Articles

Coming Together for Safety’s Sake (in the NT) Articles • August 2022 As Safer Together's newest Collaboration Partner, Energy Club NT (ECNT) provides a platform to connect the northern Australian energy industry with its’ stakeholders; they initiate and sustain business relationships, support innovation, and share information across the sector – in short, collaboration with Safer Together is a natural fit.

The Safe Transport of Passengers – At a Fork in the Road Articles • August 2022 Everyone who travels to and from the operational areas in the CSG industry has a goal of minimising vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) as a means of reducing risk exposure. The use of buses and people movers is a good way to combine trips and minimise VKT – reducing resources required, increasing cost-efficient use of these resources, and minimising risk.

Walk the Line but Don’t Cross the Line – a Tale of Process Safety Engineering as a Team Sport Articles • August 2022 As a bookend to Safer Togethers’ time in Gladstone in early August; following our Industry Safety Forum, our Queensland Process Safety Working Group (PSWG) held their Process Safety Incident Review Panel (PSIRP)

MPC Kinetic: Safety Re-Energised Through Assist and Assure Case Studies • August 2022 As a provider of essential upstream services to the energy and resource industries through three primary, but interconnected divisions – MPK Infrastructure, MPK Services and MPK Solutions, the safety and wellbeing of MPC Kinetic’s people is paramount. So the management team are always open to fresh ideas that can re-energise the company’s safety culture and performance.

Veolia: Giving A Helping Hand Together To Turn The Tide Case Studies • August 2022 With nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, Veolia Group provides water, waste and energy management services to a wide range of industry sectors. Due to the nature of its business activities, one of the biggest safety issues for Veolia is hand safety – indeed, recent analysis of safety incidents across the organisation reveals that 33% of all incidents involve hand injuries. As a result, Veolia decided to prioritise a global focus for a Safety Reset on hand safety in 2022.

Half Yearly Bulletins - An Engagement Tool To Keep Your People In The Loop Half Yearly Bulletins • August 2022 Want to engage your workforce and keep them up to date with the latest news about what's happening in safety across our Industry? Read on about our six-monthly Bulletin that summarises the latest developments at Safer Together and how to access them.

New Members and Working Group Updates Articles • July 2022 We extend the warmest of welcomes to two new Member Companies.

Counting Things for a Living Makes Everything Add Up Articles • July 2022 “Data is not treasure; data is a map with an x on it that says, “if you dig here, you might find treasure”.  The real treasure that data helps us uncover are the stories about ourselves, and about our behaviour that we don’t really understand.  The value in sharing is the ability for ideas and stories to reach the hearts of people. So that we alter our behaviour in ways that ensure that everyone goes home safely every day.” (Kevin Geddert).

Helicopter Landing Officer Training Specification – Safely Landed at Last Articles • July 2022 At our first Industry Safety Forum in Perth in 2018, a need was identified by our Member Companies for a localised Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO) training course confirming to the requirements of an international Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization (OPITO) standard, but available for delivery in Perth, WA (too far from major population centres to typically host such training).

What’s in the HSER Induction Toolkit? HSER Connect • July 2022 A strong health, safety and environment (HSE) performance is critical to the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry. Health, Safety and Environment Representatives (HSERs) are essential to continually improve workforce culture and performance.