Welcome to our spring newsletter.  It's been a busy start for R2A to the new financial year with a nice mix of training and education as well as some really interesting consulting work.  

We kicked off July with our webinar on SFAIRP Culture.  With more than 75 participants joining us live, the session generated some really interesting questions and discussion.  We would love to see you for our final webinar for the year on Projects and SFAIRP (see details below).

This quarter we have completed a project due diligence review for a building project in Melbourne, SFAIRP reviews for the mechanical raise climber mining process for Rio Tinto, a childcare facility in a new development in Spotswood, Powerline Restoration of total fire ban days in Western Australia and a review for the RAAF.  In addition, Richard completed an expert witness opinion before the Supreme Court of South Australia

We have also delivered a number of public and in-house courses for Engineering Education Australia.  The final two public courses for the year are detailed below. 

With a return to some face-to-face meetings and me missing the buzz (and shopping) of the city, Richard and I are excited to announce that we now have a small meeting room in the Block Arcade in Collins Street.  We will continue to work a hybrid model between home and our new meeting space.  It will also be a place where we will display some Apto (Women’s) PPE garments and allow people to come and have a better look.

As always, if you have any questions relating to engineering due diligence and how to demonstrate SFAIRP for your credible critical issues, please get in touch with Richard or I – we are always happy to chat. Email admin@r2a.com.au or call 1300 772 333. 

Until next time,

Gaye Francis
R2A Partner

One of the questions R2A gets frequently asked is: Why do project show stoppers still occur after a Monte Carlo analysis has been completed for a project?

Monte Carlo simulations have become de rigour for project risk assessments. Many believe that Monte Carlo analysis is a panacea as it provides sound insight into the most likely project outcomes. Whilst this is not wrong it misses the low-probability, high-consequence outcomes, i.e the project show stoppers. 

Join us for our last webinar for 2022 to explore how the SFAIRP principles can be applied to ensure project show stoppers are eliminated and all other credible critical issues are reduced so far as is reasonably practicable (SFAIRP).

R2A continues to deliver public courses with Engineering Education Australia. Registrations are open for the below online workshops.

Engineering Due Diligence
Dates: Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19 October 2022 (two-days)
Time: 9am – 1:00pm (AEDT) 
Where: Online
Audience: This course suits company directors, senior executives, and project directors in any sector. It's also suitable for risk and compliance staff of technology-based organisations.

For further information and registration via EEA: https://eea.org.au/courses/engineering-due-diligence

Criminal Manslaughter – How not to do it
Date: Tuesday 24 November 
Time: 9.00am to 1.00pm (AEDT)
Where: Online
Audience: This course suits engineers and design professionals, and is particularly valuable for board members, senior decision-makers and technical advisers.

Further information and registration via EEA: https://eea.org.au/courses/criminal-manslaughter-how-not-do-it

The hierarchy of control is one of those central ideas that safety regulators have been using forever. But it is also one of those very simple ideas that has caused enormous confusion. 

Read Richard’s blog on how some of this confusion has arisen and more importantly how it can be resolved to ensure due diligence.

Has the business of risk and safety, especially in assessment terms, been over-complicated?

Whether it’s consulting on high-level due diligence or reviewing women’s PPE for safety, Risk and Safety should be managed SFAIRP, which asks the uncomplicated question: If I was in the same position, how would I expect to be treated and what controls would I expect to be in place.

Read Gaye’s article where she details her insights of complicating Risk and Safety Management.