Karen Cameron

Experience

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  Workbridge New Zealand

  Nov 1993 - Nov 1998

  Placement Coordinator
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  Accident Compensation Corporation (NZ)

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Injury Prevention Consultant

  Worked with high risk industries to reduce injuries by setting up and improving OSH Management systems, facilitating workshops in manual handling and conducting pre-assessment WSMP audits. Worked on FarmSafe initiatives around lone working, children in the workplace and ATV safety. In addition to workplaces my responsibilities also covered injury prevention initiatives with key stakeholders covering home (falls in the older persons and under fives, skiing and snowboarding, Netball and Rugby and road safety (in conjunction with Councils and NZ Police). Show less

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  V&V Walsh

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  HSE Consultant
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  Harvey Beef

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Occupational Safety and Health Manager

  Managed all areas of Safety including injury management and first aid for the largest beef export company in WA (employee’s approx 650 over two plants). Familiar with mechanisation innovations within the meat industry and the ergonomic and manual handling benefits of robotics and co-biotics.

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  Aqwest

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Safety Training & Compliance

  Responsible for maintaining and improving OSH Management Systems to WorkSafe Audit Standards. Managing and facilitating all training for staff including competency based training. Assisting with the management of all Contractors. Providing quarterly training and safety data and information for Board Meetings

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  Downer EDI Mining-Blasting Services Pty Ltd

  Jan 2011 - Mar 2013

  HSET Co-ordinator

  Worked at Cloudbreak and periodically at Christmas Creek Minesites setting up and implementing OHS systems to 18001 and AS4801 in the explosives industry. I moved to manufacturing and transport of explosives after a year (still with Downer Blasting Services) across 4 states in Australia (WA, NSW, QLD & Tas).

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  Vector Limited

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2018

  HSE Manager

  Managed HSE for Vector's OnGas and AMS across New Zealand and Australia (for Metering). Working across a diverse range of people, tasks and work environments brings both challenges and rewards. My strengths lie in developing practical safety solutions and systems that make sense. The key is ensuring "the Why" is clear and there is strong contribution from the team.

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  MainPower New Zealand Limited

  Oct 2018 - now

  General Manager - Safety and Business Risk
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  RealNZ

  Jan 2025 - now

  General Manager of Safety