Hazards: Concurrent Session 4B - Standards & Safety in Design
Tracks
Track 5
| Wednesday, September 30, 2026 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Victory Room E |
Speaker
Mr Michael Hopper
Principal Consultant And Business Development Manager
Safety Solutions Limited
Thomas Jackson
Process Engineer | Risk Consultant
Gpa Engineering
Reading Between the Lines: Interpreting and Meeting the Intent of Australian Standards
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas is a process engineer and risk consultant at GPA Engineering specialising in hydrogen technologies, process safety, and safety-in-design. He has supported the development and risk assessment of several hydrogen production and refuelling facilities across Australia, as well as compliance and safety assessments for emerging technologies including electrolysers, fuel cells, and liquid hydrogen carrier systems. Thomas contributes to standards development through the Standards Australia ME-093 Committee for hydrogen technologies, where he is involved in shaping guidance for the safe deployment of emerging hydrogen infrastructure.
Miss Kim Pullon
Principal Consultant & Head Of Training
Safety Solutions
When Is Enough, Enough? How Engineers Really Decide What Is SFAIRP.
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Kim Pullon is a respected process safety leader, engineer, and engaging communicator with deep experience in process safety risk management, process safety competency development, and industry process safety improvement programmes. After two decades of technical experience in operations, Kim is now a Principal Consultant and Head of Training for Safety Solutions.
Kim is a Professional Process Safety Engineer (PPSE) and Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE), and Engineers Australia (FIEAust). She has contributed over the years to Safer Together process safety resources and several IChemE Safety Centre publications, continuing to volunteer her time to both organisations.