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New Members and SLG Appointments Articles • September 2021 We extend a warm welcome to 1 new member company and 1 new Associate member company that joined our community of safety leaders in September 2021.

New Members and SLG Appointments Articles • August 2021 We extend a warm welcome to 1 new member company that joined our community of safety leaders in August 2021.

Info Sheet: CSG Infrastructure Safety for Fire Responders in State Forests Articles • August 2021 Safer Together has published an Information Sheet to guide response to bushfires in state forests and reduce the impact on industry infrastructure, operations, personnel safety and the environment.

Guidance For Light Vehicles Crossing A Watercourse Articles • August 2021 After a spate of high potential incidents associated with light vehicles attempting to cross flooded roads and waterways, the Queensland Land Transport Working Group (LTWG) concluded they needed to act quickly to help people make better judgements and decisions regarding crossing flooded water.

Places Filling Fast…A Strong Start for Contain It in WA Articles • August 2021 Following the launch of Contain It in Western Australia in June, the take up of places for the training course has been prolific. Contain It is now being run weekly whenever possible and requests have been made to increase the number of courses due to high demand. With more than 120 people already booked on future courses through until March next year, it’s time to book your spot now!

Commissioner for Resources Safety and Health Congratulates Safer Together Articles • August 2021 Kate Du Preez, the Commissioner for Resources Health and Safety, has sent a letter congratulating Safer Together on our ingenuity and commitment to building a strong, unified and consistent safety culture across the oil and gas industry in Queensland. The Commissioner particularly wanted to congratulate us on the development and delivery of our Contain It training program

Halliburton: A Cool Way To Do Heat Stress Awareness Training Case Studies • August 2021 People who work at the front line in our industry often work in remote locations, outdoors and exposed to the weather for the duration of their work shift. In the summer months in particular, when the temperature rises, heat stress is a very real risk exposure for the workforce of most companies working in the oil & gas industry sector.

Safer Together joins Austroads Project on Managing Regional Road Safety Priorities Articles • August 2021 In May 2021, Austroads commenced the ‘Guide to Road Safety Update – Practical Approaches for Managing Regional Road Safety Priorities’ Project (SAG6291).

October: Stand Together for Safety in Qld Articles • August 2021 This October, during National Safe Work Month, Safer Together members in Queensland are encouraged to “Stand Together for Safety” in response to a call by the Qld Resources Minister, Scott Stewart MP, for companies across the entire Qld resources sector to engage their workforce in a Safety Re-Set campaign. Safer Together has prepared a toolbox talk pack to help member companies to respond to the Minister’s call.

Halliburton: A Cool Way To Do Heat Stress Awareness Training Articles • August 2021 Here’s the story of how Halliburton adopted and implemented Safer Together’s Heat Stress Awareness e-Learn module and used this as a timely opportunity to not only align with a new industry-wide approach, but to also re-visit its pre-existing delivery model for this type of training.