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James Newton - Worker RTW Achievement Award - A&F Peterkin Earthmoving - A&F Peterkin Earthmoving

Worker Return to Work Achievement

A&F Peterkin Earthmoving Pty Ltd is a small earth moving company based in Ballarat, employing only three people. Our main line of work is civil construction and we often work by tender for local water authorities in the construction of water infrastructure. I had been working for the company for six weeks when I was involved in a truck accident. Getting back to work for me meant getting my independence back and having a purpose again.

A Place of Wellbeing - Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV)

Commitment to Workplace Health and Wellbeing

RWAV is a NFP agency that recruits, places, supports & advocates for the health workforce in rural & remote areas of Victoria and Aboriginal Communities. It fulfils it's vision of improved access for all by providing health professional services to it's clients.

A HSR that goes over and above with strong & visible leadership - Thiess Services Pty Ltd

Health and Safety Representative of the Year

Scott James is employed by Thiess Services as a Procurement Officer on the ‘us’ Alliance on the SEWL Contract. Thiess is Australia’s leading construction, mining and services contractor. Thiess Services provides integrated water, energy, environmental and infrastructure management services to government authorities and commercial and industrial clients. In the water industry, Thiess Services are committed to finding better solutions to secure and manage water resources working closely with Australia’s largest water utilities to deliver an integrated service to improve water quality, delivery and sustainable use.

Automated Slitter Project - VISY FOOD AND BEVERAGE CAN

Best Solution to a Specific Workplace Health and Safety Issue

The site automated an existing slitter and purchased a robot to remove the manual handling hazards involved with manual slitting of tin plate sheets for the Tapered Ends department. Operators within the Tapered Ends department would rotate every 4 hours in completing this task due to the risk identified through the site completed risk assessment. The automated system has now eliminated this risk as there is minimal human interaction in this process. The slit tin plate is used by the Tapered Ends department to load the presses and punch tapered ends into the plate.

YOU Voted, Technip Listened - Health & Well-Being Initiatives - Technip Oceania Pty Ltd

Commitment to Workplace Health and Wellbeing

Technip has committed to ensure that the health and safety of our people is a core value. As part of this commitment, the health of our employees is a key focus and we strive to promote programs and initiatives that aim to protect and enhance overall health well-being. To help achieve this goal, we will continue to provide programs and resources to support a positive and healthy lifestyle and encourage active participation of staff and contractors. Technip's range of services in Australia covers four business segments: Onshore, Offshore, Subsea & Brownfields supplied in the Oil & Gas industry. In our head office in Perth we currently employ over 600 personnel. As Technip supplies in a competitive industry, our personnel often work under pressure and can work long hours. Having a relevant and strong Health & Wellbeing program in place is essential. After our personnel submitted a company wide Health Survey requesting them to choose what Health areas personnel wish to undertake this year, the key areas that are focused on in this years Health & Wellbeing Program is "Stress and Fatigue, Fitness and Healthy Lifestyle, Health Assessments/Checks & World Health Day".

The Boom Sherrin Height Safety Solution - Boom Sherrin

Best Solution to a Specific Workplace Health and Safety Issue

Boom Sherrin are the industry leader in servicing telecommunication, HV Electrical installations and transmissions along with industrial services for height access equipment across Australia. Boom Sherrin have been working on a range of significant safety improvements to their new fleet of vehicles, including safe access to truck deck & cabin, height safety for decks, and a range of other safety features.

Loading Dock - Safety Lockout Prop - Austco Polar Cold Storage

Best Solution to a Specific Workplace Health and Safety Issue

Austco Polar Cold Storage provides cold storage solutions for clients wanting product to be frozen or temperature controlled prior to shipment. In 2011 there was a contractor incident whereby the contractor was crushed by a loading dock. We developed a solution to control the risks we identified.

Pipe Cutter Implement (PCI) - PIHA Pty Ltd

Best Solution to a Specific Workplace Health and Safety Issue

Whilst PIHA have been safely using electric powered chainsaws for many years across our operations throughout Australia (and continue to do so), we recognised the value and importance of investigating suitable engineering alternatives to minimise the risks associated with cutting HDPE pipe, primarily to remove the operators from the “cutting zone”. To this end, a suitable alternative to ‘hands on’ chainsaw use was investigated and we have subsequently developed our patented Pipe Cutter Implement (PCI). PIHA is recognised as one of Australia’s largest diversified mining infrastructure and services companies. It undertakes all facets of polyethylene pipe fittings manufacture and also provides extensive project management, construction, plant & equipment hire, maintenance and support services to supplement its contracting operations.

Occupational Health and Safety Management system development - Group Training Association of Victoria

Best Solution to a Specific Workplace Health and Safety Issue

Representing our members and being a not for profit organisation, we are well down the road of developing free Occupation Health and Safety programs for our members free of charge.

Pouring of anti skid blocks - Fulton hogan construction pty ltd

Best Solution to a Specific Workplace Health and Safety Issue

Fulton Hogan is a company across Australia and New Zealand, scope of works include road construction, pipelines and infrastructure. This entry deals with issue with pumping concrete to fill Anti-skid block form work under bridge beams.