Health and Safety

In the Australian Construction Industry, approximately one life is lost to suicide every second day. Further, construction workers are six times more likely to die from suicide than an accident at work (Mates in Construction, 2020). Mental Health Month aims to raise awareness about mental health and wellbeing, a topic…

Safety Award of the Quarter has been presented to Darren Davison from our Utilities Division. Darren was instrumental in the successful set-up of one of our current projects in Sydney. His contribution has included his innovative thinking which resulted in the creation of a Davit Arm Safety Rescue System, as…

Our work crews throughout the organisation marked R U OK? Day today, where they held conversations about mental health awareness, the importance of checking in with their co-workers and others, and what resources are available to assist when struggling with life’s ups and downs. The theme of this year’s R…

Quickway is committed to safety, quality, and environmental sustainability. This week, the Quickway utilities team completed an emergency rescue drill with the help of our rescue training dummy. The emergency drill of personnel falling into trench was completed successfully in conjunction with our client on the project, and provided invaluable…

Safety Award of the Quarter goes to Kevin Fitzpatrick. As Kevin was arriving on site he noticed a wheel nut indicator laying on the road. He collected the wheel nut indicator and noticed that it had been sheared off so he spoke with our onsite subcontractor and found that it…

Safety Award of the Quarter goes to Dane McGuinness from our Transport Infrastructure (Major Projects) division who has shown his commitment to both the physical health and mental health of his team, including subcontractors. During this uncertain and unpredictable time, Dane has gone above and beyond his role as Project…

Safety Award of the Quarter went to Brian McSharry from the Rail and Concrete Structures divisions. Brian has demonstrated dedication to safety and quality while supervising multi-disciplinary works in a constrained worksite through making adjustments to methodologies to ensure a high level of safety was maintained. In doing so, Quickway…

As another Movember draws to a close, we would like to thank the Quickway Mo Bros for their efforts again this year, and to all those who dug deep to help us change the face of men’s health. Movember funds various programs around the world and is committed to taking…

Every year Quickway participate in the Sydney City2Surf to raise funds for a cause that has in some way affected one of our employees. This year, we ran for Kidney Health Australia and managed to raise over $18,000. Formerly known as the Australian Kidney Foundation, Kidney Health Australia is a…