We are extremely lucky to have eight highly experienced judges that form our judging panel. Coming from varied backgrounds and industries the judges view each nomination with an open mind and score them based on the information provided. Michael Charman leads our judging panel and has done so since 2018.

He spent the next 12 years as an Environmental Health and Safety Officer for the RAAF, overseeing all facets of safe work and environmental compliance across several large air force bases both in Australia and overseas. He then went on to hold senior positions with Sydney Airport, the NSCA, CSIRO and Suncorp among others as he continued his career in assisting organisations to implement best practice safety and environmental management systems across their operations.
Today he operates his own consultancy business where he continues to assist organisations to undertake a safety improvement journey.


During his time in line management, David participated in the extraordinary turnaround in safety culture at the Port Kembla Steelworks: going from an organisation where tragedy was seen as an unavoidable consequence of a hazardous industry, to becoming, arguably, the safest steel plant in the world.
Subsequently, David changed career paths to become Health and Safety Manager for BlueScope Illawarra before leaving to form Sequence Consulting, a consultancy specialising in developing safety management systems, processes and leadership capability that supports contemporary safety thinking.


A big believer in providing relevant training opportunities Marilyn encourages organisations to strategically plan training interventions so as to provide for and capture real-time educational needs. Marilyn has designed, developed and delivered training programs across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, and has spoken at international conferences in the USA, Germany, Canada, Korea and other Asia Pacific Nations. Her passion for improving workplace training and safety behaviour drives her to excel at every opportunity. In addition to her extensive adult education and training experience, Marilyn is a qualified safety professional with experience in safety systems development, auditing and inspections.
Drawing on her experience in adult education and safety, Marilyn now focuses on designing, developing and evaluating workplace training systems that encompass a holistic organisational approach.
Marilyn holds a Masters in Adult Education from Victoria University, Advanced Diploma of Work Health and Safety from Swinburne University and completed a PhD on the effectiveness of safety training within the Construction Industry in 2017.
To contact Marilyn please email Marilyn@buildupresearch.com.au or phone on +61 (0) 457 777 748


