Council Structure The affairs of the Institute
are managed by an elected governing Council comprising of the following:
- President
Gary
Rhyder
Gary has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Applied Chemistry), a Masters in Occupational Health and Safety, and is a full member of the AIOH. He is also a Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH). He has over 22 years experience as an occupational hygienist. For 18 years he worked for WorkCover NSW where he gained a broad experience as an occupational hygienist. While working at WorkCover he represented the organisation on a number of state and national committees. He is currently a member of Australian Standards Committee CH-31 Methods for Examination of Workplace Atmospheres. He has been an active member of the AIOH having been on the 2001 AIOH conference Committee and Chair of the 2005 AIOH conference Committee. He has experience in a variety of industries including manufacturing, food, pharmaceutical, construction and mining, and is currently working as the Managing Director at Pickford and Rhyder Consulting Pty Ltd. - President Elect
Barry Chesson
Barry Chesson has 35 years of experience in Occupational Hygiene. For much of his career he was Manager - Occupational Hygiene for Alcoa’s Western Australian Operations. In this role, he was responsible for the delivery of occupational hygiene services to Alcoa's three alumina refineries and two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Currently, he operates a consultancy, Occupational Hygiene Solutions Pty Ltd, with principal activity in the oil & gas, mining, energy generation and manufacturing sectors.
He holds a PhD in chemical safety, an Honours Degree in Physical Chemistry, a Graduate Diploma in Natural Resources and a Masters Degree in Applied Science (Health Science). He is certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene and is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists and is a Certified Occupational Hygienist with that body. Additionally, he is a Chartered Chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. He holds an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University’s School of Public Health and has had a long involvement with government, industry and unions in the development of OHS policy, standards and regulations for Western Australia. - Treasurer
Beno
Groothoff
Beno has been working in the fields of environmental and occupational management since 1971 when he started out as an inspector with the Department of Environmental Control in Amsterdam. He specialised in the fields of acoustics and vibration since 1980. His experience covers a wide range of occupational hygiene and health issues but focuses on environmental and occupational issues pertaining to noise and vibration. These include; building acoustics, environmental and occupational noise management, the measurement and management of hand arm, and whole body vibration. His interests are in the effects on human health from vibration and both community and occupational noise.
In Queensland he has worked in government positions in both environmental protection and workplace health and safety areas. In his current role he is the Principal Adviser, (Noise and Vibration) with Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. His work consists of researching emerging issues related to noise, vibration and radiation, training of inspectors, conducting field investigations, providing expert witness service and advising on legal and policy aspects pertaining to noise, vibration and radiation to state and federal forums.
He lectures noise and vibration, part time, for post graduate OHS students at QUT and presents occupational and environmental noise and human vibration courses for Brüel and Kjær. - Secretary
Greg
Oldfield
Greg’s occupational history is in the areas of agriculture, public health and environmental health before changing career paths to Occupational Hygiene in 1992.
This led to working in the heavy industrial mining environment of Mount Isa Mines underground, smelting and open cut operations as an Industrial Hygienist, Greg, then moved into the chemical and fertiliser industries as a Senior Industrial Hygienist with Wesfarmers in Perth before advancing to the HSE Manager for the industry body PACIA in Melbourne. In this role he represented the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on specific programs and panels including the national Worksafe Australia’s’ Tripartite committee on hazardous substances and dangerous goods and also contributing to the Victorian Legionella legislation.
Whilst in Melbourne, Greg moved to IBM, a leading IT and communications consulting conglomerate where he covers all facets of the Industrial Hygiene and OHS program management requirements in Australia and New Zealand. Greg has contributed to the corporate planning capacity of IBM Asia/Pacific and IBM Globally.
In 2010 he started his own consultancy, Greg Oldfield and Associates and had a contract with BST (Behavioural Science Technology) on mentoring and OHS leadership for the Exxon Mobil LNG project in Papua New Guinea.
In 2011 Greg accepted the Exxon Mobile position of Industrial Hygiene Specialist for the PNG LNG project.
Greg is a Certified Occupational Hygienist and a Full Member of the AIOH, holding a BSc(Environmental Health), GradDip(OccHlth&Saftey) and a GradDip(Ind.Hygiene Sc) - Councillor 1
Mike Shepherd
Coming Soon - Councillor 2Dr
Di Allen
Coming soon - Councillor 3
Dr
Sue Reed
Sue Reed has over 30 years experience as a occupational hygienist. She started as a Noise Engineer with the NSW Department of Labour before moving onto to work as occupational hygienist in a explosives factory. In 1987 Sue joined UWS as a specialist lecturer in occupational hygiene and has taught a number of units at both an undergraduate and post graduate level which included occupational hygiene, noise assessment, air quality management, hazardous chemical management and occupational health management over the last 20 years.
Sue has authored or co-authored over 40 papers and conference presentations and more recently a chapter of a book. In recent years Sue has undertaken a number of research projects investigating the exposure of people in the work place to a range of airborne chemical and biological hazards and ambient air quality in respect to woodsmoke and vehicle emissions.
Sue is a Certified Occupational Hygienist and a Fellow of the AIOH and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with the ABIH. Sue has completed a BSc (Textile Engineering), MEngSc (Production Engineering), MSc (Occupational Hygiene) and a PhD (Skin Exposure to Chemicals).
Sue is now the Principal Occupational Hygienist and Director of Reed OHE Pty Ltd and a adjunt Associate Professor at th University of Western Sydney (UWS).
Objectives The overall objective of the Institute
is to help ensure that workplace health hazards are eliminated or controlled. It
seeks to achieve this by:
External LiaisonThe
Institute is active in the development of occupational health and safety legislation,
regulations and codes of practice throughout Australia through representations to
government, industry and trade unions. Institute members participate on committees
and working parties of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council, State Occupational
Health and Safety Authorities, Standards Australia, National Association of Testing
Authorities and various other industry and employer organisations. Listing
- Promoting the profession of occupational hygiene in industry, government and the general community.
- Improving the practice of occupational hygiene and the knowledge, competence and standing of its practitioners.
- Providing a forum for the exchange of occupational hygiene information and ideas.
- Promoting the application of occupational hygiene principles to improve and maintain a safe and healthy working environment for all.
- Representing the profession nationally and internationally.
Rules The Institute is bound by its Rules and
Statement of Purpose. Click here to view
Code of Ethics This code enunciates standards of ethical conduct
for members of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists. It places obligations
on members to practice their profession in an objective manner, following recognised
principles of occupational hygiene, realising that the lives, health and welfare
of individuals may be dependent upon their professional judgement. Read More