Upstream oil & gas
Operators, CSG producers and their contractors under WHS and the Qld Petroleum & Gas Act.
Brisbane based · National reach · Independent HSE advisory
Safety systems
that hold up
in the field.
Independent HSE advisory for energy, resources, construction, transport and agriculture. Senior, hands-on and personally delivered by Cameron O'Sullivan, with 15+ years from new operators to large Tier 1 gas producers.
15+Years in HSE leadership
11+Years at Tier 1 operators
6MAnnual man-hours overseen
4State regulatory jurisdictions
Clients to date
SantosSenex EnergyLochard EnergyHelmerich & PayneLabrador Petro-ManagementDaly Waters Energy
The gap between your health and safety systems and how work is done in the field is where incidents can happen. If you don't work with your field teams and operations to embed your health and safety system — and then verify that it works — you shouldn't be surprised when you see poor health and safety outcomes. Cameron O'Sullivan, Director · RISK.HSE Pty Ltd
Sectors we serve
Where the work
actually happens.
Tier 1 oil and gas discipline, sized for operations of every kind — from a gas field to a family farm.
Drilling & completions
Rig and frac-spread HSE, pre-mobilisation verification and contractor management.
Mining & resources
Critical control management and fit-for-purpose systems for sites and their contractors.
Renewable energy
Wind, solar and battery projects, from construction readiness through to operations.
Construction
Principal contractor and subcontractor systems that work on a live site, not just on paper.
Transport & logistics
Fleet, heavy vehicle and logistics risk managed as a system across your whole chain.
Agriculture & agribusiness
Practical WHS for farms, processors and rural contractors, sized for the operation.
Your sector not listed?
The principles of managing critical risk travel. Tell us about your operation.
Ask Cameron →About
Built from
the inside out.
RISK.HSE is an independent HSE advisory practice serving energy, resources, construction, transport and agriculture across Australia. We work with business owners, boards, operators, principal contractors and the specialists who support them — bringing the discipline of Tier 1 oil and gas safety to operations of every size.
Founded by Cameron O'Sullivan after 15+ years working across the Australian oil and gas sector — from new operators building their HSE foundations through to large Tier 1 gas producers — this practice is built on something most consultants don't have: direct experience running the operations they're now advising on.
Cameron has worked across Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and the Northern Territory, operating within and alongside some of Australia's largest upstream producers. He evaluated contractor submissions from the operator side, ran premobilisation verifications, led TapRoot and Human Factors investigations, built integrated assurance systems, and contributed to upstream safety standards through the Safer Together working groups.
In 2022, he brought that experience outside the wire. Every engagement is personally delivered to meet your operational requirements. No templates. No reports that gather dust.
Cameron O'SullivanFounder & Director · Every engagement personally led
15+Years in HSE leadershipAcross new operators and large Tier 1 gas producers in four states and territories.
18Person HSE team ledAcross drilling rigs, frac spreads, construction and upstream production facilities.
6MAnnual man-hours overseenAcross onshore upstream operations — the scale that builds real judgement.
11+Years at Tier 1 operatorsInside the operator, setting the standard contractors are measured against.
WHS frameworks in four jurisdictions within a single portfolio, plus the Qld Petroleum & Gas Act.
Services
What we do.
Seven focused services, each tailored to your operational context.
01Strategy
Health and Safety Consulting
Safety management systems built around your actual operations, not a generic template. Aligned to ISO 45001, WHS legislation and the Qld Petroleum & Gas Act, and sized for your business.
02Leadership
Safety Culture & Leadership
Diagnose what your people actually believe about risk and what your informal systems reward, then build a culture where the system and the field say the same thing.
03Compliance
Risk Management
BowTie and critical control workshops that show where your real barriers sit. Includes TapRoot and Human Factors incident investigation that is root-cause focused, not blame focused.
04Delivery
Project Health and Safety
Campaign and project HSE from tender to close-out: contractor selection and prequalification, interfaces, pre-mobilisation verification and site readiness.
05People
Building Health and Safety Teams
Structure, roles and consistent processes for HSE teams, built on experience leading an 18-person team across rigs, construction and production facilities.
06Leadership
Senior Leadership H&S Coaching
One-on-one coaching for owners, directors, executives and site leaders: visible leadership, safety conversations and officer due diligence duties.
07Assurance
Health and Safety Assurance Programs
Senior-led field verification that your controls work under real conditions, plus independent assurance for boards, investors and acquirers.
Not sure where to start?
A 30-minute conversation about your biggest HSE challenge. No proposal, no obligation.
Talk to Cameron →Philosophy
Safety failures almost never come from ignorance of the rule. They come from the conditions that make workarounds feel rational in the moment.
Traditional safety consulting solves the wrong problem. It adds procedures, thickens documentation, and produces audit trails. Then something goes wrong in the field — and everyone wonders why the system didn't prevent it.
Behavioural science tells us this is predictable. Failures come from the conditions, pressures and leadership behaviours that make workarounds feel rational in the moment.
RISK.HSE works at that level. We use Human Factors methodology and BowTie risk analysis to find the actual conditions that make your system vulnerable — not just the procedures that should theoretically prevent failure.
The documentation follows. The outcome comes first.
Why RISK.HSE
The differences
that matter.
Why operators, contractors and directors choose us over the alternatives.
Operator-insider perspective. Not a consultant's view.
15+ years across the Australian oil and gas sector. Cameron has been the person who evaluated contractor submissions, ran premobilisation verifications, managed investigations and reported to the board.
You get Cameron. Not a junior working under Cameron.
No account management layers. No graduate doing the site work. Every engagement, from the first conversation to the final deliverable, is personally led and delivered by Cameron O'Sullivan.
Both sides of the operator and contractor relationship.
Cameron managed contractor safety as the operator and now supports contractors from outside. He ran the tenders, reviewed the submissions and managed performance in the field. That dual perspective is rare.
Multi-state regulatory fluency, not just Queensland.
Direct operational experience under WHS frameworks in Qld, NSW, SA and NT, plus the Petroleum and Gas Act (Qld), within a single portfolio. Crossing state borders is not a learning curve for us.
Sized for your reality. Not scaled down from someone else's.
A 50-person civils contractor doesn't need a gas producer's safety management system. It needs one that manages its own risks and that its team can run. Same calibre of thinking, the right scope.
Industry credibility that shapes the standard.
Active participant in the Safer Together Rig Site Safety Working Group, including Short Service Employees, Assist & Assure, the Hand Safety Forum and the Incident & Innovation Review Panel.
How we work
From conversation
to outcome.
1
Straight conversation
A direct 30-minute conversation about your biggest HSE challenge and whether we're the right fit. No proposal. No deck.
2
Understand
We look at your current ways of working, on paper and in the field, with the people who do the work.
3
Identify
We find practical opportunities to improve your systems, leadership and assurance, and scope only what you need.
4
Deliver
We deliver the improvements with your people and verify they hold up on site. We leave when the outcome is real.
Engagement models
Three ways
to work with us.
Every engagement is scoped to the actual problem. These models are starting points, not rigid packages.
Project
Defined scope · Fixed timeline · Clear outcome
For specific, bounded engagements with a clear deliverable. Structured kick-off, delivery and close-out. You know what you're getting and when.
- Safety system architecture
- Field-readiness audit
- Operator-entry program
- Board-level assurance
- Incident forensics
Retainer
Ongoing advisory · Monthly · Agreed scope
For operators and contractors who need continuous senior HSE support without the overhead of a full-time hire. Regular advisory, field reviews and ongoing guidance on an agreed hours basis.
- Monthly HSE advisory
- Regulatory monitoring
- Contractor performance oversight
- Leadership coaching
- Board reporting
Advisory
Ad-hoc access · No commitment · Senior input
For senior leaders who want trusted, independent HSE perspective on demand, without a full engagement. Questions answered, documents reviewed, a sounding board for decisions.
- Quick reviews and sense-checks
- Urgent incident guidance
- Regulatory questions
- Investment decisions
- Leadership conversations
Field notes, twice a week.
Practical thinking on safety systems, leadership and assurance from Cameron on LinkedIn.
Let's talk
Let's have a
straight conversation.
If you're dealing with an HSE challenge, or you're not sure where to start, we're happy to have an initial conversation at no cost or obligation. Tell us what you're facing and we'll give you an honest view of how we can help.
- Emailcameron@riskhse.com
- Phone0408 170 486
- LinkedInCameron O'Sullivan
- Based inBrisbane, Queensland · working nationally