THE BACK STORY

 As the National Human Resources & WHS Manager at Corinella Farms, my job was essentially to keep the Directors in Sydney out of jail if something went pear-shaped on one of the 5 corporate farms around Australia. 

I encountered first hand the frustration of getting staff to clock on at the start of every shift, to be accountable, and to proactively report on safety. I also discovered the prevalence of dyslexia in our industry and the challenges many workers had in reading safety instructions.

When the corporate farm selfishly sold up (we loved our jobs!), John Bennett asked if I would help manage his people and farm safety, and my consulting business People in Paddocks was created. 

Within 6 months I was oversubscribed and one of my clients became a client after a death on their farm - they had nothing in place and suddenly needed everything. 

Current safety systems are complex, expensive and have low worker adoption rates. I set out to find a better solution…