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Hazards: Concurrent Session 4A - Risk Assessment

Tracks
Track 4
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Balcony 1+2

Speaker

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Trevor Zwar
Principal Engineer
Engineering. Systems. Management.

Effective hazard identification and risk assessment

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Abstract

Trevor Zwar is a Principal Engineer with 17 years’ engineering experience across multiple industries including defence, mining, agriculture, infrastructure and manufacturing. He has practiced in the electrical, mechanical and control systems disciplines, and has worked across the engineering lifecycle. Trevor has a passion for safety in engineering and is a certified Functional Safety Engineer. Trevor has worked collaboratively with research institutions to develop new technologies, including two patented designs. Trevor holds degrees in mechatronic engineering (hons) and economics, is a fellow of Engineers Australia and a chartered professional engineer in the mechanical and electrical disciplines.
Samara Smith
Senior Risk Engineer
R4Risk

Challenges and opportunities of occupied building risk assessments

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Abstract

Samara is a Senior Risk Engineer at R4Risk with over five years of experience in risk management for petroleum storage, chemicals manufacturing, logistics and oil and gas industries. She completed a Bachelor of Science / Engineering (Honours) at Monash University, where she majored in chemical engineering, atmospheric science and applied mathematics. Samara has extensive experience in completing a variety of technical studies, including consequence modelling (fire, explosion, and toxic dispersion), quantitative risk assessments, occupied building risk assessments, fire safety studies, emergency response planning and hazardous area classification.
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Keeran Sunker
Solution Engineer
Wolters Kluwer Enablon

Are You in Control? The Bowtie Approach to Risk and Barrier Management

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

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Keeran Sunker is a Process Engineer with 16 years of experience across multiple industries including Oil & Gas, Industrial Gases, Ore Processing, and Petrochemical. His career spans technical support to operations, design and governance, and direct operations management. Currently, Keeran serves as the Senior Technology Specialist at Wolters Kluwer – Enablon, where he applies his deep technical and operational expertise to lead digital transformation initiatives in EHS for enterprise clients in sectors such as energy, mining, and aviation. He holds a Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering (Hons) degree and an MBA from Henley Business School, majoring in Sustainability and Strategy. Keeran is passionate about helping organisations address real-world EHS challenges through innovative software solutions that drives sustainability, improve operational efficiency, and deliver measurable value.

Session Chair

Pamela Ooi
Supt Process Safety
BHP

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