30/07/2026
Some of the best safety improvements don’t simply make hazardous work safer, they remove the need for our people to be exposed to the hazard altogether. That is exactly what the Mobile Workshop Crew at our GEMCO operation in Australia achieved, earning them recognition as our Q4 Safety Guarantee Champions.
The team identified a long-standing ‘line of fire’ risk associated with routine maintenance and diagnostic testing on heavy mobile equipment. Traditionally, maintainers were required to work in close proximity to the machines, including 250-ton excavators, during live hydraulic testing, manually connecting pressure gauges and recording readings.
Rather than continuing to manage the risk exposure, the team of heavy vehicle maintenance fitters challenged the way the work had always been done and implemented a solution to remove our people from the line of fire.
The team redesigned the testing process by introducing wireless 'Safe Gauge' pressure transducer technology and digital indicator systems. This allows hydraulic pressures to be monitored remotely, in real time, from distances of up to 100 metres away. This solution enabled the team to eliminated exposure to a range of critical hazards, as well as improving efficiency by collecting multiple measurements simultaneously.
The team are now collaborating with our other operations so they can replicate the solution in similar environments.
