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Back to Basics When It Comes to Rig Site Safety Articles • October 2022 In late August, our Qld Rig Site Safety Working Group (RSSWG) held its Drilling and Completions Industry Incident Review Panel (DCIIRP) #28, in Brisbane, with the theme ‘Back to Basics’, the theme chosen in response to increasing safety incidents across greater industry; with some incidents reported being very ‘basic’ in nature.

Standing Together For Psychological Safety in the Workplace HSER Connect • September 2022 October is National Safe Work Month – a time where we deepen our commitment to building a safe and healthy workplace. Being healthy and safe means being free from physical and psychological harm. A safe and healthy workplace benefits everyone.

HSERs Experiencing Things First-Hand HSER Connect • September 2022 Attendees at our HSER Forum in October will undertake a Helping Hands workshop. The Helping Hands Hand and Finger Preservation Program represents a unique opportunity for workers to get involved with a worthwhile cause at the same time as super-charging engagement.

The Industry Safety Induction & Industry New Starts - Laying the Foundation For Soundness HSER Connect • September 2022 We had a chat with Trent Linnan (Process Operator (Trainee) Programmed FPSO, INPEX), a recent Industry Safety Induction (ISI) graduate, about himself, and why he thinks the ISI helps an industry new start.

Things Are Hotting Up In Darwin! HSER Connect • September 2022 Things are coming together for our 2022 HSER Forum in Darwin on Wednesday 19 October 2022 – the only thing we’re missing is YOU!

Downer: Learning Event Bulletins – Engagement That Focuses On Creating Safety Success Case Studies • September 2022 Here’s the story of how one company has used smart communication techniques to effectively deploy Learning Event Bulletins in a way that maximises workforce engagement.

UGL: Assist and Assure – Engagement That Builds A United Team Case Studies • September 2022 Ask anyone with a few years of experience working on an industrial site, and they’ll tell you they’ve seen umpteen different hazard identification checklists being used to do pre-task risk assessments - from one client to the next, and one site to the next. But just because someone ticks off a checklist, how do you know if they are adequately prepared to do the work safely?

Veolia: Giving A Helping Hand Together To Turn The Tide Articles • September 2022 Building employee engagement and ownership of a safety improvement drive in any large company is never easy. If that isn’t difficult enough, try doing this at the same time as your organisation is in the process of integrating with another large company. Here’s the story of how Veolia deployed one of Safer Together’s initiatives to embrace the challenge.

All My Bags Are Packed and I’m Ready to Go (To Gladstone) Articles • September 2022 In early August, the Safer Together team packed their bags for our Queensland Industry Safety Forum, the first of our Forums to be held in the LNG hub of Australia’s east coast, in Gladstone. With three world-class LNG plants on Curtis Island that will be in operation for decades to come, Gladstone is key to our industry’s success.

MPC Kinetic: Safety Re-Energised Through Assist and Assure Articles • September 2022 Here’s the story of how one company embraced a safety initiative that was originally developed for the Drilling & Completions industry sector and used it to embed transformational improvements in safety performance and culture in the Gatherings/Construction part of their business.