About Us
We are a team of highly qualified and motivated health professionals trained in the areas of occupational therapy, occupational health and safety, ergonomics, injury management, aged care and psychological intervention covering all regions of Sydney and Central Coast. We specialise in difficult and complex rehabilitation cases and have a history achieving successful and durable outcomes.
We are accredited with WorkCover NSW at Level 1 Compliance 96% conformity to Standards as a Rehabilitation Provider (number 442), and with Comcare as an Approved Rehabilitation Provider (number 572845).
Service standards are regularly reviewed with the client in order to maintain relevance and reflect any changes within the client’s organisation. We keep you well informed.
Our Team
Sue Fogarty, Rehabilitation Consultant / Registered Nurse
Wendy Kibble, Senior Occupational Therapist / Rehabilitation Consultant
Kylie Lee, Rehabilitation Counsellor
Elizabeth Allan, Rehabilitation Consultant
Barbie Dillon, Occupational Therapist
Lisa Garnon, Occupational Therapist
Each staff member contributes their own source of knowledge allowing for specialisation and unique personalities to evolve, thereby broadening the services and capabilities offered to our clients.
Our extensive experience and expertise enables us to utilize a mature, assertive and commonsense approach to case management.
Judy Gardner has been the Director and owner of Work Health Safety Matters since 2002. She has over twenty five years experience working as an Accredited Occupational Therapist in rehabilitation and as a consultant in OHS, both in the public and private sectors.
Sue Fogarty is a high energy and peak performing Occupational Health Professional with over twenty years of experience in a wide range of industries. This includes ‘hands on’ rehabilitation case management and occupational health and safety expertise.
Back to Our Team
Wendy Kibble, Senior Occupational Therapist / Rehabilitation Consultant
Wendy is an Accredited Occupational Therapist with 20 years experience in hospital, community and OT services. She has completed a Masters in Public Health with a focus on health law. Her areas of expertise include ergonomic assessments, complex case management, functional and Activities of Daily Living assessments, development of OHS management systems, and work-based training programs.
Kylie Lee, Rehabilitation Counsellor
Kylie is a Senior Rehabilitation Counsellor with a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology. She has extensive experience in providing vocational rehabilitation services within the WorkCover, Comcare and CTP markets. She delivers training focusing on communication skills, team development and team building, personality profiling, stress management and conflict resolution and goal setting for both individuals and teams.
Elizabeth Allan, Occupational Therapist / Rehabilitation Consultant
Elizabeth is an Occupational Therapist with a wealth of experience in public and private sectors covering Comcare and WorkCover workplace rehabilitation, medicolegal assessments, CTP insurance as well as provision of clinical and consulting services to clients with a range of physical disabilities and medical conditions. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Safety Science and worked as Manager of Workright Occupational Rehab Services.
Barbie Dillon, Occupational Therapist
Barbie is an accredited Occupational Therapist with over twenty years experience in occupational rehabilitation working with people with disabilities and injuries and in providing preventative services to assist workplaces manage their staff. She works with both the Comcare and WorkCover schemes.
Lisa Garnon, Occupational Therapist / Rehabilitation Consultant
Lisa is an Accredited Occupational Therapist with over 10 years experience as a consultant working in occupational rehabilitation. She has worked for another 6 years in rehabilitation units with both paediatric and adult clients. She has a proactive approach to injury management and return to work services seeking cost effective and durable return to work outcomes for the clients.
