PTM Elevates Safety Standards During Growth from 20 to Over 140 Team Members

A triple-ISO certified organisation, Pilbara Traffic Management (PTM) provides traffic management, rail safe-working, and equipment hire services within the mining and construction industries. Founded in 2014, PTM now employs over 140 trained staff, with 60–70% of employees being women, a rate that far exceeds industry averages.

Challenges in Compliance Management

Prior to working with Avetta, PTM manually tracked contractor data in spreadsheets and document management systems—a time-consuming process. While their workforce grew by approximately 215%, PTM was unwilling to sacrifice safety as they scaled operations and knew they needed additional help.

The Avetta Experience

By turning to Avetta, Pilbara Traffic Management has streamlined contractor management, an area that led to administrative bottlenecks in the past. Avetta has provided a centralised location to manage contractor data, making it easier for the organisation to maintain compliance with Rio Tinto, a leading mining company. With little effort, the team can ensure that all contractors they work with meet the necessary standards and get updates in real time, improving operational workflow and compliance management.

Using Avetta has given the team back valuable time, allowing them to focus more on core operations. Increasing their workforce by roughly 215%, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the organization faced growing pains along the way. Investments in technology and training, along with Avetta’s powerful solution, saw significant improvements in key safety metrics, including total recordable incident rate (TRIR).

Benefits Experienced

• Streamlined Contractor Management: Moving from spreadsheets to Avetta eliminated a time-consuming manual process and allowed team members to gain valuable time back each week.

• Improved Safety Metrics: Despite rapid growth, PTM improved TRIFR and maintained high safety standards.

• Better Visibility on Compliance Status: Avetta’s centralised platform provided real-time compliance visibility, enabling quick action and maintaining high standards.

Avetta’s powerful solution has been pivotal for PTM to not just maintain, but improve, safety metrics as they made large additions to their workforce. Additionally, Avetta’s tremendous customer support has alleviated the growing pains associated with transitioning from spreadsheets to a modern SaaS solution. By streamlining compliance and contractor management, PTM has ensured that team members make it home every night and that projects are completed safely.