
MARIO MACHADO
Group Director, Risk and Assurance Services
Mario Machado brings over 25 years of executive, commercial and technical experience in both professional and operational health, safety and environment roles. Prior to joining HSE Global, Mario held senior roles in a wide of organisations including Aon, Gallagher, Nestle, Australian Industry Group, Willis Tower Watson and GHD with a wide range of technical, strategic and commercial experience across all industries.
Mario’s technical experience includes but is not limited to the following:
• Organizational wide WHS strategic reviews across multiple jurisdictions and countries.
• Development of safety improvement programs and strategies encompassing including development and facilitation of strategic planning frameworks
• Executive and board engagement, reviews and programs
• Development of hazard management programs including those relating to critical risk controls, plant & equipment, manual handling, hazardous substances, dangerous goods, traffic management, asbestos management, occupational hygiene, cooling towers and Legionella management, ageing workforce risk management and contractor’s management.
• People risk reviews and strategy development – key focus on management of workforce risk issues and those influencing insurance claims, injury/illnesses and attraction/retention.
• Governance and due diligence reviews – Development of governance frameworks and systems in line with ISO and local standards.
• Business risk reviews and program implementation
• Environmental management – reviews, audits, specific impacts advise (i.e waste, water minisation, etc), ISO 14001 systems development.
• Occupational hygiene programs – asbestos, atmospheric monitoring programs, noise management etc)
• Safety culture and leadership programs – Diagnostic and program development
• Health, safety and environment management system development and implementation
• Mental health and psychosocial risk management – training and organisational reviews.
Mario resides in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and two children. When not working,
Mario enjoys scuba diving and personal fitness such as Crossfit.