safety Engineers – Member (1990)
• Ergonomics Society of Australia – Member (1992)

OHS & Safety Committees

Standards Australia : SF/41- General Principles for the Guarding of Machinery – SIA Representative

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