Independent Risk & Safety Advisory
Objective, experience-led counsel that keeps your due diligence proportional to the real risk, not the perceived one.
Independent risk & safety advisory for high-stakes work.
From global sporting events and television productions to government and high-consequence operations, we help organisations make better decisions through practical risk advice, independent assurance and contemporary safety thinking.
“The greatest risk is to take no risk.”
Paul Chivers, Founding DirectorOur services
Helping organisations make better risk decisions.
Risk management success is not measured by the document produced. It is the evolving knowledge and resilience built along the way. Here is how we partner with you.
Risk Management & Assessment
End-to-end identification, analysis and evaluation of risk, built around your objectives rather than paperwork.
Audits & Inspections
Independent reviews that test whether your controls actually work, with evidence, not assumptions.
Risk Workshop Facilitation
Facilitated sessions that bring stakeholders together to surface, understand and treat risk collaboratively.
WHS & Due Diligence Training
Practical Work Health & Safety and officer/worker due-diligence training aligned with Australian WHS legislation.
Emergency & Crisis Management
Emergency response, crisis management and disaster recovery planning for when the unexpected happens.
Accident Investigation
Systematic, human-factors-informed investigation that focuses on learning and resilience, not blame.
Expert Witness Testimony
Trusted advisory and testimony for inquests and legal matters, drawing on 35+ years across high-risk industries.
One riskfacilitator platform
Advice, practical tools and learning—in one place.
Training Courses
Practical learning for safer work.
WHS Awareness, Officer Due Diligence and live corporate safety training built for real-world application.
Explore training → Risk Assessment ToolAssessments that stay live and accountable.
Build, verify, consult, approve and repeat risk assessments through a version-controlled workflow.
Explore the tool → Due Diligence CheckIndependent review of operator evidence.
Request, review and monitor insurance and safety evidence with a clear audit trail and human oversight.
Explore Due Diligence Check →Our philosophy
Better decisions come from better questions.
At riskfacilitator, we believe effective risk management is about more than compliance, paperwork or technology. It is about understanding how work is actually performed, making informed decisions in complex environments and continually learning from experience.
We embrace artificial intelligence because it helps process information faster, identify emerging patterns and reveal valuable insights. But insight alone is never enough.
Every recommendation is strengthened by experienced practitioners who provide context, challenge assumptions and apply professional judgement when it matters most.
Technology accelerates intelligence.
Human judgement delivers confidence.
Every organisation is unique
- AI enhanced, human verified
- Independent thinking
- Practical operational experience
- Human & organisational performance
- Evidence over assumptions
- Better decisions through collaboration
Meet the founder
Paul Chivers—practical judgement forged in high-consequence environments.
Paul has spent more than 35 years advising organisations operating in some of the world's most complex and high-consequence environments. His experience spans government, major events, television and film, sport, marine operations and critical incident response.
As the founder of riskfacilitator, Paul combines practical operational experience with contemporary thinking in human performance, systems safety and organisational resilience. His advice is trusted by boards, executives and operational leaders because it is practical, independent and grounded in how work is actually performed.
“Risk management should not be about generating paperwork or ticking boxes. It is about the people you engage with, the questions you ask and the lessons learned along the way.”
Start a conversation
Better decisions start with a conversation.
Whether you are planning a major event, reviewing governance, investigating an incident or preparing for your next challenge, we are here to help you understand where your real exposure exists and what to do next.