Work Health and safety (WHS) language is full of acronyms without explanation. Here are a few we have used on this page and their full meaning:

• PPE: Personal Protective Equipment includes anything that is designed to protect the wearer’s body for injury or infection such as helmets, goggles, special clothing, and masks.

• GPS Tracking: anyone who has travelled outside their local town has used the Global Positioning System to locate their destination, but it is also used in safety to keep track of teams on remote locations, identify mechanic usage and preempt failure.

• ROPS: Rollover Protection Structures or Systems are installed in machinery to protect the operator in the event of a rollover. It can involve bars attached to the mainframe that maintain a space for the operator’s body in all rollover scenarios.

HOW do WE WORK?

SAFETY FIRST

Kai Rho Contracting understands the importance of providing a safe working environment and puts as a top priority the requirement to consistently hit safety targets. All work is planned using a Job Hazard Assessment scheme, and all employees are protected with PPE. Complete full medical assessments are also carried out before staff arrive on the job.  

To underline our commitment to safety at all times, Kai Rho has created a skills matrix of their staff and provides Verification of Competency training for each operator and machine. In addition, all vehicles are fitted with first aid kits, fire extinguishers, isolators, emergency stops, GPS tracking and ROPS.  

Safety signage is provided for workshops, laydown areas and vehicles, which are clearly marked to alert staff to potential hazards, and reinforce site and vehicle safety procedures to all workers and visitors.

GUARANTEED RELIABILITY

To reduce unnecessary downtime, all Kai Rho vehicles are maintained to the best working standards in order to ensure work reliability. To this end, the company has a maintenance matrix for all its machinery which ensures maximum efficiency.  

A smart GPS tracking system in each vehicle provides important usage data analysis to support the matrix, allowing continual assessment to be implemented at a strategic level. Should there be a mechanical issue, Kai Rho’s local supplier list are able to provide quick solutions for any actions that are required to get the job done.