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TestimonialsInsurance, Civil Construction, Manufacturing, Forestry, Rural, Hospitality and Health Care & Support Work. On his retirement from Workplace Standards Tasmania, Peter Rigby sent the following email to Australia Working Safely “I have indicated my imminent retirement from Workplace Standards Tasmania, taking effect on the 13th July (2007). Please accept my sincere ‘thankyou’ for the assistance provided by Australia Working Safely, over past years. The Company’s attitude, dedication and integrity has had a enormous influence in making Tasmanian workplaces safer.” Insurance"Andrew White from Australia Working Safely is a preferred Occupational Health and Safety Consultant we are happy to have talk with our clients. When clients ask us if we know of any Occupational Health and Safety Consultants that can assist them Andrew White's name is the one we usually give them." Phillip Paine, Launceston Branch Manager, AON Insurance Services. Tasmania ph. (03) 6334 3333 "We have always found Andrew White to be direct and up front with all dealings that he has had with ourselves & our various clients. We appreciate the way that Andrew is able to communicate with us & our clients is a professional yet easily understood manner. He is realistic in his safety management recommendations which when followed both reduce our clients exposures to Occupational Health and Safety fines & increase safety within the working environment" Richard Carling INTAS Insurance Services (Brokers) Tasmania ph. (03) 6334 6922 Civil Construction
Note: In October 2002 Sutcliffe Earthmoving was received from Workplace Standards Tasmania a Bronze Award for “Best workplace health and safety initiative in small business”. "...In addition to writing the procedures Andrew has been involved in putting them into practice. Following the development of our Occupational Health and Safety Booklet Andrew conducted induction training for all employees.... ...The quality of our investigations into any incidents has improved with Andrew facilitating a team approach to investigation.... ...The Plant manager and senior operators have worked closely with Andrew in undertaking a risk assessment of all major plant items, documenting procedures and implementing corrective actions.... ...The work carried out has been to a very high standard gaining favourable comments from several clients as well as our staff. I am pleased to provide this reference as I know that Andrew will add considerable value wherever he is involved." Hugh Maslin General Manager, Shaw Contracting, Tasmania ph. (03) 6397 3144 Manufacturing"Andrew has helped the Harris Group improve its Occupational Health and Safety processes and in particular the skills and focus of our people. Our safety awareness has improved, incident levels have fallen and our workers compensation premiums are heading south." General Manager Corporate, Harris Group, Tasmania ph (03) 6440 7346 "We approached Andrew to advise us on safety aspects at our workshops with regard to our Responsibility and also our employees and we were very pleased with the way Andrew handled our enquiries. Firstly Andrew visited the workshops to assess our needs and help us to prioritise his findings. Then he spoke to our employees regarding safety and their responsibility under the act and our responsibility also. This was done is small groups so each employee had a chance to ask questions and not feel pressured, which can happen when employees don't understand. The reaction from our employees was very favourable and they did enjoy the way in which Andrew presented his talks. …We felt that Andrew was very thorough, efficient and unobtrusive in the way he handled our requests, especially when it came to dealing with our employees." Lynn Presnell Director, Gary Presnell Bodyworks, Tasmania ph. (03) 6331 2727 "Andrew White from Australia Working safely has been implementing a safety system for this company over the last 2 months. His work could not be faulted. It is thorough and efficiently carried out. Andrew is a willing listener and is keen to assist in individual circumstances. Andrew has just completed a Safety strategy for this company that I am sure will work long into the future." Phillip Taylor (Director) Taylor Bros. (Slipway & Engineering) Pty. Ltd., Tasmania ph. (03) 6273 3700 Forestry"Having Andrew White help us develop our Occupational Health and Safety Management System saved us a lot of time and effort. When we were looking at working with Forest Enterprises Australia they gave us a list of their safety system requirements and we already had them in place. We even heard that they were going to upgrade their requirements on other contractors after what they had seen covered in our procedures. The Tasmanian Logging Association also reviewed our system recently and were satisfied with what we had." Rodney & Anne-Marie Wright Harvesting and Cartage Contractor, Tasmania ph. (03) 6425 2163 "The timber harvesting industry is notorious for its history of serious injury and fatalities. We were (and still are) concerned for the safety of our own employees and looked for assistance in developing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System that could help us operate more safely without "burying" a smaller business such as ours in paperwork. Andrew White assisted us in putting such a system together." Craig Ollington Wildcat Contracting, Harvesting Contractor, Tasmania ph. 0418 300 544 "The current SMS developed by Australia Working Safely is now an easily manageable document and is regularly referred to by our employees.… On the 26th August 2000, Australia Working Safely conducted a full day training session for our 20 or so supervisors on how to effectively maximise the use of the SMS. This training session was well received by our supervisors as the training was specific to our company operations" Kevin Morgan Pty. Ltd. Tasmania ph (03) 6326 6601, email: morgantimbers@primus.com.au Rural"When the insurance company said they were sending Australia Working Safely out to talk with me about an Occupational health and safety management system I was a bit sceptical. Based on a prior experience with another consultant I couldn't see how it would benefit me or my shearing teams. Andrew White came out to a lot of sheds and spoke with me, the blokes and the graziers about our safety responsibilities. He has put together some procedures that I can now see the benefit in using. My employees were particularly happy with a set of stretching exercises Andrew tracked down that were developed specifically for shearers." Tim Hughes Shearing Contractor. Tasmania ph. (03) 6326 7325 "At a time when our business was involved in Field Fresh Farm Accreditation our Insurance Company referred us to Andrew White as part of our yearly insurance renewal and the required need to address Workplace Safety. We met with Andrew who looked at our business' and the Field Fresh requirements, and he put together our Wing Rural Workplace Manual and our Occupational Health and Safety Induction Booklet for Employees and Subcontractors. It was a pleasure to work with Andrew, and we have been more than pleased with the results." Judy Wing Wing Rural, Vegetable Growers, Tasmania ph. (03) 6398 2492 "We engaged Andrew White of Australia Working Safely to put in place an Occupational Health and Safety Management System. Andrew is an expert in his field and has an ability to keep things simple. We are very satisfied with the excellent OH&S system he developed for us." John & Stephen Hill Hills Transplants Pty. Ltd. Tasmania Ph (03) 6424 8796 "Andrew White has delivered material & information as a co-trainer at "Reduce Rural Risk", a training day for farmers presented by Wise Work Pty Ltd. The farmers reported they found Andrew's presentation style enjoyable, and the information explicit & pertinent to their needs." Anne Taylor, Wise Work Pty. Ltd. Tasmania ph (03) 6398 6212 Hospitality"Country Club Resort and Villas has had an ongoing relationship with Andrew White from Australia Working Safely since 1998. Despite the growing number of independent contractors entering the Occupational health and safety market, Australia Working Safely continues to be our number one preferred provider as we are consistently delivered a quality service which is timely in its response, accurate in content and reasonable in cost. Australia Working Safely’s principal contractor Andrew White has proven to be a valuable resource for our company. Andrew takes the time to understand our business as well as the industry within which we work. Andrew is passionate about his profession which is reflected in the ongoing maintenance of his skill level, he is always consultative in his approach and he has the ability to provide sound advice that is realistic, achievable and balanced. Andrew assists our business with a number of services including:
We continue to use Andrew White from Australia Working Safely because we are confident of receiving a professional and valued service.” Health Care & Support Work"Human Services, particularly those supporting people with a disability, have a responsibility to protect the dignity of the clients they serve. Andrew White took the time and interest to build an Occupational Health and Safety Management System for North West Residential Support Services without compromising our philosophical base and client sensitive systems. We are extremely pleased with the system and the results it is achieving." Neal Rodwell North West Residential Support Services, Tasmania ph. (03) 6442 2920 All the elected ESR’s, attended four days of training with Andrew White from Australia Working Safely in 2005. Andrew worked with the service to ensure that the training was relevant to our industry. Andrew was approachable, informative and the training was very well planned and delivered. We were given the opportunity to discuss information, share ideas, and learn together. We were able to take this information away and develop plans for individual locations and change the culture and attitudes in the workplace. Andrew provided a very enjoyable learning environment with a good combination of practical, group activities and theory to get the Occupational Health and Safety message across to us all and all participants left the course with open minds to the importance of safety in our workplace. Thank you Andrew Letter to Claims Manager at Vero Workers Compensation (formerly Royal & Sunalliance), Hobart “Dear Margaret, I am writing to thank you and Sunalliance for making the services of Andrew White available to us to give expert help and advice with developing a
It has been most valuable to us and we are most appreciative. Andrew was very interesting and was able to pick up on our issues very quickly, please convey our thanks to him.” Marie Arthur (Director of Nursing/Chief Executive Officer) Hobart District Nursing Service Inc. Tasmania ph. (03) 6273 3000 |