The Safety Officer

The Safety Officer is an independent Safety Consultant based in Waverley, NSW, specialising in event and workplace safety across Australia and internationally.

• Manages the full safety scope for events including venue and site feasibility visits, multi agency stakeholder consultation, occupant capacity, ingress and egress calculations, and onsite operational safety monitoring.
• Provides critical decision making and control room liaison during crisis management, plus post-event debriefs and reporting.
• Led by Jon Corbishley FSIA, a crowd management and safety consultant with over 30 years of international experience across touring, festival, concert and sports events.
• Track record includes acting as safety lead for Portsmouth City Council on a 350,000 capacity crowd event attended by the British Royal Family.

Best for: event producers, venues and festival organisers needing an independent safety consultant to manage crowd and production safety end to end.

The Safety Officer delivers Safety Audits and Risk Assessments for events and workplaces across Australia, backed by recognised risk methodology.

• Conducts risk analysis to International standard ISO 31000, alongside venue safety analysis and hazard identification with practical risk reduction checklists.
• Produces crowd management plans, crowd density calculations and pedestrian flow and people processing assessments for high attendance events.
• Reviews contractor and supplier compliance documentation and health, safety, sustainability and environmental policies.

Best for: event and venue operators needing formal ISO aligned risk documentation and crowd safety planning.