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Rig Site Centenary Articles • July 2023 We take the 'together' in Safer Together seriously, and July saw our 100th Qld. Rig Site Safety Working Group (RSSWG) meeting in Brisbane.

Deployment Case Study: JPS Management & Execution - Learning Event Bulletins Articles • July 2023 Learning Event Bulletins (LEBs) are the most widely used of Safer Together’s wide range of safety improvement initiatives. Here’s the story of how one company uses LEBs to strengthen engagement with the frontline workforce.

Land Transport Focus on Uncontrolled Vehicle Movements Articles • July 2023 In July, the Qld. Land Transport Working Group hosted an Incident Review Panel in Brisbane - a jam-packed event with two detailed presentations on uncontrolled movement of a truck and trailer and another on microsleep related incidents.

New Members & SLG Appointments Articles • July 2023 In July we had some changes to our Qld Safety Leaders Group, and would like to welcome two new Member Companies.

A New Home for Health Safety & Environment Frontline Workforce Representatives (HSERs) Articles • HSER Connect • July 2023 We have a new home for Health Safety Environment Representatives (HSERs) on our website. Here you’ll find everything needed to support HSERs in the role, including links to an HSER on-boarding support framework, and a range of other Safer Together tools that are particularly relevant for the HSER community.

Common Industry Competencies Articles • HSER Connect • July 2023 This month we launch Revision 7 of our Common Industry Competencies (CIC) Specification. The Specification defines consistent requirements for training courses, competency, and validity periods, removing confusion and eliminating duplication.

Queensland Industry Safety Forum: THEN. NOW. NEXT? Articles • July 2023 Industry Safety Leaders of the Queensland Chapter of Safer Together gathered in Brisbane in June to talk safety. Themed ‘Safer Together: Then. Now. Next?’, and with 2024 heralding the first year of Safer Together’s next planning horizon, the event kicked off a conversation about where Safer Together should be heading in 2024 and beyond.

All Roads Lead to Roma (& To Western Australia) Articles • July 2023 Safer Together was thrilled to bring Assist & Assure (A&A) to the regions for our first-ever Supervisor/Leadership Training Workshop in Roma (Qld) this month, before heading to WA for our first-ever A&A Awareness Training Workshop in Perth this July!

Common Industry Competencies Revision 7 Launch Articles • July 2023 This month we launch Revision 7 of the Safer Together Common Industry Competencies (CIC) Specification. The Specification defines standard industry requirements for a range of Australian Units of Competence, their validity periods, and pathways for renewal. It removes confusion that has the potential to hurt people, while providing cost efficiency by eliminating duplication in training requirements.

Rig Site Community Contemplates: 'New' - New Workers. New Starts. New to the Role. Articles • July 2023 Qld’s Rig Site Safety Working Group took a deep dive into our industry’s changing landscape at their recent Drilling & Completions Industry Incident Review Panel (DCIIRP) via the theme ‘‘New’ - New Workers. New Starts. New to Industry. New to the Role.’, recognising that a lack of experience of any type brings extra challenges. The Event focussed on available tools and innovations designed to increase knowledge, freshen perspective, and deepen our commitment to improved safety awareness, safety performance and safety outcomes.