Kate Cole (engineer)
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Kate Cole OAM is an Australian engineer and occupational hygienist whose work has helped protect the health and safety of construction workers, particularly by controlling respirable crystalline silica or "silica dust".
Cole has a Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) and Master of Environmental Engineering Management from the University of Technology, a Master of Science (Occupational Hygiene Practice) from the University of Wollongong. She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.[1]
Cole's work was heavily influenced by a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2016, that investigated best practice approaches to preventing illness and disease in tunnel construction workers in Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the USA.[1][2]
Cole runs her own consultancy company Cole Health.[3][4] She is also the 2022 President of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists.[5]
She also advised on ventilation, respiratory protection, and health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]