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Safer Together WA/NT: Launch of a New Model of Safety Collaboration Articles • March 2018 Safer Together WA/NT was launched at the AOG Conference on March 14. This heralds a new model of safety collaboration for the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Have You Registered? Articles • February 2018 The new Safer Together website is seeing plenty of action. The site got over 3,000 visitors since it was launched at the Industry Safety Forum in December 2017.  Over 360 people have registered giving them access to member resources, tools and information.

Click and Go! Safety Culture Toolkit Now Available in E-Learning Format Articles • February 2018 Member companies can now access and download a series of e-learning modules that are an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to develop and embed a positive safety culture within their organisation.

Myth Busting: Safety Differently in the Drilling and Completions Community Articles • February 2018 Griffith University’s Professor Sidney Dekker does not shy away from busting some long-held safety myths. At the 12th Drilling and Completions Industry Incident Review Panel (DCIIRP), Professor Dekker presented data supporting an argument that traditional approaches to safety have led to a culture of secrecy. He challenged Participants to break this paradigm. He suggested one simple way is to ask your workforce “What is the stupidest thing that you have to do every day at work.”

2020 Vision: Highlights from the Industry Safety Forum (05 December 2017) Articles • January 2018 “We’ve established a great foundation to build from, but what matters now is what we do next” reflected Warwick King – CEO, Australia Pacific LNG and Operator Co-Chair of Safer Together’s Safety Leaders Group in his opening address.

Welcome: New Members Articles • January 2018 We extend a warm welcome to 5 new member companies that joined our community of safety leaders in December 2017:

Christmas Came Early for 3 Lucky Website Registrants! Articles • January 2018 The launch of the new Safer Together Website at the December Industry Safety Forum was accompanied by a call to action – member companies should encourage all their staff to register on the new website so they can access all the great resources available.

Safer Together Best and Fairest in 2017 Articles • January 2018 In Australia we have a great tradition of recognising contributions of our sports stars. The Clive Churchill medal is awarded to the best player in the NRL Grand Final. The AFL present the Norm Smith medal to the ‘Best on Ground’. This year we have started what we hope will be an ongoing Safer Together tradition of recognising a Working Group member for their contribution. Although the award does not yet have an official name – we’re hoping that it will be called "Best and Fairest".

One Place for Everything. Come Visit! Articles • December 2017 A new hub for members to connect with, and access, all that Safer Together has to offer launched today. The new website focuses on easy access to Safer Together resources – products, initiatives, tools, training, news, events and more.

More than 300 Helping Hands Making a Difference in the Developing World Articles • December 2017 Since the launch of Helping Hands – Hand and Finger Preservation Program, Safer Together members have purchased more than 300 prosthetic hand kits. After these kits are assembled during our unique hand and finger safety awareness activity, these kits are donated to amputee landmine victims in the developing world.