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Listed 26th of May 2010 | Powertech will be exhibiting at QME 2010...

Powertech will reinforce their presence in the Queensland market by exhibiting at the Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition (QME) 2010, the single biggest event catering for the booming central Queensland mining sector. Held every two years, QME brings together suppliers and buyers of products and services for the mining and related industries - including construction, building, agriculture and transport. This year the event will be held from Tuesday 27th July to Thursday 29th July at the Mackay Showground, cnr Shakespeare and Milton Street, Mackay, QLD.We will be on Stand Number 1132 - please come down and say hello!

Listed 25th of May 2010 | Powertech at the AOG2010!

Powertech successfully exhibited at the Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference which was held in February 2010 at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. The AOG is the premier oil and gas industry exhibition in Australia. It's staged in the stunning city of Perth - Western Australia - every year and has run for over a quarter of a century. This year's Expo was the largest oil and gas expo ever held in the Southern Hemisphere. Powertech's presence reinforced our commitment and involvement in the oil and gas industry and provided an opportunity to showcase our capabilities. We had numerous items of test equipment on display and we have received very positive feedback about the business opportunities generated at the show. Due to the show’s growth, the exhibition went annual this year and Powertech will again be there next year.We look forward to seeing you at Australasian Oil & Gas Expo 2011!

Listed 10th of September 2009 | Safety Climate Index 5 - Factor Survey

The purpose of the survey is to ‘close the loop’ with our people about their perceptions of how importantly Powertech views their safety and wellbeing. The survey asks a number of questions about five primary areas, as shown in the table: Safety Climate Index Factor Describes … Care for Employees The degree to which the safety of employees is considered fundamental to business performance. Employee Ownership The degree to which employees are active in taking responsibility for their own safety and that of their work colleagues, including their willingness to report hazards or safety risks. Safety Communication The degree to which the workplace supports open and constructive communication about safety issues. Safety Compliance The degree to which employees understand, trust and act in accordance with safety laws, policies and procedures in their workplace. Workload Management The degree to which employees perceive a balance between ongoing work demands and the safety of employees. In addition there are custom questions that can be requested by survey customers and tailored by Blue Provident. These draw out attitudes about other aspects of safety attitude.   There is a strong body of research that has established a clear link between an employee’s perception of being cared for by their employer, and that employee’s safety behaviour. We view this as being of crucial importance as we want our employees to behave safely at all times.    Based on the above research, the SCI5 survey came into being following collaboration between IFAP (the Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention) and the Managing Director of Blue Provident, in 1998. During its development phase the process had input from leading safety professionals and the survey methodology was subject to rigorous academic scrutiny.   The survey is anonymous and is conducted on line, provided respondents have access to e-mail. The survey can be administered by hard copy where e-mail access is not available. All responses go direct to Blue Provident for analysis.   Blue Provident provides us with a report which includes analysis in the form of a bubble chart and graphs. See a copy of the bubble chart attached for the latest survey.   Results for each of the five factors are depicted as a bubble. The further to the right the bubble, the stronger the safety climate index value. The further up the chart the bubble is, (and the smaller it is), the more consistent is the result for that parameter.   Powertech’s employees have consistently registered the highest results in terms of safety climate index value of any group surveyed by Blue Provident. This appears to reflect in our safety statistics.   Blue Provident has quoted us to other companies as a benchmark.

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Listed 19th of August 2009 | WA OSH Conference

Run over two days, the annual event was co-hosted by IFAP (the Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention) and the Safety Institute of Australia WA. Conference themes this year were: wellness in the workplace, behaviour based safety and organisational culture, compliance, emergency response and emergency management. Powertech’s Quality & HSE Director Don Gordon gave a presentation on our wellness program and initiatives.

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