About Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes is one of Australia’s leading experts in organizational pandemic planning, business continuity management and high-security risk management, helping organizations achieve true resilience by properly managing associated risks. He specializes in creating pandemic and business continuity plans which comply with the relevant standards and guidelines, are fully integrated, comprehensive and rigorous, yet remain simple, succinct, user-friendly and practical.

He is the Principal of Hayes Risk Management Pty Ltd and provides specialist consulting and training services in:

pandemic planning
business continuity management
physical security and emergency control
operational risk management.

Since 2008, Bob has regularly presented his full day workshop ‘Best Practice in Workplace Pandemic Influenza Plans and Preparations’ and developed a two- day Business Continuity Management course. The live workshops have been very well received by participants. Please feel free to contact Bob at Hayes Risk Management if you wish to arrange a live workshop or training course. The new DVD package Pandemic Planning for Organizations - The Essential DVD Workshop is a highly recommended cost-effective alternative.

His consulting services in the pandemic planning and business continuity field include

developing, writing and enhancing pandemic, business continuity and crisis management plans
benchmarking existing plans against best practice
reviewing / independently auditing existing plans
business impact analysis
developing / implementing practical measures, and
training and awareness for management and staff
exercising / testing plans

Bob’s consulting services in the risk management field include:

developing risk management plans and methodologies.
risk reviews (except technical IT, financial and engineering risks) on facilities, projects and processes
documentation of risk registers
establishing or optimising corporate risk management programs

Bob’s consulting services in the physical security and emergency control field include:

high security risk management
developing and documenting security policies
conducting security surveys and audits
security requirements specifications
data centre protection
critical infrastructure protection.

Bob is a licensed security consultant and trainer in NSW and Victoria as well as a member of the Security Providers Association of Australia Limited.