2025 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards winners and finalists

199 employees or less

Winner

• Innovative Mining Services – Automated Kelly filter press wash system

Certificate of merit

• Westralian Diamond Drillers – Mud trailer

Finalists

• Alevro – Pluto train
• Innovative Mining Services – Automated Kelly filter press wash system
• Portman Industries Pty Ltd – BenStop GP20/40 container door brace
• Westralian Diamond Drillers – Mud trailer
   

200 employees or more

Winner

• South 32 Worsley Alumina – Cage mill lifting jig

Finalists

• Austal Ships – Temporary hatches
• South 32 Worsley Alumina – Cage mill lifting jig
• South 32 Worsley Alumina – CSEP satellite box system
   

199 employees or less

Winner

• FSC Civils – Safe Assign (Byford Rail Extension)

Certificate of Merit

• The Simple Safety Company – Simple Safety app

Finalists

• FSC Civils – Safe Assign (Byford Rail Extension)
• Strapsense – Strapsense Buddy
• The Simple Safety Company – Simple Safety app
   

200 employees or more

Winner

• South 32 Worsley Alumina – Integrated overhead protection solutions for refractory maintenance operation

Finalists

• Curtin University – Transforming permit to work into a real-time safety tool
• Fenner Conveyors – Dampier Point
• Fortescue – Remote controlled foremost DR24HDi water well drill rig
• Fortescue – Safety Mate
• Rio Tinto – Remote and lone worker risk reduction
• South 32 Worsley Alumina – Brokk refractory removal
• South 32 Worsley Alumina – Integrated overhead protection solutions for refractory maintenance operation
• Toll Transport Pty Ltd – Fire suppression system
   

Winner

• The Bethanie Group Inc – Reducing workplace violence and aggression in aged care through environmental redesign

Finalists

• City of Bayswater – Culture of care: Psychosocial management framework and systems
• FSC Civils – Stronger Together program (Byford Rail Extension)
• IGO Limited – I-GO Well
• Mallard Contracting Pty Ltd – Inclusivity and diversity program
• PCH Civil – Green Shirt Sunday sessions
• Talison Lithium – Wellbeing team initiative
• The Bethanie Group Inc – Reducing workplace violence and aggression in aged care through environmental redesign
   

199 employees or less 

Winner

• FSC Civils – Integrated initiatives (Byford Rail Extension)

Certificate of merit

• Williams Electrical Service Pty Ltd – A vision for future electricians

Finalists

• Christmas Island Phosphates – Connections program
• Deanmore Primary School – We Are Team Deanmore
• FSC Civils – Integrated initiatives (Byford Rail Extension)
• On Tap Services Pty Ltd – Challenging complacency: Embedding safety through leadership, culture, and critical risk control
• Williams Electrical Service Pty Ltd – A vision for future electricians

200 employees or more

Winner

• Curtin University – Leading safety through culture and connection

Finalists

• Curtin University – Leading safety through culture and connection
• genU – Leading with safety: Delivering proactive high-impact safety programs
• South 32 Worsley Alumina – ACE Champion
• South 32 Worsley Alumina – Bright Spot program
• South 32 Worsley Alumina – Safety and health representative (SHRep) program
• VenuesWest – Construction in events
   

Winner

• Josh Singleton – Emerald Resources

Finalists

• Thomas Clifford – South 32
• Michael Eppen – St John WA
• Aaron Green – Westrac
• Aaron Heslewood – South 32
• Dijana Miloseski – City of Stirling
• Josh Singleton – Emerald Resources