Our experience.

Having worked in the equine and the agricultural industries for many years, we understand how your business works. We recognise the hazards & risks, and make positive WHS/OHS changes without impacting on your daily operations. 

Our long-standing expertise means that we’re one of Australia’s most trusted equine and agricultural industry WHS/OHS experts. We are proud to serve Australia-wide, with a combined 75 years of experience across the equine and agricultural industries, employment and WHS law and training. We become trusted members of our client’s team, offering a thorough knowledge of WHS and a hands-on approach.

After implementing the WHS/OHS system, we stay with you for the journey. We ensure all legislative requirements are met on an ongoing basis, conduct staff training where needed and keep you up to date, as laws and regulations change. 

Our goal: reduce the risk of your hazards and make sure your workers get home safely.

Daniel Bowcock

Managing Director, Safe Industries Australia

A director of Safe Industries Australia, Daniel has 30 years experience working in the agricultural, cropping, thoroughbred breeding and livestock industries. He has also worked and managed his own business in the construction, earthmoving and waste management and has always strongly advocated workplace health and safety (WHS) management systems.

Daniel brings a hands-on and practical approach to WHS gained from his experience over such a wide range of industries. This experience allows him to work closely with our clients and their staff to understand the issues and problems faced in order to provide a safe workplace.

Daniel holds an Associate Diploma in Farm Management, Certificate 4 in Workplace Assessment and Training and has taught the Certificate 4 OHS course at Muswellbrook TAFE.

Daniel Morgan

Director, Safe Industries Australia

Daniel is a solicitor with 23 years of experience working in Employment Law, Workers Compensation and OHS/WHS. Among Daniel’s significant cases was Inspector Paul Wade V Yore Contractors Pty Limited (2003) NSWCIMC 53 and 93. This was a successful win by Daniel for the employer after he established a defence under section 53 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983.

In this case, the Chief Industrial Magistrate found the employer could not have further prevented an accident or injury, having provided all relevant information, instruction and training to ensure a safe workplace to which the employee did not follow. In addition, costs were awarded against the WorkCover authority.

Daniel has also been involved in representing employers in pleas of mitigation for prosecutions before the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW including Robert William Regan V Muswellbrook Crane Services Pty Ltd [2007] NSWIR COMM 13.

It was his unique and thorough understanding of workplace health and safety issues, which led Daniel to identify the need to tailor advice to each business, particularly within the Thoroughbred and agriculture industries.

Annette English

Director, Safe Industries Australia

Annette helps business owners and managers find creative solutions to complex legal problems. She believes that the best lawyers don’t only have the most thorough knowledge of the law, they also look at a client’s broader business objectives and relationships.

Annette oversees our corporate and commercial practice and helps provide strategic legal solutions to business owners, executives and directors. Her specialties include contract law, commercial law and intellectual property. Many of Annette’s clients have grown businesses that have become successful nationally and even internationally. She has also been involved in thoroughbred industry for nearly 25 years as an owner and breeder of race horses.

Outside of the law, Annette has been a successful businessperson and entrepreneur. Her businesses span the interior design and hospitality industries as well as thoroughbred racing.

Richard Carter

Compliance Officer, Safe Industries Australia

Richard Carter joins the Safe Industries Australia team as a Workplace Health and Safety Coordinator with 22 years experience working within the agricultural, drilling, earthmoving, mining, telecommunication and thoroughbred breeding industries. In his spare time, Richard runs a beef cattle property in the Upper Hunter Valley.

For the past seven years, Richard worked as a Safety and Training Officer in the drilling and mining industries where he developed safety management systems as well as safety policies and procedures, risk management procedures and broad brush risk assessments. He also has experience developing and delivering training packages, and individual and group competency assessments.

Richard has a Diploma in Drilling, Certificate IV in OH&S, Drilling and Training and Assessing (TAE).

Melinda Kiss

Work Health and Safety Compliance Officer

Melinda joins the Safe Industries Australia team as Work, Health and Safety Compliance Officer with over 12 years’ experience managing safety and training systems for large and small companies within the Mining and Construction industries.

Originally from Western Australia, where she held various Safety Systems Specialist roles, Melinda believes in simplifying safety procedures and systems to improve the end user experience. In the last 5 years Melinda has worked in the Hunter Valley as a Health and Safety Officer in Mining, Engineering and Manufacturing.

Melinda has a Bachelor of Science (Human Biology), Cert IV in OH&S and experience in incident investigation and injury management.