Mathew Cooper

Background

About Mathew Cooper

Mathew is a Chemical Engineer and consultant with three years’ experience at ARC, based in Perth Western Australia. During this period, Mathew has developed experience in safety cases and formal safety studies with a focus on Process and Functional Safety within the Oil and Gas industry. The majority of Mathew’s experience during this period was obtained during a secondment to APA’s Process Safety Team, where he supported many Process and Functional Safety projects on their nationwide natural gas transmission network. Mathew has also worked on a range of onshore and offshore projects in Australia; scribing and reporting for Hazard Identification (HAZID), Hazard Analysis (HAZAN), Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) studies. Mathew is experienced with the use of risk assessment software tools such as PHA Pro and BowTieXP, as well as spreadsheet development for engineering calculations and report generation using Microsoft Excel. Prior to joining ARC, Mathew developed onsite experience in the Minerals Processing and Metallurgical industries through employment as a Junior Metallurgist at BHP’s Olympic Dam Electrowinning Refinery. Additionally, Mathew also has experience in Technical Compliance from his internship as a Risk and Safety Engineer at ATCO Gas Australia.