Whether you need a one-off opinion, a board-ready WHS strategy, or an experienced safety brain on retainer — HSES delivers WHS consultation grounded in regulatory expertise and real operational experience across Australia.
WHS consultation is the foundation of every other safety service we deliver. Before we audit, build a system or train your supervisors, we listen — and we ask the questions a regulator would ask. That is the value of working with practitioners who have run frontline investigations and stood up under cross-examination.
Our WHS consultation engagements are pragmatic and time-bounded. We do not believe in open-ended retainers that quietly bill against work nobody can identify. Every engagement starts with a clear scope, a fixed fee, and a defined set of deliverables that you agree to up front.
Typical WHS consultation work includes:
WHS consultation engagements at HSES range from owner-operators with a single Perth-based crew through to ASX-listed resource companies running multi-shaft underground operations in the Goldfields. The common thread is that our advice is shaped by real operational consequences — not by aspirational standards no-one has the budget to implement.
If you are a small-to-medium business in WA, we typically engage on a fixed-scope basis: a half-day site visit, a written report, and a follow-up review. If you are running a major project or multi-site operation, we can integrate as a retained Onsite WHS Advisor or technical lead, attending your safety committee meetings and scaling our involvement around audit cycles, shutdowns and high-risk works.
Three things consistently come up when clients explain why they engaged us instead of one of the larger national consultancies:
Frontline credibility. Our directors have done the work — police investigations, paramedic call-outs, industrial fire response, occupational nursing in remote settings. When we discuss critical risk control, we are speaking from the experience of having watched controls fail in real time.
WA-specific fluency. We know the WA WHS Act 2020 and the WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022 down to the regulation. We understand DMIRS, WorkSafe WA and NOPSEMA expectations. We know the difference between a Tier 1 iron ore operator’s contractor management framework and what a junior gold miner can realistically afford.
Independent perspective. Because we own the firm, we can tell you what we actually think. We do not have a head office that needs us to upsell you onto a 12-month software platform. Our advice goes wherever the evidence leads, even when that conversation is uncomfortable.
Step 1 — Discovery call. A free 30-minute conversation to understand your operation, your immediate concerns, your regulatory exposure and the outcome you need. We will tell you honestly if WHS consultation is the right starting point or whether you need a different service first.
Step 2 — Fixed-fee proposal. Within 48 hours we issue a written scope with timing, deliverables and pricing. No hidden hourly billing.
Step 3 — Engagement. Site visits, document reviews, stakeholder interviews and analysis. We work alongside your team, not over the top of them.
Step 4 — Report and walk-through. A clear, ranked report with practical recommendations. We walk through it in person or by video — we do not just email a PDF.
Step 5 — Optional implementation support. We can stay engaged to help you execute, or we can step away and let your internal team take it forward. Your call.
Book a free 30-minute scoping call. We will tell you honestly whether this is the right service for your situation, and quote a fixed fee within 48 hours.
Request a quote →Our WHS consultation engagements are fixed-fee and scoped after a free 30-minute discovery call. Typical small-business engagements start from around $2,500 plus GST for a half-day site visit and report. Larger multi-site or mining engagements are scoped individually.
Yes. We offer fractional and retained WHS Manager arrangements where we essentially become your part-time WHS leader — attending safety meetings, leading audits, supporting investigations and reporting to your executive team. This is a popular model for SMEs and project-based operations who do not need a full-time hire.
Yes. We have extensive experience in mining-sector WHS, including iron ore, gold, nickel, lithium and rare earths. We understand the WHS (Mines) Regulations 2022, DMIRS expectations and the operational realities of FIFO/DIDO workforces. We mobilise to the Pilbara, Goldfields, Mid West and Kimberley as needed.
Our directors hold tertiary qualifications in WHS, investigations and occupational health, plus extensive operational credentials including ICAM Lead Investigator, paramedic, registered nurse, industrial fire & rescue, and policing. Combined experience exceeds 57 years across Australia, Asia and Europe.
Yes. HSES is fully independent. We do not resell software platforms or hold reseller agreements. Our advice is unconflicted — if a particular tool or vendor is genuinely the right fit, we will say so; if not, we will tell you that too.
Independent gap analyses against ISO 45001, WHS legislation and client-specific frameworks. Clear, ranked findings — not 80-page PDFs that gather dust.
Tailored SMS development and uplift. Risk registers, safe work procedures, contractor management — built to integrate with your operations.
Lead Investigator capability for high-potential, serious and notifiable incidents. Independent investigations and ICAM training rooted in 27 years of policing experience.
Whether it's a fresh tender, an audit deadline, a notifiable incident or a long-overdue SMS uplift — we'll respond fast and quote fixed.