b'2009 Robert Moore, who joined Thiess during the late 1980s, recalls the casual approach to safety that characterised the industry: In the early day, people would rock up without Celebrating papers and say, I can drive a machine.Theyd do a bit of a test and if they could seventy-five years operate it, theyd get work.Staff numbers climb above 15,000, Workers often had little understanding of the risks around them. People just gotand the company marks seventy-fiveon with the job at hand. But even then, the winds of change were unmistakable,years in operation. Dave Saxelby,and Moore recalls a growing acknowledgment of workers wellbeing. managing director at the time, said, We have a rich history of achievementFast forward to the early 2000s, and safety was well-embedded in Thiess culture. that we are determined to continue. SoSjamsi Josal, a project manager in Indonesia, remembers how Australian standards and long as we keep a clear focus, keep ourprocedures around safety raised the bar. We managed three years and three months people safe and invest in their growth,without any lost time to injuries up to November 2008. We were very different to other stick to the values and have some funoperations in Indonesia at the time, and people respected that. along way, we will have much more to celebrate in the years ahead. Over the years, Thiess focus on its people has continued to improve, with safety now dominating project planning and execution. It has become standardised across global operations, and it is continually measured and improved.Matt Henderson, who managed the diamond mine in Botswana, remembers safety protocols operating under Thiess framework in Africa. There was an incredible amount of time, resources and training invested into Thiess Africa. We ran it like we ran any other mine in Australia or overseas. Our commitment to safety was truly a global initiative and focus, and this continues across our global business.90'