EastLink wins National Safety Award of Excellence 2024

EastLink has won the prestigious 2024 National Safety Awards of Excellence (small to medium sized business category).

The National Safety Awards of Excellence, known for honouring organisations that exhibit outstanding dedication to workplace safety, serve as a benchmark for excellence in the industry. Winning this award is a testament to EastLink's ongoing efforts to prioritise the well-being of its employees, contractors, customers and other stakeholders.

EastLink won the award for our project to relocate the motorist emergency telephones and fire emergency telephones from the walls of the EastLink tunnels into the cross passages between the tunnels.

This was done to significantly improve the safety of motorists and emergency service personnel while using the emergency telephones, by relocating them well away from vehicles, traffic and incidents.

The cross passages are also much quieter than the tunnels, as the tunnels have noisy jet fans for ventilation and other noise sources such as traffic and PA announcement. This makes the cross passages more suitable for phone calls, improving the ability for motorists and emergency service personnel hearing or being heard while using the phones.

"We are delighted to be recognized as a winner in the 2024 National Safety Awards of Excellence," said Murray Keen, EastLink’s General Manager for road operations and maintenance. "This achievement reflects our team's collective commitment to ensuring the highest standards of safety in our workplace. It serves as a testament to our dedication and reinforces our belief that every individual's well-being is paramount."