Articles

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus VoC One Step Closer! Articles • April 2026 Another step closer to Verification of Competency (VoC) for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).

Learning Event Bulletin Smart Search Launch Articles • April 2026 Many of the most important safety lessons in our industry are already written down. The challenge is finding them when you need them. We are excited to launch the production version of our new LEB Smart Search feature which is now live on the Safer Together website.

Q2 Theme: Preventing Personal Injuries Articles • April 2026 Safer Together is a member-led organisation working together to prevent harm to our frontline workers. To do this, it is important that we understand hazards at site, the harm they can cause us, and how we can control them to prevent injuries to ourselves and colleagues.

New Members and SLG Appointments Articles • April 2026 This month we have had some changes to both our Qld and WA/NT Safety Leaders Groups (SLG) and have four new member companies.

A Few Of Our Favourite Things: Best and Fairest 2025 Articles • March 2026 Working Groups are the engine room of Safer Together. They build our initiatives and they support companies from across the Australian Energy Production Industry to implement these initiatives. Each year some Working Group members rise to the top via their commitment, integrity and extra-special efforts, so it is without further ado that we announce our Best and Fairest Award Winners for 2025!

Another Top Event in the Top End Articles • March 2026 We held the first of four quarterly Member Engagement sessions for 2026 in Darwin this month. Hosted by GR Production Services, senior field leaders and key frontline leaders from 7 member companies in the Northern Territory participated in the event, together with representatives from Energy Club NT and the NT Government.

Common Industry Competencies Rev. 8.0 Released Articles • March 2026 Our Common Industry Competencies Specification (CICs) is designed to remove confusion, eliminate duplication in training requirements, and to improve cost efficiency. It has improved worker mobility, allowed Operators and Contractors to better target their training spend, enabled faster mobilisation of workers to site and increased confidence around the competency of the Australian Energy Production Industry workforce.

Cranes and Lifting – Learning Via International Collaboration Articles • March 2026 Our Cranes and Lifting Working Group exists to share best practices and issues related to incidents involving offshore cranes, hoisting, and lifting, and to improve the consistency of safety related activities, and this month, the Working Group did just that, meeting with Dr. Thomas O’Neill in Perth; there to share research findings.

Sharing and Learning Together Articles • March 2026 Safer Together's Sharing Library has wide range of materials including Safety Moments, Safety Toolboxes, Safety Alerts, Learning Event Bulletins and Safety Culture Tools relevant to everyone in the Australian Energy Production industry, provided by Safer Together members to improve safety outcomes and share learnings with other member companies?

Contain It? Yes Please! Articles • March 2026 “Contain It” is an interactive and practical training course for energy and resources personnel in WA/NT to experience the first-hand effects of hydrocarbon releases in a safe and controlled environment.