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Kell & Co Consulting is an independent, owner-operated practice providing practical safety, risk, and compliance support to mining operations.

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Risk and Safety Management Systems

Services

  • Development and review of safety management systems.
  • Review and facilitation of risk assessments and other tools in support of safety management.
  • Development of critical risk management programs including identification and monitoring of critical controls.

Outputs:

Safety systems and documentation that are:

Current, compliant, and aligned with legislative requirements, standards, codes of practice, and industry guidance.

Developed through effective consultation and supported by robust risk analysis.

Scaled to the size, complexity, and operational needs of the organisation.

Clear, practical, and fit for purpose, with defined accountabilities and audience-appropriate detail.

Integrated and coherent with existing management systems and processes.

Auditing and assurance

Services

  • Development, review and implementation of assurance programs.
  • Legislative and compliance work health and safety audits.
  • Independent audits of safety management systems and critical risk controls.
  • Gap analyses against legislation, codes of practice, standards, and organisational requirements.

Outputs:

Improved safety and risk management systems through the identification of gaps, strengths, and opportunities for improvement.

Enhanced compliance with legislative, regulatory, and organisational requirements.

Early identification of emerging risks, gaps and potential system failures.

Clear understanding of whether improvements are required in system design, implementation, or both.

Greater confidence in organisational readiness for regulatory and external audits.

Independent incident investigations

Services

  • Leading independent investigations using methodologies appropriate to the risk and complexity of the incident including ICAM and Essential Factors™.
  • Coaching and mentoring for leaders undertaking internal incident investigations.
  • Identification of organisational, system, and human factors contributing to incidents.
  • Analysis of incident trends and recurring causal factors to identify systemic improvement opportunities.
  • Development of corrective actions to address root causes and strengthen critical controls.
  • Support in responding to regulatory investigations and requests.

Outputs:

Clear understanding of how and why an incident occurred.

Identification of practical and sustainable improvement opportunities.

Corrective actions focused on addressing contributing factors rather than symptoms.

Reduced likelihood of incident recurrence.

Professional, objective, and defensible investigation reports.

Change management

Services

  • Facilitation and support of organisational, operational, and safety-related change initiatives.
  • Stakeholder consultation, engagement, and communication planning.
  • Change impact and risk assessments.
  • Review and update of systems, procedures, training, and documentation.
  • Post-implementation review including verification of change effectiveness and ongoing adoption.

Outputs:

Safe, compliant, and sustainable implementation of change.

Improved stakeholder understanding, engagement, and ownership.

Effective management of risks and prevention of unintended consequences.

Alignment of systems, processes, and documentation with the changed state.

Increased likelihood of lasting behavioural and organisational change.

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