WHO WE ARE

Founded in 2010

We were founded by Dr Matt Brearley PhD in 2010 to support organisations maximise the health, safety and performance of heat-exposed workers. Matt is Australia's pre-eminent occupational heat stress consultant, a Thermal Physiologist, an Adjunct Professor, and former Accredited Exercise Scientist of the year. University trained heat stress educator Laura has been utilising her knowledge and education skills to make a difference for workers in the heat since 2020.

no bro-SCIENCE

The impacts of heat exposure are too serious for individuals and organisations to be managed based upon guesswork, mythology and/or anecdotes. This fake science or as we call in “Bro-science” spreads rapidly on site in the absence of credible evidence.

So, we collect and apply evidence from the field to guide industry practice. Recognising the value of evidence shouldn't be a surprise given that the boss is a scientist. But it’s the field experience, passion to assist workers combined with the evidence that makes the difference.

Trusted source

We are not sponsored by or affiliated with any brands, products or similar. We are and will always be 100% independent, advising our clients without fear or favour.

PARTNERSHIPS

In addition to our partnerships with clients, we have fostered a range of collaborations, including those with Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Charles Sturt University, and Adelaide University to name a few.

We're also members of the Scientific Committee on Thermal Factors of the International Commission on Occupational Health.

awards

Awards, yep, we’ve won a few. These include a Research and Innovation Award in the NT through to being recognised at the NSW Mining Awards and more recently, the 2024 QLD Mining Industry Health and Safety Awards. Assisting heat-exposed workers is its own reward, especially when life-saving. In that regard, Energy QLD won the Best Solution of a Workplace Health and Safety Risk for a large business at the 2025 National Safety Awards of Excellence for the implementation of a heat stroke treatment kit for field workers. In addition to preventing heat strokes, in 2023, the kit was used to save a workers life. We are proud of our work on that project and our ongoing role with Energy QLD.