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In 2026, the safety conversations that cut through won’t be the ones that repeat the rulebook – they’ll be the ones that connect with real people.
At Downer Rail & Transit Systems (RTS), Our Safety Focus initiative in 2026 was designed to do exactly that: a modern, people-centred safety program that builds safer, stronger, more resilient organisations by focusing on how people think, feel, and decide.
We built a program around outcomes that matter to leaders and frontline teams alike—because the safest workplaces are the ones where people want to do the right thing.
Read the full article to see how effective safety programs can create the baseline for sustainable change. Download our full OSF2026 program.
Enabled by powerful data tools to accelerate outcomes, alongside in-field expertise, the view that effective compliance needs to connect with real people predicates our safety focus – innate thinking beyond compliance.
Putting this into practice, Downer is proud of our staff and to be an award winner at the 2026 ARISO Rail Safety Awards. Championing work safety initiatives and improvements to deliver exemplary safety outcomes.
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