We partner with executives, operational leaders and safety teams to strengthen decision-making, critical risk control and learning — aligning intent with real operational practice so safety improves where work actually happens.
Global leaders in safety thinking, practice and impact — shaping the safety of work.
Global reach. Local change.
At Forge Works, we combine evidence-based research with practical know-how, working globally with organisations across all industry sectors.
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Worked with teams across more than 32 countries.
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Clients report meeting or exceeding desired outcomes.
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Clients report a positive ROI from partnering with us.
Safety isn’t compliance — it’s capacity.
We help you build the capability to keep work going right when conditions change, making everyday performance visible, strengthening field-led learning, and designing the slack, signals and support people need to adapt safely.
We can assist you with...
Safety
Leadership
Build leadership that works where it matters: in the field, under pressure. We lift safety leadership capability through clear expectations, coaching, and practical forums — so leaders can consistently turn intent into action.
Critical Risk Management
Strengthen control of what can hurt people most. We design and sharpen critical risk processes and tools — from HazIDs and bowties to critical control reviews — so frontline decisions and operational assurance actually line up.
The Safety
Team
Make the safety function a force multiplier, not a bottleneck. We help safety teams clarify their operating model, focus effort on what moves the dial, and build capability to partner effectively with operations.
Learning from
Normal Work
Stop relying on exceptions to understand work. We study normal work and build learning practices that reveal what’s really happening — then translate those insights into better decisions, better coordination, and better outcomes.
Safety Management Systems
Make your system usable, not just compliant. We review, simplify, and redesign safety management systems so standards and procedures are clear, practical, and adopted — without the clutter.
Learning from
Incidents
Improve investigations without turning them into theatre. We lift investigation maturity, coach teams in better methods, and convert incident learnings into targeted improvements that are impactful, and stick.
Client Success Stories
The team from Forge Works are exemplary to work with. They responded promptly to a request for assistance, even working weekends to support my organisation. Forge Works are a rare entity that truly understands the challenges of operations and organisations, and uses this empathy to work through practical operational risk solutions that are well informed by safety research. I cannot speak highly enough about Forge Works and their approach to supporting our business.
Séona Groves
Group Managers – Safety & Health
Newcrest Mining Limited
We were looking for a company to upskill our workforce’s understanding of risk management and Forge Works more than delivered. Unlike other consultancies, Forge Works were able to adapt solutions to our current processes and tailor training to our specific needs. Our key stakeholders now have the tools and knowledge needed to provide simple and defensible risk assessments for our decision makers. We wholeheartedly recommend Forge Works as an adaptive enabler for any organisation.
RAAF Safety
Australian Defence Force
Linfox engaged Forge Works’ specialist knowledge to reshape our approach for assessing and managing critical risks. The Forge Works team did a terrific job in adapting to ensure relevance with the types of risks that we manage every day. Over a short time, the team developed a greater understanding of risk causation and how different tools such as a bow tie assessment can be used. We are grateful for the help they have provided.
Chris Wilks
Group Manager Safety, Health and Wellbeing
Linfox Logistics
We engaged with Forge Works to help declutter our management system. The team provided clarity and simplicity to what can be complex and complicated systems. Our HSQE management systems are now structured for both present and future growth. I’d highly recommend any company looking to do the same to reach out to the team.
Gareth Evans
Director – Health Safety Environment & Quality
Yondr Group
Spend less time managing paperwork and more time improving the safety of work.
We help simplify safety management by cutting the noise and focusing on what actually keeps people safe: how work really happens.
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Evidence-based safety, demystified…
Myth 1: No incidents means we’re safe.
Incidents are the tip of the iceberg. Safety is built in everyday work — long before anything goes wrong.
Myth 2: Follow the procedures, we’ll be fine.
Real work never matches the paperwork. Safety comes from smart adaptation, not perfect compliance.
Myth 3: People are the problem.
People aren’t the weak link — they’re the strength. “Human error” is usually a symptom of a system the context it creates.
Case Studies...
One of the world’s largest gold mining companies wanted to strengthen psychological safety and improve learning.
Forge Works partnered with key stakeholders to design a detailed process to embed restorative justice into existing incident investigation and consequence management workflows, supporting fairer responses, better conversations, and stronger learning where it matters most.
A statutory rail authority needed a more robust and consistent way to make safety risk decisions and demonstrate that risks were reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.
Forge Works partnered with the organisation to design and tailor a formal evaluation process and practical decision-support tool, then embedded it into existing change and risk management workflows.
Newcrest Mining
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Queensland Rail
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Other Products & Services
Blueprint
Our evidence-based methodology helps companies, large and small, to refocus their safety effort and achieve practical, meaningful outcomes – from position to ambition.
Hiviz
For dispersed safety teams, inboxes and spreadsheets stop working pretty quickly. Hiviz is purpose-built to help safety teams communicate, learn and improve — without the noise.
Safety Futures
We partner with complex and innovative organisations to build safer, more capable workplaces. Based in Australia and working globally — from the boardroom to the frontline.
