Martyn Campbell
Co-Founder of HumnCo-Founder of Humn
Managing Director, the Expert Advisory Panel of the Australian Psychosocial Safety Network, Australia;
Independent Technical Advisor to IALI
Education：Honours Degree in Law,
Masters degree in Law,
Masters degree in Occupational Health & Safety Management, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Health & Safety,
Chartered OHS Professional and
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Career Experience：Martyn is an experienced health & safety senior executive working globally, with 30 year’s experience specialising in;
Martyn was formerly the Chief Executive of SafeWork SA and OHS Regulator in South Australia and has held senior leadership roles in Australian and offshore mining companies.
During his tenure as WHS Regulator, he was the South Australian Board Member for Safe Work Australia, Core Council Member for the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner’s Respect@Work Council, Deputy Chair of the University of South Australia’s Centre for Workplace Excellence and Chair of the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (the collective group of WHS Regulators for Australian and New Zealand).
Internationally, he was the Secretary-General of the International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI), the global professional body for WHS and IR Regulators and remains one of three global Technical Advisors to IALI.
He is currently an independent Board Member and regular safety conference speaker, including the 2022 G20 OSH Network in Bali, Indonesia, the 2023 23rd World Congress on Safety & Health at Work in Sydney and National Safety Council of Australia 2025 Annual Conference.
He is currently the Co-Founder of Humn (pronounced ‘human’), the worlds first certification organisation for psychosocial safety – a tribal movement that places people first and helps organisations be the largest provider of mental healthcare, globally.
Speaking Topics
The Australian journey to creating psychosocially safe workplaces.
In 2023, Australia became one of the first countries to enact OHS legislation to protect workers psychosocial safety. This stemmed from the ILO Convention 190 on Violence & Harassment.
The presentation outlines the journey of creating psychosocial safety law, and the challenges of implementation for businesses and workers and how workplace mental health and wellbeing is now a primary duty of care that employers must manage.
The presentation unpacks the psychosocial hazards and how an alternative approach is needed to address causes of workplaces stress that can lead to anxiety, depression and mental illness.
