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Matt Electric honoured with Work Safe Award

 

Each year in Queensland around 100 people are killed in work-related accidents and injuries, and almost 30,000 families are directly affected by serious workplace incidents. The total cost to the community is greater than $4.7 billion annually. According to ambulance paramedics, more workplace burns are caused by electrical incidents than any other trade. This is why safety is of paramount importance to Matt Electric. The prevention of serious workplace accidents on construction sites, particularly when doing elevated or vertical work, is a concern in the electrical sector. Matt Electric has implemented strenuous Electrical & Communications Association (ECA) approved training, personal protection equipment regulations, and safety inspections on its job sites to ensure the safety of customers and staff.

Hon. Cameron Dick, MP presents Matt Electric's Managing Director, Matt Hanley with Award

As a part of Work Safe Australia Week, Matt Electric won a prominent Queensland safety award for its Work Place Health and Safety Management System.

The award recognises best workplace health and safety practices in small business across Queensland. The program is run by the Queensland Government and the awards showcase the importance of improving health and safety education in Queensland. The awards help share innovative health and safety solutions and ideas that have practical application in workplaces.

Matt Electric joined the likes of construction industry giants Bovis Lend Lease, Leighton Contractors and BHP Billiton as finalists across a range of categories in the Safety Awards.

This is the second year in a row that Matt Electric has received a Safety Management award. Matt Electric’s workplace accident rate reduced by in excess of 90% and zero days have been lost to workplace accidents in 2008/2009.This is an impressive accomplishment for an electrical contractor. The company is recognised within the construction industry for its proactive approach to safety.

Located in Burleigh Heads, Matt Electric has become the southeast region’s premier contractor for electrical contracting and maintenance projects.
 

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