How to Use Our Sharing Library to Help You Respond to COVID-19 Articles • March 2020 We’ve published a “How To” Guide to help you use our COVID-19 Sharing Library.
New and Improved Learning Event Bulletins Articles • March 2020 Member feedback indicates that Learning Event Bulletins are a valuable tool for learning from unwanted events and/or threats in order to reduce the recurrence of high potential incidents. However, feedback also indicates that we can do even better. So we have updated the Bulletin format, and improved the processes for creating these important sharing and learning tools.
Keeping Decks Safe Articles • February 2020 Activities on the back decks of vessels in our industry are often separately controlled (e.g. by the vessel, operations or other parties). Having essential controls and interactions in place between separately controlled activities is vital to provide for a minimum level of risk to deck operators on offshore vessels.
Regional Workshops for Fitness to Work Articles • February 2020 Want to hear more about the work of the Fitness to Work Project Team? Want to have your say? Did you miss the Workshops conducted in Brisbane late last year? Don't despair. The Fitness to Work Project Team will run consultation workshops in Toowoomba and Roma to hear from people in the regions. Read on to find out more.
If the ISI is For New Starts, How Does an Experienced Worker Get On Site? Articles • February 2020 The Industry Safety Induction is for New Starts. Experienced Workers can complete an Experienced Worker Declaration Form as evidence that they are not required to complete the ISI prior to starting work. Since the ISI requirements ‘went live’ in WA/NT on 1 January 2020, the most frequently asked questions we have received relate to “What is an Experienced Worker?” and “How does an Experienced Worker get on site?” Read on to find out everything that you need to know about Experienced Workers and the ISI.
New Members and SLG Appointments Articles • February 2020 We extend a warm welcome to 9 new member companies that joined our community of safety leaders in February 2020.
Obtaining Stakeholder Feedback to Enhance IVMS Requirements Articles • February 2020 Safer Together developed an In Vehicle Monitoring System (IVMS) Specification in 2014 to simplify and standardise IVMS requirements for the CSG industry. In the interest of continuous improvement, the Land Transport Working Group propose to update this Specification in line with changes in IVMS technology and a better understanding of industry driver behaviours. Consultation workshops have recently been conducted to obtain stakeholder input to the proposed revision.
Common Ground for Common Competencies – CIC Specification Scope Expands…and Arrives in WA/NT Articles • February 2020 Safer Together has issued Rev 4 of the Common Industry Competencies (CIC) Specification. This latest revision adds the following scope: Water Truck; Vehicle Loading Crane; Skid Steer; and Backhoe. Also, importantly, CIC requirements will now apply in WA/NT.
Safer Together Members Support Bushfire Evacuation Articles • January 2020 Member companies Solstad and Svitzer were instrumental in providing support in conjunction with the New South Wales & Victorian emergency services as well as the Australian Navy in their emergency response to the devastating bushfires of 31 December - 6 January.
Industry Safety Induction Requirements Have Commenced in WA/NT Articles • January 2020 From 1 January 2020 all New Starts shall satisfactorily complete the Industry Safety Induction (ISI) prior to working on the development or operation of Onshore or Offshore Facilities in the WA/NT or Qld Oil and Gas Exploration & Production Industry.