Through this engagement, a family‑owned Indigenous business has been supported to supply miscellaneous goods and deliver Open Cut Examiner (OCE) Training Packages, helping meet operational and statutory training requirements while strengthening local supplier capability.

As a family‑owned business, Surface Safety Pty Ltd, working through the BHP Local Buying Program has supported sustained growth across both supply and training services. The engagement has strengthened operational capability and provided the confidence to reinvest locally, ensuring the business can respond to ongoing workforce and project requirements.

Importantly, this growth has created flow‑on benefits beyond the business itself. Increased capability has allowed the supplier to give back to the community by making equipment available to support local initiatives and providing in‑kind assistance where needed. This approach demonstrates how local procurement can deliver both commercial value and meaningful community outcomes.

The delivery of OCE Training Packages has also supported statutory compliance and safe work practices, ensuring candidates are well prepared for their examinations. Investing through BHP’s Local Buying Program has reduced reliance on alternative arrangements and enabled more efficient delivery of training and services over time.

Making a difference requires accountability to act, create value and deliver impact every day. Through partnerships like this, local procurement continues to strengthen businesses, communities and safe, well‑organised workplaces.