Marty Keates

Background

About Marty Keates

I am an Emergency Services, Safety, Security and Training Superintendent with +13 years’ experience in the gold, nickel, copper and cobalt mining and smelting sectors, across Australia. I am highly skilled in leading and developing small to large emergency response, safety, security and training teams for underground and open cut mining and minerals processing facilities, as well as concentrators and smelters, ensuring high-quality emergency response services, training packages, auditing processes and safety management systems are in-place to facilitate safe operations across plant lifecycle phases including construction, production and maintenance.Key Areas of Expertise: Detailed knowledge of the MS Office Suite, SAP, INX reporting, Indigo Vision, Gallagher Cardax Command System and Success Factors, and working with regulators on certification and maintenance of OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27002:2013, ISO 19011:2018 standards and guidelines, and the International Cyanide Management Code Coordination, management and development of site-based teams, defining individual and team expectations, providing technical and procedural guidance and support, driving performance, developing cultures based on shared values, goals and behaviours, aligning my actions and reactions to those values and attitudes, and taking accountability for outcomes Developing and implementing emergency response, safety and security systems and procedures for major hazardous facilities, investigating incidents, auditing, reporting findings, working with stakeholders to implement corrective actions, and ensuring effective industrial first aid response and overall compliance with OHS & E management system standards Design, implementation and continuous improvement of training packages and competency assurance frameworks, and utilising competency assurance management systems to ensure workforces are trained, assessed as competent and continually developed, so-as to improve organisational efficiencies and lower operating costs and workplace incidents Influencing up and down the line, gaining buy-in to ER, safety, security and training initiatives that support safe operations, and identifying and developing opportunities for continuous improvement in systems and processes to maximise efficiency Interrogating data, analysing trends and presenting recommendations to a range of site and corporate based audiences.