Mr Aldo Raineri School of Human, Health and Social Sciences

BA,  BEd,  LLB(Hons),  MBA,  LLM

GDip Leg Prac , GDip Tr&Dev,  Dip Bus,  Dip OHS

Dip OHS Man,  Dip Risk Man,  Dip Sec Man,  Cert IV TAE

In December 2011 I retired as the Director of Work Health & Safety Policy after having spent over 20 years in various management and safety roles with the Queensland Government. During that time, I was involved in every major strategic and operational government safety initiative, including the national development of harmonised Australian work health and safety laws and their implementation in Queensland. 

In addition, I have operate a safety consultancy business, specialising in the events industry with a particular emphasis on crowd safety at mass gatherings. Clients have included Big Day Out, Soundwave, Livid, Parklife, Valley Fiesta and Queensland Schoolies Week. I am currently completing doctoral work involving the development of a risk assessment methodology which incorporates psychosocial and behavioural factors with the "hard" laws of dynamics. 

I have also been a lecturer, tutor, course developer, educational administrator and project supervisor, a role which now principally occupies my time and efforts. 

Through both my government service and consultancy work, I have undertaken comprehensive risk assessments and gap analyses, compliance, systems and due diligence audits and evaluation, contingency planning and management, safety management systems development, implementation and evaluation and formulated strategic and operational safety plans for a number of clients. In addition to developing and implementing policies, procedures and systems to achieve compliance, many of these assignments have involved initiating and sustaining a cultural shift in order to achieve compliance and sustainable ‘best practice’ in risk mitigation, injury prevention, rehabilitation and return to work.

January 1989 – December 2004 (16 years)

Manager - Work Health and Safety Policy
Manager - Industrial Relations Policy
Cabinet Legislation and Liaison Officer

January 2005 – December 2011 (7 years)

Director - Work Health and Safety Policy

January 2001 – Present 

Safety solutions for compliance, resilience and sustainability

July 2012 – Present 

International Safety, Quality and Environment Management Association (Fellow)

International Association of Risk and Compliance Managers

Safety Institute of Australia

Risk Management Institution of Australia

Event Safety Alliance (USA)

Event Safety Alliance (Aust)

Crowd Behaviour Network (UK)

Undergraduate

OCHS12015 Law and Management of OHS

OCHS12030 Compensation and Rehabilitation

OCHS13010 Applied Worksite Analysis

Postgraduate

OCHS20031 Law and Management of OHS

Strathmore's Who's Who
- Lifetime member (2009)
- Professional of the Year (2010)

Client list:

–       Australian Community Services Employers’ Association

–       Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland)

–       Oztix

–       Creative Festivals Entertainment Pty Ltd (Big Day Out)

–       Soundwave Festival Pty Ltd (Soundwave Festival)

–       Media Rare Pty Ltd

–       Queensland Government (Schoolies Week 2004)

–       Valley Fiesta (2002- 04)

–       Livid Festival, Brisbane (2000- 04)

–       Queensland Hospitality & Security Services (1999-2001)

–       Sovereign Protective Services (1999)

Raineri, A (2012): Application of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 to Not for Profit and Community Sector Organisations, Associations Forum Seminar, Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane, March.

Raineri, A (2010): Harmonisation of OHS Laws, SSA Workplace Health and Safety Conference, Brisbane, October.

Raineri, A (2010): What harmonised OHS laws mean for Queensland, Group Training Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, October.

Raineri, A (2010): Implementation of harmonised OHS laws in Queensland, Siemens Australia Plant Safety Conference, Brisbane, October.

Raineri, A (2010): Changes in the regulatory framework of workplace health and safety in Queensland, Local Government Association of Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Conference 2010: Safety in the new era – 2010 and beyond, Surfers Paradise, July.

Raineri, A (2010): Proposed changes to the regulatory environment for plastics and chemicals in Australia, Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association Annual Conference 2010: Innovation for Sustainable Growth, Sydney, June.

Raineri, A (2010): Safety: Improving OHS Performance in the Civil Construction Industry, Civil Contractors Federation State Conference 2010, Brisbane, March.

Raineri, A (2010): Update on the harmonisation of OHS laws, Freehills Client Seminars, Brisbane, (various).

Raineri, A (2008): The public safety implications of the Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995, Griffith University guest lecture, October.

Raineri, A (2008): Workplace health and safety regulation update, School Safety Conference 2008, Brisbane, September.

Raineri, A (2008): The regulation of asbestos management in buildings, School Safety Conference, Brisbane, September.

Raineri, A (2008): Safety in Design, Australian Organisation for Quality, Brisbane, July.

Raineri, A (2007): Safety issues for local government, Local Government Association of Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Conference, Cairns, May.

Raineri, A (2006): Safety in local government – contemporary challenges and risks, Local Government Association of Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Conference, May, Caloundra.

Raineri, A (2006): Recent workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation amendments, Community Titles Institute of Queensland Seminar, March, Brisbane.

Raineri A (2006): Recent workplace health and safety amendments and their effect in the construction industry Construction Safety Managers and Officers Association Forum, February, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2005): WHS Regulation – Looking Back, Looking Forward LGAQ Workplace Health and Safety Conference, March, Yeppoon.

Raineri, A (2005): Effect of the 2004 amendments to the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995, Emergency Services Regional Forum, February, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2005): Workplace Health and Safety for the Pastoral Industry, Pastoral Industry WHS Conference, November, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2004): Risk Profile for Club Administration, Queensland Golf Industry Conference, August, Coolum.

Raineri, A (2004): Reviewing What the Future Holds for Workers Compensation: Policy, Legislation, Insurance, Regulation, Personal Injury Conference, April, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2004): “Working Towards Reform in Workers Compensation: Current and Future Issues in Practice and Policy” The National Workers Compensation Congress 2004, March, Sydney.

Raineri, A (2004): Trends in OHS Regulation, Investigation and Prosecution, Keynote Address, LGAQ Workplace Health and Safety Conference 2004, March, Gold Coast.

Raineri, A (2004): Reviewing Developments in the State Schemes – Legislative Changes, New Directions and Innovations at a State Level, National Workers Compensation Summit, February, Sydney.

Raineri, A (2003): Workplace Health and Safety Leadership and the Implications of Poor Workplace Health and Safety Systems, Mater Misericordiae Health Services Safety Week, October, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2003): Workplace Health and Safety Implications for Sport, Queensland Sports Federation State Administrators’ Workshop 2003, October, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Raineri, A: Amendments to the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 and Their Application to Volunteer Associations, Qld Volunteer Coast Guard Association Annual Commanders Conference, August, Brisbane. 

Raineri, A (2003): Queensland’s New Workplace Health and Safety Laws, School Safety Conference, July, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2003): Queensland’s New Workplace Health and Safety Laws, Queensland Hotels Association, July, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2003): Queensland’s New Workplace Health and Safety Laws, Legal Studies Conference, July, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2003): Application of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 to Residential Bodies Corporate, Community Titles Institute of Queensland Seminar Series, July, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Cairns and Mackay.

Raineri, A (2003): Workplace Health and Safety Act Amendments, Safety Week 2003, Mercure Hotel, May, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2000): Application of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 in the Context of Retail Security, Retail and Wholesale WHS Industry Committee, Retail Security Seminar, October, Surfers Paradise.

Raineri, A and Earl, C (2005): Crowd management for outdoor music festivals, 21(3) Journal of Occupational Health and Safety, Australia and New Zealand, 205.

Raineri, A (1995): Re-Integrating the Victim into the Sentencing Process - Victim Impact Statements as an Element of Offender Disposition, 11 QUTLJ, 79.

Raineri, A (2010): Implementing harmonised OHS legislation in Queensland, SIA Visions Conference 2010, October, Gold Coast.

Raineri, A (2009): Harmonised OHS legislation – a respectable superstructure, History of Labour Relations in Queensland, 1859 – 2009, Q150 Conference, December, Brisbane.

Raineri, A (2004): The Causes and Prevention of Serious Crowd Injury and Fatalities at Outdoor Music Festivals, SIA Visions Conference 2004, October, Gold Coast.

Raineri, A (2003):  The Evolving Scope of Workplace Health and Safety Legislation in Queensland, SIA Visions Conference 2003, September, Townsville.

Raineri, A (2003): Workplace Health and Safety Legislation in the Building and Construction Industry – Appropriate Responses to a Unique Industry, SIA Visions Conference 2003, September, Townsville.

Raineri, A (2003): The Application of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 to Residential Bodies Corporate, SIA Visions Conference 2003, September, Townsville.

Raineri, A & Maddock, S (2003): WHS Policy: Where Does It Come From – An Evidence Based Approach to Intervention, SIA Visions Conference 2003, September, Townsville.

Raineri, A and Pope, S (2003): Review of the National Manual Handling Standard: Current and Emerging Issues, SIA Visions Conference 2003, September, Townsville.

Raineri, A (2000): The Future of Lost Time Injury Frequency Rates as Performance Indicators,  2^nd Annual AIG Environment and OHS Conference, Sheraton Hotel, June, Brisbane.

Raineri, A, Salmon, C & Carew-Reid, M (1996): Report on the Integration of Workplace Health and Safety Competency Standards for Users and Operators of Industrial Equipment [NOHSC 1006] into Vocational Education and Training in Australia, Australian National Training Authority.