Fitness to Work Medical Assessment Guideline Consultation Workshops Articles • September 2019 Safer Together Qld formed a Fitness to Work (FTW) Project Team in May 2018 with the objective of developing a Medical Assessment Guideline for the Qld natural gas industry. This need arose from a number of significant, non-work related medical events experienced in the industry and the desire to improve the medical assessment process as a preventative measure to identify and suitably manage individuals with elevated risk factors. An additional benefit of a standardised medical assessment process is avoiding the need for individuals to undergo a number of pre-employment medical assessments as they move around the industry.
Come On, Come On, Let's Work Together Articles • September 2019 The 1970’s glam rock of Roxy Music isn’t something you’d normally associate with an oil and gas industry safety event, but smooth crooner Bryan Ferry’s words encapsulated perfectly the mood of Safer Together’s latest Industry Safety Forum held in Perth on 18 September 2019.
New Members Articles • September 2019 We extend a warm welcome to 5 new member companies that joined our community of safety leaders in September 2019.
The Industry Safety Induction Has Arrived in WA/NT Articles • September 2019 On 1 October 2019, ERGT and IFAP will commence delivering Industry Safety Induction (ISI) training in WA/NT. From 1 January 2020 all new starts will be required to satisfactorily complete the ISI prior to working on the development of operation of Onshore or Offshore Facilities in the WA/NT Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry.
Safety Culture Survey Tool Improved Based on User Feedback – And Now Available to Members at No Cost Articles • September 2019 Member companies wanting to trial the Safety Culture Survey tool will now be able to use it on a sample group of up to 100 people at no cost. The tool has also been updated based on feedback from early adopters. The tool is available to all member companies. It can be used company-wide, or for specific teams. Its web-based format provides for immediate feedback.
DCIIRP #17 "Preventing Line of Fire and Recordable Injury Incidents" Articles • September 2019 The Safer Together Rig Site Safety Working Group held its 17th Drilling and Completions Industry Incident Review Panel recently. The co-host and MC for the event was Alan Ruff, QGC Shell.
Working with APGA to Spread the Word About the Industry Safety Induction Articles • August 2019 On the 8th August, Nic Andrews from SWMS (and Safer Together Qld ISI Project Team lead) delivered a presentation about the Industry Safety Induction (ISI) to the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) Suppliers Forum event.
New Members and SLG Appointments Articles • August 2019 We extend a warm welcome to 7 new member companies that joined our community of safety leaders in August 2019.
Coming Soon: Fitness to Work Medical Assessment Guideline Consultation Workshops Articles • August 2019 Safer Together will soon release a draft Fitness to Work (FTW) Medical Assessment Guideline for consultation. This Guideline will outline an approach that members of Safer Together can adopt to set up Fitness to Work medical assessments and associated processes.
“Process Safety – We All Have a Part to Play” Has Premiered! Articles • August 2019 The latest initiative of the Process Safety Working Group is a short animated feature. We may not all be on the frontline each day, but the actions we take and decisions we make can influence what occurs with our facilities. This video aims to improve awareness of the influence we all have on process safety.
