Mr. John Ninness (Principal Consultant), Dip. OHS, G. Cert Mgmt, G. Dip Bus (OHS), MBA, Chartered Professional Member of the Safety Institute of Australia CPMSIA, MACGIH, JP.

Principal Consultant, Mr. John Ninness has a broad background in corporate business & safety management having held senior roles in major public and private sector organizations throughout Australia. As a qualified auditor, Chartered Safety Practitioner, and experienced business consultant, John can add value to your organization through a range of innovative and customer focused services.

John has extensive experience in the development and implementation of safety, human resource and export development systems at both plant, state and national level.

John commenced his career in the Australian Defence Force before moving to work with the Queensland Government's Safety in Mines Testing & Research Station (Simtars) in the early 1990s. John moved into the private sector and held posts as Safety Manager, National OHS Manager, National Human Resources Manager and Regional Operations Manager.

He returned to Simtars in 2001 undertaking a range of occupational hygiene and occupational safety & health laboratory testing and consultancy services to a broad range of major Australian & International clients. John left Simtars in 2005 and commenced his own consultancy business.

John has consulted with major organisations including BHP Billiton, Queensland Rail, Newmont Australia, Comalco, Rio Tinto, Royal Australian Air Force, Anglocoal Australia, Australia Meat Holdings, Queensland Government, Australian Publishing Resource Services and Vox Retail Group. 

He is Chairman of OSHAID International, a not-for profit charity, undertaking aid work in developing countries and is well published in safety & health circles on a range of subjects including change management and its impact on OHS. He has spoken at a range of Australian National and international forums on work safety. John is also consultant editor for Australasian Mine Safety Review.

He has a growing interest in modern Chinese history and Mandarin language.

For a range of John's papers and media articles click here.

Our other expert consultants can provide key experience in a range of safety and business disciplines that add value to your business.

Peter Stevens BSc, Dip OHS, Grad Dip Mgmt (Associate Consultant).

Peter is an experiences OHS Professional with more than twenty years experience in safety management from the shop floor to boardroom level. Peter holds formal qualifications as an OHS Auditor, together with statutory qualifications.

Gary Smith BEd, Grad Dip (Adult Learning), M Ed.(Adult Ed) (Associate Consultant)

Gary is an experienced adult educator who has significant experience in the design and delivery of safety programs. With more than 25 years experience in mining and related industries Gary can assist your organisation with development and implementation of professional training.

Phil Yu MSc (Associate Consultant)

Phil is Ninness Consulting's Environmental and Occupational Hygiene Consultant. Phil has more than 10 years international experience in environmental and occupational hygiene in the mining industry.

Getting the job done!!
   We focus on meeting our customers needs and expectations. We aim to deliver to get the job done not just talk about it. We are not part of the NATO Group (No Action Talking Often). We are about delivering practical applications that meet clients need .....and TIMEFRAMES.

Experience & qualifications!!
   Our experience across a range of industries and a number of disciplines helps us to cultivate "best practice" across a variety of industries. Learning and development to upgrade competence and qualification is a core value.

Understanding the business impact of safety!!
 Because of our experience across the business, we understand the impact of safety performance on the bottom line. We also measure it!!! Too often many organisations major on the minors and minor on the majors of safety. We help to refocus your organisations efforts in safety and human resources.