Biography
MSafety L’ship, MPsych(Org), GradDipOHS
Kym is a passionate and future-state focused Executive Health and Safety Leader, holding a Masters in Safety Leadership from Griffith University, Masters in Applied Psychology (Organisational) and a Graduate Diploma in OHS from Murdoch University. She is an endorsed Organisational Psychologist.
Over the past 25 years, Kym has amassed significant experience working in safety leadership roles across a diverse range of industries, cultures and geographical locations including open-cut mining in Canada, through to offshore gas in the US, and a raft of sectors across Asia Pacific. Kym is currently the Head of Health, Safety & Environment for Serco Asia Pacific, driving safe and sustainable outcomes across Defence, Citizen Services, Justice and Immigration Services, Facilities Management and Health Care. In her previous role as the Head of Health & Safety at Queensland Urban Utilities, Kym was an active contributor to the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) Water Industry Safety Priority Program aimed at achieving a step-change in the industry’s health and safety performance.
Kym maintains an active role in contributing to the HSE industry and community, publishing articles in the Journal of Safety Research and Safety Science. Through presenting at numerous international and national conferences and podcasts across a broad range of HSE topics including mental health, wellbeing, ESG and safety culture, Kym has developed an extensive internal network and has established herself as a recognized safety leader with sought after expertise.
All sessions by Kym Bancroft
Presentation by Deputy Director General, Office of Industrial Relations QLD
08 Sep 2022
08:20am
Dempsey