Towards Zero Serious Harm: Inside the Queensland resources sector safety & health regulator

Biography:

Mark Stone is the Chief Executive Officer of Resources Safety and Health Queensland, the independent regulator of safety and health in the explosives, mining, quarrying and petroleum sector.

Before joining the Queensland Government in 2014, he spent 20 years in the international oil and gas industry, in upstream technical and leadership roles. For most of that time he has been a member of the SPE, serving on global and regional committees. Mark holds a master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering and is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia.

Summary:

RSHQ’s vision is zero serious harm across the state’s resources sector. Our mission is to regulate, educate and assist industry in meeting its obligations to protect and promote the safety and health of persons from risks associated with mining, quarrying, explosives and petroleum and gas. In this presentation, Mark will discuss what it means to be a risk-based regulator, how the Queensland resources sector is performing, and the role we all must play in achieving zero harm to workers.