ScaleUp Sound Bytes · 2026-04-14 · 43 min
Ben Chinwah has spent over 20 years in the work health and safety space, and what started as a career pivot sparked by a conversation with a relative has turned into a mission to protect Australian workers and the businesses that employ them. As Founder and CEO of Laminar Pro, Ben is tackling one of the most underestimated compliance challenges facing small to medium businesses across the country: keeping their people safe, staying on the right side of the law, and not finding themselves on the front page of the Herald. In this episode, Ben breaks down why workplace safety is a $60 billion problem that too many businesses ignore until it's too late. From facing up to 25 years imprisonment and $20 million in company fines for duty officers, to the real-world cost of a fatality on a team and a community, the stakes are high. This one is for founders, operators, and anyone running teams in high-risk environments like construction, logistics, manufacturing, or warehousing.
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