The Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards were held at Optus Stadium on 2 October 2019.
This year 69 submissions were received with 33 companies recognised as finalists. Eight companies were recognised with a winner’s trophy and 10 companies received a certificate of merit. An outline of all finalists is available in the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards 2019 booklet.
Work health and safety invention of the year
Finalists in the 199 employees or less category
The Department would like to congratulate the winners and finalists in this category.
Quattro Project Engineering – Quattro fan hanging system
ReRisk – ReRisk
Rotation Solutions – Tundra safety app
Winner
Quattro Project Engineering – Quattro fan hanging system
Quattro developed a mechanised solution for installing and removing underground mine ventilation fans. This system does not require any working at heights when installing fans, and additional work to attach ducting can be carried out from a mobile elevating work platform.
Quattro Project Engineering - Work health and safety invention of the year, by WorkSafe
Finalists in the 200 employees or more category
The Department would like to congratulate the winners and finalists in this category.
BHP – Self powered proximity switch test box
BHP Nickel West – Nickel West Kwinana laboratory automation
Clough – A new perspective on working at height
Komatsu – Komatsu tune safe
Piacentini and Son – Piacentini and Son Panther
Rio Tinto – Tanks construction working at height elimination
Rio Tinto – Tipper truck – Raised body alarm system
Winner
Clough – A new perspective on working at height
Clough was able to minimise working at height risks through the development of alternative construction methods. The construct at ground level concept developed for the Water Corporation’s Ultra Filtration Reserve Osmosis Building could be applied to the construction of any steel structured building.
Clough - Work Health and Safety Invention of the Year, by WorkSafe
Certificate of merit recipients
Komatsu – Komatsu tune safe
Rio Tinto – Tanks construction working at height elimination
Best solution to a work health and safety risk
Finalists
BHP – Ship loader anti-collision and automation project
Mainline Demolition Pty Ltd – Mandurah bridge 320 down
Melius Consulting – Improving health, safety and productivity outcomes through identifying and supporting individuals with sleep disorders
Rio Tinto Iron Ore – Ports Dampier idler weight reduction
TENSA Equipment and Multiplex – Remote load control during lifting operations with Roborigger
Water Corporation – Customised chemical barrier protection
WesTrac – Elimination of live work
Winner -199 employees or less
Mainline Demolition Pty Ltd – Mandurah bridge 320 down
Demolition of the Old Mandurah Bridge offered a unique opportunity for Mainline to harness experience and innovation and apply it in a live waterway environment. The aged condition of the structure, variable tidal flows, live traffic and active inner urban shorelines presented many operational challenges. The team focused on implementing best practice to achieve a zero incident, zero harm completion of demolition.
Mainline Demolition - Best Solution to a Work Health and Safety Risk, by WorkSafe
Winner - 200 employees or more
TENSA Equipment and Multiplex – Remote load control during lifting operations with Roborigger
Roborigger is a load controlling device that allows lifting to be performed without workers needing to be in nearby during the high risk lifting and lowering phase. No taglines are used and loads can be manoeuvred without touching existing structure or having taglines snag. Roborigger increases the operating window for lifting operations that involve loads with large surface areas which are affected by wind.
TENSA Equipment and Multiplex - Best Solution to a Work Health and Safety Risk, by WorkSafe
Certificate of merit recipients
Water Corporation – Customised chemical barrier protection
WesTrac – Elimination of live work
Best workplace health and wellbeing initiative
Finalists in the 199 employees or less category
Galactic Co-operative – Galactic workplace health and wellbeing initiative
Neerigen Brook Primary – Staff and student well being
Ranger Drilling – Ranger hydration and heat illness program
Winner - 199 employees or less
Galactic Co-operative – Galactic workplace health and wellbeing initiative
Galactic Co-operative surveyed all staff to pinpoint issues and areas where improvements had the highest potential impact on workplace wellbeing. From the survey and workshops, highest priority issues were confirmed as well as root cauces, brainstorm solutions and consensus for an action plan. The plan aimed to decrease cognitive demands by standardising work processes better and provide training.
Galactic Co-operative - Best workplace health and wellbeing initiative, by WorkSafe
Certificate of merit recipients
Neerigen Brook Primary – Staff and student wellbeing
Ranger Drilling – Ranger hydration and heat illness program
Finalists in the 200 employees or more category
BHP – BHP family connection magnets
ConsMin – Mining minds matter, working away not alone
Winner - 200 employees or more category
ConsMin – Mining minds matter, working away not alone
ConsMin developed a mental health framework to safeguard the mental health of their people and facilitate the provision of a safe workplace for all. This comprehensive strategy demonstrates the importance of taking a holistic approach to addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – there is no single quick fix and it is important to tackle the issue in a comprehensive way.
ConsMin - Best Workplace Health and Wellbeing Initiative, by WorkSafe
Certificate of merit recipient
BHP – BHP family connection magnets
Leadership excellence award
Finalists
Clough – Preventing construction fatalities through the Major Accident Prevention (MAP) program
Fortescue Metals Group – Participate to eliminate
Lendlease – Mums for safety
Programmed – Young workers program
Rio Tinto – Driving leadership excellence in electrical safety
Winner
Rio Tinto – Driving leadership excellence in electrical safety
The project was designed to focus on electrical asset health, and employee safety. This approach employed state of the art monitoring and data management techniques to reduce the often unseen, and potentially fatal risks, with high voltage hardware. The process also strengthened the knowledge sharing between those at the operational end and those responsible for design and decision making in engineering and management.
Rio Tinto - Leadership Excellence Awards, by WorkSafe
Certificate of merit recipient
Programmed – Young workers program
Safety and health representative of the year
Finalists
Denise Amohia – Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Matthew Clements – Fortescue Metals Group
Mike Pinkham – City of Cockburn
Megan Rosser – Fortescue Metals Group
Christopher Scott – St Stephen’s School
Megan Silvey – St John of God Hospital Murdoch
Winner
Megan Silvey – St John of God Hospital Murdoch
Megan Silvey has brought significant positive changes to the Endoscopy department at St John of God Hospital Murdoch through identifying health and safety issues and facilitating improvement in safety culture. Megan is willing to be at the forefront in developing and educating her fellow caregivers in regard to OHS issues.
Megan Silvey - Safety and Health Representative of the Year, by WorkSafe