MONDAY 12 October 2009

If you cannot attend one of these free sessions, consider running your own safety activity in your workplace during Safe Work Month. A list of suggested safety activities can be found at www.safework.sa.gov.au

Venue Westland Hotel,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF NORTH WEST WEEK OF SAFE WORK MONTH 2009

Hear the inspiring story of Graeme Drew, winner of the 2009 Australian of
the Year – Local Hero Award.

Join local dignitaries, community leaders and SafeWork SA for a cooked breakfast to open Safe Work Month 2009 in Whyalla. The launch kicks off a week of FREE safety-related workshops and events at venues across the north-west.
All welcome.

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Venue Westland Hotel,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

ONESTEEL WHYALLA’S ‘LIFESAVER’ DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMME

Speaker: Darren Marinoff – OneSteel Whyalla

Content: In an effort to achieve its goal of zero incidents in the workplace, OneSteel Whyalla operates a drug and alcohol programme. Learn about the testing process, people’s responsibilities, and the consequences of breaching OneSteel Whyalla’s ‘Lifesaver’ rules on alcohol and other drug consumption.

Audience: Employers, managers/supervisors, employees, health and safety representatives, health professionals, members of the Whyalla community.

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Venue Westland Hotel,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

MANUAL TASK SYSTEMS – USING AUDITS AS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

Speaker: Heidi Turnbill – Pinnacle Workplace Consultants

Content: Can you identify manual task systems that work and those that need improvement? This session will provide you with the tools to audit at-risk work practices objectively and foster employee participation in a safety culture.

Audience: Managers/supervisors, business owners and employees who
perform manual tasks.

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Venue Westland Hotel,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

TOWARDS SAFER CONSTRUCTION

Speakers: Gavin Lehmann and Guy Wallace – SafeWork SA

Content: See and hear the latest practical safety information for construction: safe work at height, electrical safety, public safety around building work, who’s responsible for what in sub-contracting, and more.

Audience: Small to medium builders, sub-contractors, health and safety representatives and OHSW committees in the construction industry.

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Venue Westland Hotel, The Palms Conference Room,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Speaker: Ian Ellison – SafeWork SA

Content: You work in a high-risk industry so effective communication between managers and employees is vital. This workshop will introduce you to a simple, five-part self-audit management tool to help assess if your procedures are rigorous enough to prevent incidents in the workplace.

Audience: Managers, health and safety representatives, trade unions and trade associations in broad chemical industries.

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Venue Westland Hotel, The Palms Conference Room,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

THE NATIONAL MINE SAFETY FRAMEWORK (NMSF) – WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA?

Speaker: William Short – SafeWork SA

Content: An initiative of the Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources, the NMSF aims for a nationally consistent OHSW regime in the mining industry, to improve safety outcomes through appropriate regulatory frameworks. Hear what significant change SA will see in the way mining is regulated and how mining operations will function.

Audience: Mine operators, managers, mining contractors and any business involved in conducting mining operations.

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Venue Westland Hotel, The Palms Conference Room,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

MINING AND QUARRYING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA – AN INDUSTRY HEALTH REPORT CARD

Speaker: Tim Nelson – Corporate Health Group

Content: Learn about this comprehensive health surveillance and health promotion programme for South Australia’s mining and quarrying industry. Discover the key findings of this programme including health risk indicators for the industry, and learn what intervention programmes may succeed for this unique population of employees.

Audience: Human resources professionals, health and safety representatives and senior employees in the mining and quarrying industries.

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Venue Westland Hotel, The Palms Conference Room,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS FOR AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE MINING INDUSTRY?

Speaker: Jevan Grylls – SafeWork SA

Content: SafeWork SA will share its evidence-based approach to an effective safety management system in the mining-quarrying industry. It will cover high incident/high risk areas of concern and will highlight areas for continuous improvement.

Audience: Mine operators, managers, mining contractors and any business involved in conducting mining operations.

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Venue Westland Hotel, The Palms Conference Room,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

CHEMICAL SAFETY – WHERE DO I START?

Speaker: Walter Sossa – OneSteel Whyalla

Content: Chemicals are used in just about every workplace, every day. But do employers and their staff know how to safely handle, use and dispose of them? This session will define dangerous and hazardous substances, and discuss material safety data sheets (MSDS), labelling, safe storage, registers, risk assessment and disposal.

Audience: Business owners, managers/supervisors, health and safety representatives, employers and plant owners.

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Venue Westland Hotel, The Palms Conference Room,
100 McDouall Stuart Avenue, Whyalla Norrie

SAFE MAINTENANCE INTERVENTIONS WITH MACHINERY

Speaker: Ian Ellison – SafeWork SA

Content: Entering a machine to perform maintenance can be risky. This session will introduce you to a five part self-audit tool to check if your risk controls are sufficient to prevent incidents during maintenance. Hear the results of research, examine typical scenarios where incidents occur and learn from examples of good practice.

Audience: Maintenance, OHSW practitioners and employees responsible for entry into machinery for maintenance reasons.

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Venue Nyrstar Administration Building,
Ellen Street, Port Pirie

REAL CASES – ‘tenby10’ AND PRACTICAL RISK ASSESSMENT

Speaker: Matt Howell – Nyrstar

Content: Prominent smelter Nyrstar engages staff in its risk assessment process. Hear about the process used to eliminate high risk arising from explosive blasting in a furnace and the 'tenby10' project: a community partnership to reduce children's blood lead levels by 2010.

Audience: Business owners, contractors, OHSW practitioners and general public.

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Venue Cummins Hotel,
36 Railway Terrace, Cummins

MANAGING SAFETY – A SMALL BUSINESS APPROACH

Speakers: David Symons and Craig Rutjens – SafeWork SA

Content: Want to make your small business safer? Confused about your obligations?

This practical workshop will show you how to manage safety effectively in your workplace and protect your employees from injury and illness. You will be introduced to the ‘Serious about Safe Business’ kit and learn how easy it is to develop and implement a safety management system at work.
Finger food provided.

Audience: Small business owners, managers/supervisors and employees.

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