Safety
Everyone goes home safe
Bridge and civil work carries real risk, from heavy lifts and deep piles to live traffic and work over water. We plan every job so those risks are controlled before work starts, and every person on our sites has the authority to stop work if something is not right.
380,000+
Hours worked since 2022.
0
Fatalities.
0
Regulator notices or infringements.
2
Lost time injury free years in 2023 and 2024.
0
High potential incidents since 2022.
0
Moderate or major environmental incidents since 2022.
Critical risks
We focus on what can cause serious harm
Cranes and lifting
Every lift is planned, with lift studies for critical lifts, competent riggers and exclusion zones under the load.
Working at height
Edge protection, harnesses and elevating work platforms for work on decks, piers, headstocks and formwork.
Working over water
Rescue plans, life jackets and edge barriers for work over rivers, creeks and tidal waters.
Mobile plant
People and plant are kept apart, with spotters where needed and trained, verified operators on every machine.
Traffic interface
Approved traffic guidance schemes and qualified traffic controllers keep our crews and road users apart.
Piling and excavation
Shoring, batters, covers and exclusion zones around open bores, trenches and working piling rigs.
Underground and overhead services
Services are located, potholed and marked before we dig, and we plan lifts and plant moves to stay clear of power lines.
Temporary works
Falsework, formwork, crane pads and temporary bridges are designed, checked and inspected before they take load.
How we work
Safety built into every shift
Plan the work
Risk assessments, safe work method statements and work packs are prepared and reviewed with the crew before any high risk task starts.
Daily prestarts
Every shift starts with a prestart, so the whole crew knows the work, the hazards and the controls for the day.
Stop work authority
Anyone on a Davbridge site, from apprentice to project manager, can stop work if something is unsafe.
Our own crews and plant
Our own people run the cranes, piling rigs and erection, so the highest risk work stays with crews we have trained and trust.
Fit for work
We manage fatigue, drug and alcohol testing and fitness for work, including on long hours and remote regional projects.
Learn from every job
Incidents and near misses are reported, investigated and shared across our crews so they are not repeated.
Accreditations
Independently certified and accredited
Our systems are checked by independent auditors, not just by us. On site that shows up in practical ways, like biodegradable hydraulic fluid in plant working near waterways. These are the accreditations we hold today.
ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001
Certified by Compass Assurance Services, a JAS-ANZ accredited certifier. Certificate 5545-3064-01, held since 2009.
An independent auditor checks every year that our quality, environmental and safety systems meet international standards and are used on site. It covers concrete bridges, bored and PSC piled foundations, roadworks and associated concrete structures.
Federal Safety Commissioner accredited
Australian Government WHS Accreditation Scheme, run by the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner. Accreditation number 384.
We are approved to work on Australian Government funded building work, and our safety system is audited on live projects to keep that approval.
TMR and TfNSW prequalified
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, National Prequalification System. Bridgeworks B3, Roadworks R2. Recognised by Transport for NSW for Bridgeworks B3 and Roadworks R2.
Road agencies in Queensland and New South Wales have assessed our technical capability, management systems and financial capacity to deliver state road and bridge contracts.
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