Brian Moody - Principal Consultant

Brian is an experienced process safety professional who has worked with numerous Major Hazard Facilities to reduce the risk of Major Incidents. With extensive experience working as a Senior Process Safety Analyst with the health & safety regulator, Brian has a wealth of regulatory and operational experience to draw upon when working with clients.

Brian spent over 20 years at WorkSafe Victoria, was an appointed Inspector and spent over 10 years as a Senior Process Safety Analyst. Brian assessed Safety Cases and compliance of some of Victoria’s biggest Major Hazard Facilities (MHF), he knows the MHF Regulations intimately.

Brian joins the team at MicroRisk Group after working with an MHF operator and hence is well placed to support our client’s operations with pragmatic and comprehensive process safety support.

Brian’s recent experience includes:

Major Hazard Facility Licence, VIC

Led review and revision of Safety Case in collaboration with site personnel to ensure all aspects of the Safety Case reflected the site’s operations and management systems. Engaged with regulators and agencies to ensure successful regulatory outcome.

Major Hazard Facility (MHF) Licence Verification/Auditing, VIC

Led oversight teams, comprehensively assessing Safety Cases and regulatory compliance of some of Victoria’s largest Major Hazard Facilities

Major Hazard Facility, VIC

Coordinated planning and execution of a major emergency exercise with the involvement of emergency services and external stakeholders

Major Hazard Facility, SA

Led and facilitated a detailed risk assessment for the mechanical tie-in works for pipelines on a major tank expansion project

Bulk Commodities Storage and Distribution Company, ANZ

Developed and led the implementation of a companywide asbestos management plan, site asbestos registers and asbestos awareness training module

Provided technical support to sites to ensure ongoing compliance with relevant asbestos regulations in each state/jurisdiction

Dangerous Goods Storage and Logistics Facility, NSW

Led a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances leading to a loss of containment of combustible liquid from a company-leased pipeline

Bulk Commodities Storage and Distribution Company, ANZ

Led the execution of corporate HSEQ system audits of facilities throughout Australia and New Zealand

Prepared detailed findings reports to drive continuous improvement at those facilities

Bulk Commodities Storage and Distribution Company, ANZ

Led project to design and implement an electronic incident, near miss and hazard reporting system for the business

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Occupational Health & Safety, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

  • Diploma, Government (Workplace Inspection), Box Hill Institute

  • Lead Auditor (Management Systems), SAI Global

  • ICAM Lead Investigator, Safety Wise

  • IChemE Consequence Modelling Techniques, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

  • Fundamentals of Process Safety, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

  • Layers of Protection Analysis, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)