Speakers

Director Major Hazard Facility Unit, Work Health & Safety Queensland (WHSQLD)

Shoena is the Director of the Major Hazard Facilities unit within Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

She has extensive experience as a process engineer and superintendent with Western Mining and then BHP Billiton. She moved into regulation 13 years ago after investigating a dust and hydrogen explosion that cost a life and precipitated the closure of the plant.

Shoena is dedicated to bringing practical solutions to the management of high-risk activities and incorporating technical judgment into public policy.

Conference Engagements:
Hydrogen Safety & Hazardous Areas Conference

Director MWS Risk

Shyamal is a director of MWS Risk and an electrical engineer, specialising in Control Systems Engineering with over 15 years of experience in design, detailed engineering and commissioning of process control and safety systems.

He has a proven track record of delivering engineering projects and offers specialist engineering expertise in functional safety and hazardous areas.

He is a recognised Charted Professional Engineer and TUV certified Functional Safety Engineer

Conference Engagements:
Hydrogen Safety & Hazardous Areas Conference

Earthing Design Manager

Simon began his career in 1986 as an apprentice electrician at Balfour Kilpatrick in Nottingham, progressing to Contracts Manager. From 1998 to 2017 he worked for Omega Red Group Ltd., initially running a national mobile telecommunications fixed wire testing project. During Simon’s 19 years at Omega Red Group, he progressed from Technical Engineer to Engineering Manager providing specialist advice and support for lightning protection and substation earthing projects. In 2017 Simon took on the role as Director of Specialist Earthing at Premier Technical Services Group running utility projects throughout the UK. In 2021 Simon took on the role of Design Manager at RH Irving Industrials Ltd, providing consultancy and design services to some of the leading companies in the UK such as Drax, Balfour Beatty, T Clarkes and Viking Link.Simon is a member of BSI committees for Lighting protection GEL 81 and is a liaison with the GEL 600 Earthing committee.
Simon is married with 3 grown up children, one grandson and lives in the High Peaks in Derbyshire.

Stacey Ozolins Director Supply & Networks Electrical Safety Office, Office of Industrial Relations

Stacey is a highly experienced professional with over 20 years’ experience in leadership roles including industry and government policy, regulatory reform and delivering senior executive statutory roles.
Having worked in the electrical sector throughout her career Stacey joined the Electrical Safety Office (ESO) in 2020 and is the Director Supply and Networks. In her role, Stacey has responsibility for regulating Prescribed Electricity Entities and Accredited Auditors who undertake audits of electrical installations in hazardous areas and high voltage installations. Stacey also worked in supporting the review of the Electrical Safety Act 2022 review.
Stacey is passionate about delivering the ESO’s purpose of preventing of death, injury and destruction of property caused by electricity.

Founder - Zero Industries

Travis’s held a position of Technical Regulator, Travis spent much of his time working with Compliance related issues for the industry, a part of his portfolio was Hazardous Area installations.

Travis took what he learnt within the Department of Justice and has applied it in providing practical knowledge into safety within Explosive Atmospheres & bringing together leaders within the Hazardous Area industry to join him in Zero Industries.

Conference Engagements:
Hydrogen Safety & Hazardous Areas Conference

Director, SVP Chemical Plant Services

Ammonia is the best carrier of hydrogen, and is stored in large atmospheric storage tanks. The safety and integrity of these tanks are of utmost importance to the new renewable energy sources-based hydrogen and ammonia industry. How to maintain this is a topic for the session.

This presentation also discusses unique design features, applicable codes and standards in tank design, fabrication, commissioning, and operation. Guidelines for the inspection protocol for ammonia tanks are covered too.

Ammonia storage incidents - presented at the past safety symposiums over the last 50+ years - are reviewed.

This presentation is designed to help industry understand the challenges involved in the safe storage and handling of ammonia.