ABOUT KATE COLE Kate Cole OAM is a multiple award-winning scientist and engineer who has dedicated her career to the prevention of work-related disease. Her work on preventing the lung disease silicosis has been informed by the completion of a Winston Churchill Fellowship and her extensive work on major construction and tunnelling projects in Australia and abroad. Kate is the past President of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists, the former co-chair of the National Silicosis Prevention Strategy Expert Steering Committee, a member of the NSW Dust Diseases Board, and a member of the Asbestos and Silica Safety Eradication Council. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to workplace health and safety, Kate was awarded the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia and was included in the Covid-19 Honour Roll in the 2022 Australia Day Honours. Kate now works as an independent consultant while completing her PhD research on respirable crystalline silica exposures to tunnel construction workers at the University of Sydney. Qualifications • BSc (Biotechnology) • Master of Environmental Engineering Management • MSc Occupational Hygiene Practice, with Distinction • Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)® • Fellow Member, Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists • Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, GAICD Area of expertise Occupational hygiene, airborne hazards, occupational disease, tunnelling, stonemasonry “Effective risk management follows a hierarchy of controls, prioritising elimination and engineering measures over PPE alone.” 111 LAWYER MONTHLY EXPERT WITNESS AWARDS 2025
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