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Hazardous Area and Electrical Engineering Expertise. Grounded in how your sites and workshops actually operate.

We work with mining operations, industrial facilities, and any environment where hazardous atmospheres exist – delivering compliance that holds up in practice, not just on paper.

Accredited Hazardous Area Auditor
RPEQ/CPEng-Qualified Engineering
Local Buy Pre-Qualified Supplier
Who we are

A specialist firm with real operational experience behind it.

HazardProof brings together hazardous area and electrical engineering specialists who have spent their careers working on the client side, including in mining operations, live sites and under the same constraints our clients face.

We offer the technical depth of a large consultancy with the direct access and practical focus that only a specialist firm can provide.

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Our approach

We work alongside your team, not around them. Every recommendation is built for the operational reality of your site, not a theoretical version of it.

Our credentials

Accredited Hazardous Area Auditors, RPEQ/CPEng qualified engineers, Queensland Electrical Licence, and Local Buy pre-qualified supplier status.

Our reach

Based in Brisbane, working across Queensland and Australia. Experienced across underground coal, metalliferous mining, industrial facilities, and growing sectors.

Core services

Two practice areas. One focus.

Hazardous area compliance and electrical engineering – practical outcomes for operations where getting it right matters.

Hazardous Areas

Classification, inspection and compliance

Area classification, inspections, accredited auditing, I.S. assessments, and dossier management. The full compliance picture for sites with hazardous atmospheres.

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Electrical Engineering

Standards, audits and engineering support

Compliance audits, site electrical standards, design and commissioning, project management, and power modelling across the full engineering lifecycle.

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Why HazardProof

What makes working with us different.

01

We’ve worked on the client side

80+ years of combined hands-on mine site experience across our team. We understand what’s realistic in a live operation, not just what the standard prescribes.

02

Senior expertise, directly available

No account management layers. The people who assess your site are the same people who built their careers doing this work.

03

We work with you, not at you

We’re not here to catch you out. We’re here to help you understand where you stand and build a practical path forward together.

Industries

Wherever hazardous atmospheres exist.

Mining and resources at our core, and growing experience across any environment where flammable gases, vapours, or dusts are a live concern.

Underground coal Metalliferous mining Oil and gas Distilleries Spray booths Manufacturing
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The team

People who’ve done the work.

Founded by engineers and operators. Every member of our team brings real operational experience to your project.

CM
Chris Mapleson
Co-Founder & COO · Accredited Hazardous Area Auditor
LM
Luke Miller
Principal Electrical Engineer · RPEQ/CPEng
DR
Dean Riley
Electrical and Operations Specialist · EEM
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Ready to talk through where your site stands?