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It’s the safe way or 'no way'

Together let's say 'no way' to taking risks to get the job done quicker. Whether you're an employer, site manager or worker, access our tools and resources to help you create a safe workplace.

Workplace fatalities have decreased by 35% over the past 10 years*, but one death is one too many. Every worker has the right to return home safe. It's the safe way, or NO WAY.

*The 2022 Work Health and Safety Statistics

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Articles

  • Two workers wearing hard hats and high vis, pictured near a void. One worker appears to be stumbling backwards, with the other worker attempting to reach them.

    Working at heights

    View our resources to learn about the correct safety controls to have in place when working at heights.

    Find out more
  • A worker wearing high vis walking away from a loaded forklift that is being driven by a worker in high vis.

    Forklift safety

    Prevent injuries when working with forklifts by separating mobile plant and pedestrians. Access our tools and resources to learn more.

    Find out more
  • Two workers in a field, standing near a harvester. They are facing each other having a conversation.

    Safety in agriculture

    Access tools and resources to learn how to be safe when working with farm machinery.

    Find out more
A man pictured from the waist up, sitting in a shed.
Mark's story

"In May 2016 a workplace incident resulted in me having my right leg amputated 15 centimetres above my right knee and at 54 years of age I had to learn to walk again. It’s had a huge impact on my wife almost as much as me and I know to this day it has had a huge psychological impact on my work colleagues. The easiest way to avoid incidents like this is to keep pedestrians away from forklifts, always outside the exclusion zone, and remember the forklift driver may not see you. There is no job so important it can’t be done safely." – Mark Ellis

Two workers looking towards an iPad on a construction site. The worker on the left is wearing high vis, the worker on the right is wearing a corporate shirt.
Site supervisor, Mitchell

For every job you must identify any potential hazards or risks on site and take the appropriate control measures. Safety is the number one priority. We want our team to go home to their families at the end of the day. With safety, you can’t put a dollar figure on it!

Downloadable resources

  • Working at heights - poster (PDF, 1026.06 KB)
  • Forklifts - poster (PDF, 1631.25 KB)
  • Working with farm machinery - poster (PDF, 3380.47 KB)
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