Strategic Risk
Decisive Action
We translate complex health, safety and environmental risk into decision-ready intelligence that your board can own, act on and stand behind.
We plan with you, we bring in elite technical specialists, we coordinate their work, we make sure it is done properly, and we take accountability for the outcomes.
who we are
Most HSE consultants speak Science.
We speak Board.
Most health, safety and environmental consultants are scientists and technical specialists. They are very good at what they do.
What they are not, is business people.
We are not a delivery business that happens to talk to executives, We are a governance and accountability layer that deploys a carefully selected network of elite technical partner to deliver.
Outwide is different
We are a strategic health, safety and environmental risk advisory business. We bridge the gap between the technical complexity of hazardous materials, occupational hygiene and environmental risk, and translate that into governance, commercial and accountability language of boards, C-suite executives and senior leadership teams.
Dave Leslie (our founder) spent twenty years in financial markets before moving into HSE advisory, and that is precisely why Outwide thinks in terms of liability exposure, asset protection and reputational capital, not just compliance checklists.
We own the outcome. Our partners deliver the work. The accountability never leaves us.
Our Purpose
We exist to protect people; the worker on the tools, the community around the project and the leaders who carry accountability for both.
Our work protects health, safety and livelihoods through the quality of our partners, the rigour of our governance and the clarity of our intelligence.
How We Behave
These are not aspirational statements. They are operating principles; the way Outwide and every partner we work with is expected to show up, every day, on every engagement.
People First, Every Time
Every decision we make traces back to a person; the worker in the confined space, the family in the shopping centre, the executive who signed the safety policy.
Accountability Without Excuses
We own the outcome. Not the report, not the recommendation; the outcome. We stand up, fix it and learn from it.
Honest Advice Over Comfortable Advice
We tell clients what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. That honesty is what makes the advice worth having, and the relationship worth keeping.
Elite Standards, No Exceptions
We don't work with partners who cut corners. We do not accept work that is good enough when it could be right. When Outwide puts a partner on your project, our standards travel with them.
Decisive Action
We move. We make decisions with the information available, we back our judgment and we execute. That is what the tagline means, and it is how we operate every single day.
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What We Do
We manage health, safety and environmental risk for organisations that cannot afford to get it wrong.
Outwide operates across two disciplines that work together. We govern the risk and we deliver the work. Both matter. Neither works without the other.
We Govern the Risk
We sit above the complexity; taking accountability for your health, safety and environmental risk picture, translating it into intelligence your leadership can act on and making sure the right people in your organisation can stand behind the decisions they make.
Risk translation and governance
Compliance and regulatory management
Program design and procurement
Budget ownership and financial reporting
Board and executive risk intelligence
We Deliver the Work
We maintain a carefully selected network of elite technical delivery partners; all vetted, all held to our standards. When we put a partner on your project, our name goes with them.
Hazardous materials surveys and management
Occupational hygiene and exposure monitoring
Environmental assessment and remediation
Licensed HAZMAT removal and incident response
Digital risk registers and compliance platforms
Due diligence assessments. Risk VS Value
On-site, mobile health surveillance monitoring
How We Work – Our Three-Step Approach
Investigate
Understand the real risk; not just what is documented, but what is actually happening across your assets and operations
Translate
Convert technical findings into decision-ready, evidence-based intelligence; structured for the audience who needs to act on it. Contractors or Executives
Govern
Own the accountability layer; coordinate delivery partners, manage compliance, track performance and report to the people who are responsible
M7-M12 Integration Project
Asbestos ID & Management
Surveys; demo & management, sampling, register risk assessments, air-monitoring & clearances.
Geotechnical Investigations
Foundation investigations, soil & rock logging/ classification, slope stability assessments, pavement/ subgrade (CBR) testing.
Occupational Hygiene & Health Surveillance
Personal exposure monitoring, management plans, on-site mobile RCS health medicals.
HSEQ Consulting & Audits
Reviews, regulatory navigation, auditing, and safety culture programs.
Contaminated Land Solutions
Phase 1 & 2 assessments, waste classification, management plans, remediation action plans, validation, and remediation options.
Transaction Due Diligence
Turning site intelligence into acquisition confidence; boundary verification, land history, liability exposure and consolidated risk reporting.
Meet Our Founder & Managing Director
You are not hiring a consultant. You are appointing a partner who understands how health, safety and environmental risk flows through to balance sheets, insurance policies, regulatory exposure and reputational capital."
Dave Leslie – NOT YOUR TYPICAL HSE CONSULTANT
Dave Leslie brings something rare to health, safety and environmental risk: twenty years in financial markets. As a former currency & futures trader, and investment advisor, Dave understands risk the way CFOs, general counsel and board members do; in terms of liability, asset value, insurance exposure and reputational capital.
That background is not incidental to what Outwide does. It is why Outwide exists.
When a board member or a regulator asks whether your organisation is managing its health, safety and environmental risks appropriately, the answer should not just be yes. It should be provably yes.
WHAT MAKE US DIFFERENT
Risk Quantification
Modelling worst-case liability scenarios, developed through 20 years managing trading positions and capital raisings
C-Suite Communication
Translating technical risk into ROI, liability and valuation impact; language boards understand, can act on, and stand behind
Single Point of Accountability
The buck stops with us. One organisation, one phone number, one person who owns the outcome of your program, and does not hide behind the complexity of multiple delivery partners.
Proven Experience
Trusted on some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects
PROJECT
Major REIT National Property Portfolio
SCOPE
Strategic HSE risk governance across a nationally distributed asset & development portfolio
PROJECT
Sydney Metro (Linewide)
SCOPE
RCS/CSS Exposure Monitoring, Asbestos Management and Mould Remediation across a complex, live urban rail construction program
PROJECT
Western Sydney Airport
SCOPE
Occupational Hygiene, HSEQ auditing and Contaminated Land assessment during construction of one of Australia's most significant infrastructure projects
PROJECT
M7–M12 Integration Project
SCOPE
Occupational Hygiene management, emergency Contaminated Land investigation, SAQP assessment, Asbestos surveys and HSEQ auditing
Industries We Serve
We work with organisations where health, safety and environmental risk is material; to the balance sheet, to regulatory standing, to the safety of workers and the public, and to the organisation's reputation.
We think about cost, risk, and value in the same breath
Property & Real Estate
Portfolio owners, REITs and asset managers with complex, nationally distributed HAZMAT, Occupational Hygiene and Environmental risk
Healthcare & Aged Care
Facilities with complex legacy building stock, vulnerable occupants and strict HAZMAT, Asbestos and Occupational Hygiene obligations
Major Infrastructure & Construction
Road, rail, port and civil programs with significant demolition, excavation and construction activity requiring integrated HAZMAT and Environmental oversight
Industrial & Manufacturing
Plants and warehouse operations with ongoing Occupational Hygiene monitoring, HAZMAT & Asbestos management and Environmental compliance requirements
Government & Defence
Federal and state agencies, defence estates and public sector asset owners requiring rigorous compliance, audit-ready documentation and board-level governance
Commercial Developments
Developers undertaking major urban projects requiring early-stage HAZMAT and Environmental risk identification and due diligence to remediation solutions
Mining & Resources
Mining operations and resource projects with Silica, Dust, Chemical and Environmental exposure programs requiring strategic oversight alongside technical delivery
Water & Waste
Utilities and waste operators with complex Environmental, Contamination and Occupational Hygiene risk profiles across distributed assets
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Why Choose Outwide
We speak the language that matters
Technical reports that sit unread do not protect your organisation. Intelligence that drives executive decisions does. When a regulator, an insurer or a board member asks whether your organisation is managing its HSE risks appropriately, the answer should not just be yes. It should be provably yes.We own the outcome, not just the deliverable
Most consultants deliver a report and move on. Outwide takes accountability for the program. We sit above the technical work, coordinate all delivery partners, manage compliance obligations and report to your leadership. The buck stops with us; not with the person who wrote the survey report.We deploy elite partners, not warm bodies
When Outwide brings a technical specialist into your program, that specialist has been assessed, vetted and selected on merit. We work with a network of trusted, high-quality delivery partners who meet our standards and ours alone; because when they are in front of your business, they represent us.We have been on the inside
Our Managing Director has worked inside one of Australia's largest environmental consulting businesses. He knows how the sector operates. That inside knowledge informs how Outwide is designed; not as a better version of the conventional model, but as a fundamentally different one.We are commercially honest
We do not build programs designed to generate ongoing fee dependency. We build programs designed to protect your organisation.
There are a lot of health, safety and environmental consultants in Australia. Here is why clients who have worked with us do not tend to go looking for another one.
Outwide is proudly aligned with Indigenous-owned and Supply Nation certified delivery partners.
We actively support our clients in meeting Indigenous procurement targets, and we build Indigenous participation into our program design wherever meaningful opportunity exists. This is not a compliance exercise; it is a genuine commitment to sustainable, community-inclusive delivery.