Safety Policy

Bennelongia is committed to the use of safe work procedures at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of all staff, fellow contractors and the public.

Bennelongia will:

  • Positively foster an awareness of safety issues and provide staff training to facilitate and maintain a safe workplace and working environment
  • Develop safe work procedures that take account of, and avoid or remove, hazards and risks
  • Regularly review and update safety procedures and work practices
  • Regularly analyse the way work is being undertaken in relation to established procedures and hazards
  • Keep safety statistics and investigate causes, and ways of avoiding, any safety incidents
  • During fieldwork, staff will ensure their whereabouts is known at all times and, in remote locations, have a means of communicating their whereabouts (satellite phone and, if necessary, radio)
  • Ensure vehicles are adequately equipped for the area in which they are working and adequate water is carried
  • Drive according to conditions in a safe manner

Bennelongia Expertise

Bennelongia is a leading environmental consultancy specialising in subterranean fauna, short-range endemic species, wetland ecology, and invertebrate conservation. Our team combines decades of experience in ecological research, environmental policy, field ecology, taxonomy, and molecular DNA analysis to deliver scientifically robust outcomes for clients across Australia.

Since our establishment in 2007, we have completed more than 700 environmental impact assessments, providing expert advice and practical solutions that support environmental approvals, biodiversity conservation, and the sustainable management of subterranean, aquatic, and terrestrial ecosystems.

Our expertise is strengthened by an ongoing commitment to scientific research. Bennelongia scientists regularly publish in peer-reviewed journals, describing new species, developing innovative survey and sampling techniques, and advancing the understanding of fauna ecology. This research helps ensure our assessments are informed by the latest science and provide meaningful context for environmental decision-making