Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Committee
The Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Committee is an active group of like-minded RIN members dedicated to advancing physical and psychological safety leadership, safety practices, and safety culture throughout the Mackay, Isaac, Whitsunday and Bowen Basin Central Queensland regions.
The committee supports safety leadership and behaviours within the RIN membership base to help ensure employees are safer and fewer injuries occur in the workplace.
RIN is proud to host the region’s only HSE working group, providing an organised and practical platform for members, industry representatives and local regulators to come together, share strategies, and work through problem-solving with up-to-date solutions.
The HSE Committee contributes to the annual Safety Conference and supports other regional initiatives such as R U OK? Day, Toolbox Talks or workshops, and Queensland Government Safe Work Month each October.
Interested in employer or employee rights and responsibilities around health and safety (physical, mental or emotional)? Join the HSE Committee.
Chair: Mark Johnston (Technical Director, PIMS Group)
Organisational Culture Committee
Initiated and facilitated by RIN, the Career Opportunity, Equity and Diversity (COED) Committee was established following strong feedback received from the 2018 International Women’s Day Business Lunch. Since then, the committee has evolved and is now the Organisational Culture Committee.
The Organisational Culture Committee supports organisations to understand and manage psychosocial safety hazards in a practical, achievable way. With a strong focus on accessibility and real-world application, the committee aims to demystify psychosocial safety and help businesses take meaningful steps forward without unnecessary complexity.
Through shared learnings, case studies from organisations already implementing psychosocial safety practices, and guidance on compliance requirements, the committee provides clear direction on where to start and how to progress along the framework journey. A key focus includes leveraging existing free tools and frameworks, connecting organisations with the right experts at each stage, and addressing common psychosocial hazards within the METS sector.
Education is central to the committee’s work, including step-by-step guidance on running assessments, analysing results, and using data to inform practical improvements. The committee offers a supportive, hands-on approach, creating space for feedback, discussion, and shared problem-solving to build healthier, safer workplace cultures.
Chair: Anthony Gibbs (Director, Tenaxiti Business Psychology)