When the Work Party ‘buys-in’ to safety and the WPTW system, you focus less on what they do wrong and expect more that they will do right. Putting it bluntly – when they buy-in, you no longer need to police them. The emphasis is on expecting that they will make the...
A foreseeable risk is when a reasonable person in a given situation should know that a specific harm might occur as a result of their actions. For example, if a person handles a harmful chemical without the correct PPE and sustains a chemical burn to their hand, this...
Instructions or procedures are often adequate for most work activities, but some require extra care. A permit to work system is a formal system stating exactly what work is to be done, where, and when. Permits are an effective means of communication between...
A Person Conducting A Business or Undertaking (PCBUs) main responsibility is to make sure that the workplace is safe and that anyone working in or visiting the workplace is not exposed to hazards or harmed by the work. This includes: Verifying work areas, machinery...
As we near the end of 2021 I would like to reflect on how it has been a remarkable year as our members who have demonstrated their enormous capacity for innovation as they responded to some extraordinary challenges. In a complementary way, the Association has been...
The 2020-21 period has seen the completion of Phase 1 of the Rollout of Wellsite Digital, with the coverage of the Wellsite Digital increasing rapidly to 12 rigs. The method successfully employed in the Phase 1 rollout involved the deployment of Wellsite Digital to a...