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Industry Collaborates to Improve Process Safety Awareness Articles • December 2024 The Safer Together Process Safety Working Group (PSWG) member Laurence Ledrut presented on 'Industry Collaboration to Improve Process Safety Awareness' at International Process Safety Week this year.

New Members & SLG Appointments Articles • December 2024 This month we have had a change to our Qld. Safety Leaders Group, and we have one new member company.

Holiday Season Office Closure Articles • December 2024 The Safer Together Support Team are taking a short break, shutting the doors from close of business Tuesday, 24th December and re-opening Thursday, 2nd January 2025.

Quarter 1 2025 Theme – Preventing Major Accidents Articles • HSER Connect • December 2024 Our Quarter 1 Theme for 2025 is Preventing Major Accidents – a time in which we turn our attention to understanding of Major Accident Hazards (MAHs) and their role in maintaining safe operations. How MAH risk factors are managed can help prevent major incidents and ultimately save lives.

Learning From Each Other to Prevent Major Accidents HSER Connect • December 2024 Our suite of Q1-themed resources includes Learning Event Bulletins (LEBs) that align with the theme ‘Preventing Major Accidents’.

The Frontline Leading by Example HSER Connect • December 2024 We are delighted to announce the launch of Frontline Leadership Training!

Fatigue Risk Management Resources HSER Connect • December 2024 The once prescriptive nature of fatigue risk management in the Australian Energy Production Industry (e.g., hours of work vs rest) is generally no longer accepted as sufficient to address fatigue-related risk in the workplace. A Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) is now recommended to facilitate the systematic identification of workplace hazards relating to fatigue and define and guide organisations to evaluate, manage and mitigate fatigue-related risks.

HSER Resources in Review! HSER Connect • December 2024 In 2025 we’re reviewing our HSER Resource File, and we need your help!

Industry Safety Forum Toowoomba - Members Getting Involved Articles • December 2024 It was fantastic to welcome so many familiar faces and new member company representatives to our Industry Safety Forum in Toowoomba in November.  We hope delegates enjoyed the opportunity to mingle and network with colleagues, learned more about our high-priority initiatives and enjoyed the site visits generously hosted by Obadare Group and MPC Kinetic.

Process Safety and Drilling and Completions Industry - Under Pressure Articles • December 2024 Pressure comes in many forms, mental pressure, perceived pressures, physical pressure and process pressure in process safety-related incidents. In November, our Rig Site Safety Working Group and Process Safety Working Group collaborated on a combined DCIIRP/Process Safety Forum event in Toowoomba, themed UNDER PRESSURE, where we considered different forms of pressure as a factor in incidents across our industry.