Mackay Safety & 4PS Software Take Home Ground Breaker Award

The team at Mackay Safety and 4PS Software is thrilled to have recently won the Ground Breaker Award at the Mackay Region Chamber of Commerce 2026 Best in Business Awards.

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The award category sought an innovative product, service, process or idea that enables excellence and positively impacts the business, customers, or industry.

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Mackay Safety's valued client, Central Queensland Exploration (CQE), is a Queensland-based drilling and rehabilitation contractor operating a fleet of 20 drill rigs, supporting 12 active mine sites, with a highly mobile workforce exceeding 150 people. As CQE scaled operations, productivity, visibility and risk management were increasingly constrained by fragmented digital systems across payroll, inductions, job logging and purchasing.

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Between 2024-2025, Mackay Safety and 4PS Software, in partnership with CQE, implemented an integrated digital operations platform that connects payroll, inductions, field job logging and purchase orders into a single, end-to-end workflow. Rather than deploying additionalstandalone tools, the project focused on redesigning how operational data flows through the business.

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The innovation lies not in individual technologies, but in their integration, enabling real-time visibility, reducing duplication and aligning workforce readiness, job activity and purchasing decisions. To date, this innovative platform has enabled 50% reduction in payroll processing time, 75% reduction in administrative queries/complaints, and 50% increase in user productivity.

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The result is a scalable, transferable model that improves operational efficiency, safety oversight and decision-making across complex, multi-site mining operations.

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“The time savings were immediate, but what’s been more powerful is the change in atmosphere,” said Sidney Potter, CQE Accounts Administrator. “People aren’t stressed about delays or chasing approvals. They’re more confident in the process and in us.”

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“Since implementing the system, CQE has halved payroll processing time, while improving accuracy and team satisfaction. You don’t just get software with Mackay Safety – you get a partner who listens, adapts, and genuinely cares about outcomes,” Simon Harris, HSE Manager, Central Queensland Exploration.

What makes it unique is that there is literally no other integrated digital operations platform on the market that connects payroll, inductions, field job logging and purchase orders into a single, end-to-end workflow.

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Founded in 2004, Mackay Safety has over twenty years of experience providing trusted safety and compliance services and software. Leaders in workplace health and safety consultation, Mackay Safety excels in the provision of skilled consultants and software to implement safety improvement strategies.

The team at Mackay Safety is committed to delivering professional and reliable health and safety advice that adheres to current legislation. The focus is on implementing practical strategies and software that drive measurable improvements in safety performance.

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Mackay Safety provides consulting services encompassing safety audits, risk management profiling, safety management procedures, including documentation, qualified incident investigation, and all advisory services relating to safety in the workplace.

Whether a company requires safety compliance management software (4PS), paper form digitisation (4P Forms), drilling and project management software (4P iPlod), or payroll, asset management, and administration workflow solutions, Mackay Safety can provide the technology to keep on top of safety compliance requirements.

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Mackay Safety offers flexible engagement options to meet clients' specific needs. The highly skilled team can create custom services and software that automate any part of a business that's causing frustration.

It's important to work with a leading safety compliance specialist, so partner with Mackay Safety to experience the difference. Visit: www.mackaysafety.com.au or call: (07) 4944 1272.

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