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Water Crossing for Light Vehicles E-learn Safely Delivered to the Other Side Articles • November 2022 Following a series of high potential incidents with light vehicles attempting to cross flooded roads and waterways, the Qld Land Transport Working Group (LTWG) acted quickly to help people make better decisions regarding crossing flooded waterways, and in 2021 our Water Crossing for Light Vehicles Guideline was born.

Guideline to Manage Offshore Survival Craft Operations Launched! Articles • November 2022 Following the Auger Platform incident in the Gulf of Mexico in 2019 (resulting in multiple fatalities), a Lifeboats and Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) project team was put together by Safer Togethers’ Marine Working Group – with a view of developing a guidance for the management of offshore survival craft in Australian waters.

Lunchtime Learning About the Management of Heat Stress Articles • November 2022 Having just launched the Management of Heat Stress Guideline, the Qld Health Working Group (HWG) wanted provide Members with an opportunity to comprehensively understood the process for the management of heat stress, and held a Lunch and Learn in late November.

Upstream Production Solutions: Safety Leadership Visits – Safety From Every Angle To Maintain Workforce Engagement Articles • November 2022 Here’s the story of how one company is using Safety Leadership Visits to strengthen engagement with their frontline workforce, and how they adapted to find different ways of connecting with their people in remote locations when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived.

Monadelphous: Together We Can Deliver A Common Industry Safety Induction Articles • November 2022 A safety induction is the first opportunity to build engagement with new entrants coming into the oil and gas industry regarding working safely. So it’s essential that there is clarity and consistency in the messaging and structure of the overall safety induction process. Here’s how Monadelphous is embracing this challenge and playing its part towards achieving industry-harmonised standardisation.

New Members and Changes to Working Groups Articles • November 2022 We would like to welcome Programmed Industrial Maintenance as our newest Member Company.

The Marine Community Navigating the Future Articles • November 2022 A full and varied Agenda for the Marine Working Group Incident Review Panel and Forum in late September, with diversity, Lifeboats and Fast Rescue Craft Guideline pre-launch, managing safety in new energy vessels, Safe Decks and Deck Water Management Specifications and diving safety all up for discussion.

Fitness to Work in Fine Form Articles • November 2022 The WA/NT Health Working group were delighted to host a ‘Fitness to Work’ Medical Assessment Guideline (MAG) Implementation workshop in Darwin this month, offering in-person attendees the opportunity to learn about the Guideline and how to implement it in their workplace.

Fresh Energy for Fatigue Management Articles • November 2022 ‘Fatigue Management’ was chosen as the focus of our online Workshop held in October in response to the 2021 Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREEA: previously AMMA) survey identifying mental health, drug and alcohol use, and sleep quality as issues across our workforce, all contributing factors to fatigue.

HSERs Get a Handle on Safety in Darwin Articles • November 2022 October saw our second successful annual HSER Forum held at the Darwin Convention Centre, with 61 delegates representing 23 Member Companies, contractors, and regulatory bodies in attendance – a fabulous turnout.