David Bennett, Principal Consultant
PERSONAL DRIVERS
Committed to developing and promoting Australia's Forest Industry. Believes safety and environmental care is achieved by empowerment. Understands performance improves with careful monitoring and meaningful feedback. Driven by improving communication between all levels of industry.RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Developed Safety Management Systems for external certification to Safety Map. Developed Environmental Management Systems for external certification to ISO14001. Member of Technical Reference Committe for the Australian Forestry Standard. Environmental and OH&S Audits for logging contractors, silvicultural contractors &pulp and paper mills.
Key author of WorkSafe Industry Standard“Safety in Forestry Operations - Harvesting and Haulage”.
Eleven years experience as an operational forester. Admitted to practice as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Victoria.QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Forest Science (Honours), University of Melbourne Graduate Diploma of Econometrics, University of New England Masters Engineering Science – Pulp & Paper, Monash University Juris Doctor - University of Melbourne Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice - College of LawPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Institute of Foresters of Australia Law Institute of Victoria