Work Health and Safety Expert Witness
Karim Ali
Independent Work Health and Safety expert witness services for courts, tribunals and legal practitioners across Australia.
Karim Ali is a Chartered OHS Professional and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety with more than 20 years of experience in workplace safety management and risk control.
He has prepared over 100 expert reports across workers’ compensation and public liability matters, providing independent professional opinions on WHS legislative compliance, duty holder obligations, breach analysis and reasonable practicability.
Expert instructions are accepted from both plaintiff and defendant law firms, subject to conflict and independence considerations.
Expert Witness Services
Independent expert opinions are provided in matters involving Work Health and Safety (WHS) obligations and workplace risk management. Services include expert witness reports, breach analysis, liability assessment and review of workplace systems and procedures.
Karim regularly provides opinions on incidents involving slips, trips and falls, manual handling injuries, unsafe systems of work, contractor management and psychosocial hazards.
Professional Credentials
Karim Ali is a Fellow and Chartered OHS Professional of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety and a Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
He holds a Master’s degree in Work Health and Safety Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Karim is also Head of Occupational Safety at Origin Energy and Principal Consultant of SafetyDeeds Pty Ltd.
His experience spans high-risk industries including energy, construction, manufacturing and infrastructure.
Independent WHS Expert Witness Services
Karim Ali provides independent expert opinions in matters involving workplace incidents, safety management systems and WHS legislative compliance.
Expert reports assist courts, tribunals and legal practitioners by providing objective analysis of:
• duty holder obligations under WHS legislation
• whether risks were reasonably foreseeable
• whether controls implemented were reasonably practicable
• adequacy of workplace safety systems and procedures
• causation and contributing risk factors
Expert instructions are accepted from both plaintiff and defendant law firms, subject to independence and conflict considerations.
Qualified Expertise
Karim Ali is a Chartered OHS Professional with more than two decades of experience managing safety risks across complex and high-risk environments. His professional practice includes safety leadership roles in major organisations as well as specialist WHS consulting.
Comprehensive Services
Services include preparation of expert reports, liability assessments, breach analysis, document review and participation in expert conferences and joint expert reports.
Independent and Objective
All expert opinions are prepared in accordance with the expert witness code of conduct applicable in Australian courts. Karim’s overriding duty is to assist the court by providing independent and impartial professional opinion.
