Australia's independent
voice in occupational
hygiene

Kate Cole OAM is one of Australia's most credentialed occupational hygienists, delivering expert witness services and strategic health advice across many industries including construction, tunnelling, and stonemasonry.

🏅 Medal of the Order of Australia
Kate Cole OAM
Certified Occupational Hygienist · COH
Churchill Fellow COVID-19 Honour Roll 20+ Years Experience Independent Expert Witness Board Member Past President of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
20+
Years experience
COH
Certified Occupational Hygienist
OAM
Order of Australia
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20+ years experience  -  National Industry Recognition - Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)

Independent Expert Witness in Occupational Hygiene

In matters involving airborne hazard exposure, exposure controls, and the prevailing state of knowledge at the relevant time, courts and tribunals rely on experts whose independence, technical expertise, and professional credentials withstand the highest level of scrutiny.

Kate Cole OAM provides independent expert witness services in matters involving airborne hazards, most commonly respirable crystalline silica, and other airborne contaminants, and opinion on health and safety control measures across both state and federal jurisdictions.

✓ WHS regulatory prosecutions

✓ Civil claims for occupational disease (e.g.: silicosis, lung cancer)

✓ Investigations into workplace exposure and/or occupational illness or disease

✓ Regulatory investigations and compliance audits

✓ Technical reports for insurers

✓ Peer review of other expert reports

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Cole Health accepts briefs from plaintiff and defendant solicitors, barristers, insurers, and government agencies. All instructions handled with strict confidence and independence.

Construction Tunnelling Stonemasonry Manufacturing Demolition Building Rail

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What Cole Health Offers

Modern workplace health leadership built on trust and expertise

Cole Health supports businesses with occupational hygiene consulting, workplace exposure assessments, silica risk management, and strategic health advisory services. With over 20 years of experience, we deliver practical, evidence-based solutions that help organisations protect workers and meet compliance obligations.

Risk Management
Practical, evidence-based control recommendations for complex and high-risk work environments, from engineering controls through to management systems and safe work procedures.
Best Practice Reviews
An objective assessment of your current processes, controls, and management systems against industry best practice and the latest scientific evidence, identifying gaps and practical pathways to improvement.
Data Analysis
Expert interpretation of occupational hygiene monitoring data, from individual measurements to long-term exposure trends. Results presented in a clear, defensible format suitable for regulatory, legal, or internal use.
Crystalline Silica
Expert risk assessments to help organisations meet their obligations under the Crystalline Silica Regulations. Includes identification of high-risk processes and development of effective control strategies.
Air Monitoring
Identification and assessment of airborne hazards including dusts, fumes, vapours, and gases. Comprehensive field monitoring and sampling conducted in partnership with EP Risk Management.
Policy Advisory
Expert support for government agencies and policy bodies in developing strategies, frameworks, standards, and codes that are evidence-based, technically sound, and practically implementable.

Full-Service Capability Through EP Risk

Cole Health partners with EP Risk Management, a leading national environmental and occupational hygiene consultancy, for field air monitoring, NATA-accredited laboratory analysis, and large-scale project delivery.

This partnership means clients get the independent strategic expertise of Cole Health and the full technical infrastructure of EP Risk, without needing to engage multiple providers

Air Monitoring HAZMAT Assessments Asbestos Contaminated Land Indoor Air Quality Assessments Mould Welding Fume Occupational Noise Silica and Other Dusts

Sydney - Melbourne - Newcastle - Brisbane

Trusted voice in workplace safety

Recognised across industry, media, and government for workplace health expertise.

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Resources

A curated collection of research, presentations, and practical guides from Kate Cole OAM, covering occupational hygiene, silica and dust hazards, airborne contaminants, and workplace health regulation in Australia.

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