Who We Are

The Safety Coach is a dedicated occupational safety and health consultancy passionate about ensuring workplace safety and compliance. With over two decades of experience providing advice to a range of industries including Forestry and Agriculture, Construction and Manufacturing, Transport, Government, Warehousing and Retail. We specialise in providing personalised consultancy services, focusing on 1:1 coaching to empower individuals and organisations to achieve their safety goals. We are committed to fostering lasting partnerships with our clients, offering expert advice and tailored solutions to enhance their safety culture and drive continuous growth.


At The Safety Coach, we believe in creating a safe and healthy work environment where individuals and teams can thrive.

Neil Norman - Managing Director

I have over 15 years experience working as a health and safety professional across a wide range of industries within the public and private sectors. But more importantly, I have close to 30 years working in client focused positions. Along the way I have gained a considerable amount of knowledge and expertise related to leadership, health and safety legislation, ISO certifications, FSC Accreditation and managing psychosocial risk.


Some of the organisations I have worked with in the past include:

  • Sanitarium Health Foods
  • WaterNSW
  • Forestry Corporation of NSW
  • McDonald's Australia
  • Hungry Jack's
  • Department of Finance
  • Department of Defence
  • Zara Australia
  • Bettys Burgers
  • Grays Online Auctions
  • NSW Department of Justice and Community Services
  • ICM Airport Technics
  • Rawson Homes
  • Claim Central Group
  • Australian Electoral Commission
  • Office of the Governor General
  • High Court of Australia
  • Australian Public Service Commission
  • Schmidt Quarries
  • Dungog Shire Council
  • DP World


I'm a qualified carpenter and have a Master of Science (Occupational Health and Safety). I am also an accredited Level 2 AFL Coach and have found the requirements to coach a high performance sports team to be the same as coaching and mentoring a leader or health and safety manager. 


To get the best of any team you need to understand what motivates and drives them and listen to what they are saying. 


These skills along with my experience of working across multi-site environments in multi-jurisdiction industries allow me to coach and influence managers and workers to achieve a healthy and safer working environment for all.


So if you have any questions about your health and safety needs I would love the opportunity to discuss them with you. The solution might be simpler than you think.