Updates on awards, publications, media coverage, and upcoming speaking engagements and events.
Upcoming events
Events
Hazards Australasia 2026
28 – 30 September 2026
Hazards Australasia 2026 brings together process safety professionals to explore emerging challenges, share industry experience and discuss practical approaches to improving process safety performance. The conference provides valuable opportunities for learning, collaboration and professional networking.
Hazards Forum
2 November 2026
This event explores how culture, leadership and governance influence the management of catastrophic incident risks. Bringing together industry experts, it examines practical approaches to strengthening organisational resilience, improving decision-making and supporting safer outcomes in high-hazard industries.
Business Show Australia
25 – 26 November 2026
Lead Like Kerin will be exhibiting at The Business Show Australia 2026. Visit us at Booth B728 to meet Trish Kerin and learn more about helping organisations strengthen leadership, improve process safety and build safer, more resilient workplaces. Trish will also be speaking during the event, with further details of her presentation to be announced soon.
News
Trish Kerin named finalist for Engineers Australia Risk Engineer of the Year
August 2026
Trish Kerin has been named a finalist for the Engineers Australia Risk Engineering Society Risk Engineer of the Year award, recognising her contribution to process safety, risk management and the engineering profession.
Process Safety with Trish and Traci wins the 2025 Jesse H. Neal Award
January 2025
Process Safety with Trish and Traci has received the 2025 Jesse H Neal Award for Best Podcast. The award recognises excellence in business journalism and editorial quality and is considered one of the most prestigious honours in business media. Established in 1955 The Jesse H. Neal Awards are the highest honour in business journalism.
Process Safety with Trish and Traci named finalist in the 2024 Eddie Awards
October 2024
The Process Safety with Trish and Traci podcast has been named a finalist in the 2024 Eddie Awards in the Podcast Business News and Information category. The podcast was recognised alongside leading global business publications.
Trish Kerin awarded the Regional Bronze Award by ASBPE
October 2022
Chemical Process magazine won an American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Regional Bronze Award. The award recognises excellence in technical and business to business journalism for the article Taking the Right Steps With Hazard Assessments.
Women in Safety
Leader of the Year 2022
December 2022
Trish Kerin has been recognised as the inaugural Women in Safety Leader of the Year, acknowledging her leadership and contribution to advancing process safety internationally.
Trish Kerin receives the Trevor Kletz Merit Award
October 2018
Trish Kerin was awarded the Trevor Kletz Merit Award for her significant contributions to process safety education, research, and international leadership.
Trish Kerin awarded the John A Brodie Medal
2015
Engineers Australia awarded Trish Kerin the John A Brodie Medal in recognition of her peer-reviewed work on process safety competency.