Access Systems for Australian Defense Maintenance
Local project coordination for Air, Land, and Sea access
Explore Australian defense access capability, operating-environment pathways, selected projects, and the team supporting delivery.
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Australian-owned access capability
SafeSmart Access is an Australian-owned and operated SME and a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of access solutions.
Teams in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, with satellite locations in Perth and Adelaide, support project coordination close to the work.
Common applications:
- Aircraft maintenance and MRO access
- Naval shipyard and dry dock access
- Ground vehicle and fleet maintenance platforms
- Elevated access for inspection and repair
- Temporary and permanent base infrastructure access
- Hangar and depot facility access
Deployable, compact, or configurable
Start with the way the system needs to move, fit, and adapt around the maintenance task.
A Better Way to Keep Maintenance Moving
Our role in the logistics pipeline is clear: make maintenance easier to carry out.
Safety is built into the design of our maintenance stands. We then look at how crews and technicians get the job done: where they stand, how they reach the asset and how they move tools and parts to the work area.
Our engineering and design team works with your people to understand the task, working heights, clearances and handling requirements. We then select an off-the-shelf platform, configure an established system or develop a custom design around those needs.
That approach is built into EasyRaise, which provides different working heights from one mobile platform, and BridgeDeck, which connects maintenance platforms into a continuous working area. The focus is practical: fewer unnecessary setup steps, less repositioning and better access for repeated tasks.
We stand behind the equipment we design and manufacture. Our team remains a point of contact for product information, parts inquiries and technical input when requirements change.
A Better Way
In-house design and production, supported by independent certification, provide a practical route from requirement to delivered system.
A technical and design workshop helps turn the scoped maintenance need into a clear solution and proposal.
More Than a Decade Supporting Australian Defence
SafeSmart has worked with the Department of Defence and prime contractors for more than 10 years, supporting access requirements across acquisition, upgrade and sustainment programs.
Our experience includes work involving the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and Systems Program Offices (SPOs), alongside base teams, aviation commands and operational units.
That experience shapes how we work. We involve the people who use, assess and approve the equipment, develop the access arrangement around the task, and provide the agreed drawings and product information for review. Manufacturing and delivery follow the agreed scope, with manufacturer support available as requirements change.
Experience Across Programs, Units and Locations
Selected examples of the programs, offices, units and locations associated with our work include:
Acquisition, research and sustainment
- Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)
- Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)
- Amphibious & Afloat Support System Program Office
Aircraft programs
- E-7A Wedgetail Program
- AIR 7000 Phase 1B MQ-4C Triton
- AIR 555 Project
Units and commands
- Aviation Command HQ
- 1st Aviation Regiment
- 5th Aviation Regiment
- 6th Aviation Regiment
- 35 Squadron
- 37 Squadron
Bases and locations
- RAAF Base Amberley
- Army Aviation Base, Oakey
- Canungra Army Base
- HMAS Cerberus
- Darwin
- Cairns
Australian Defense Capability
Australian project coordination
The supplied Australian brochure lists branches in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, with satellite locations in Perth and Adelaide.
Confirm the delivery and service path for the selected product and operating location.
A focused five-step project path
Scoping
Define the maintenance task, access zone, site, and project priorities.
Solution
Develop an access approach around the people, asset, and work area.
Proposal
Present the design direction, commercial scope, and delivery plan.
Delivery
Coordinate production, quality, transport, site setup, and handover.
Support
Provide the agreed training, inspection, recertification, parts, and service.
Australian service branches
Australian Army 
Royal Australian Air Force 
Royal Australian Navy
Australian defense primes and industry partners represented in supplied material
Airbus 
Babcock 
BAE Systems 
Boeing 
Lockheed Martin 
Northrop Grumman 
Raytheon Australia 
Rheinmetall 
Serco 
Sikorsky 
Thales
What Our Customers Say
“This closes out all remaining works on the project, thank you for all your efforts during construction & the defects liability period.”
Lendlease
Project Engineer
Project: Tail Docking for Defence
Feedback recorded: 2023–2025
“This sound like a better solution. Please proceed down this track.”
Airbus
Project Manager
Project: C130 Maintenance Stands & Docking
Feedback recorded: 2015–2016
“Thank you for providing a high-quality product.”
Boeing Defence
Senior Subcontracts Specialist
Project: Ghost Bat Docking & Stands
Feedback recorded: 2022–2024
"really likes what you've have done"
Rheinmetall
Health Safety and Environment Business Partner
Project: MILVEHCOE
Feedback recorded: 2025–2026
“Very excited about the docking—very happy.”
Defence Australia
Business Manager, Facilities, HR, Wellbeing, Unit Safety
Project: Full Aircraft Docking
Feedback recorded: 2015
“Thank you to the SafeSmart team for the designs… I know a huge amount of effort has been put in by all. Great update.”
Defence Australia
C130J Product Performance Manager, Hercules Asset Management Unit (HAMU) & ALSPO
Project: C130J Mobile Maintenance Stands
Feedback recorded: 2024–2026
“We have set the stands up, and they fit great… looks like the stands are going to be perfect for the removal.”
Northrop Grumman Australia / Defence
Part 145 Responsible Manager
Project: C27 Flight Control Stands
Feedback recorded: 2025
“I think the concept & flexibility is great!… This really does look good. Great work by the team. Nice one.”
Anduril
Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Project: Ghost Shark
Feedback recorded: 2023–2025
Bring Us the Access Task
Whether you are equipping a new facility, supporting an upgrade or replacing an awkward maintenance setup, we can review the asset, available space and work sequence. Start with the standard range or speak with our Australian team about a configured or custom solution.
Meet the Team
Meet the people who support defense access projects in the region.
Ruchi Shah
Project Coordinator
Mark Wearmouth
Design Draftsman
Matthew Olssen
Company Accountant
Discuss an Australian access requirement
Share the Australian operating location, asset class, maintenance area, and desired timing.