FRIDAY 16 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 tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PRINCIPLES FOR OHSW PRACTITIONERS

Speakers: Ben Tugwell and Paul Ploenges – SafeWork SA

Content: Be prepared for the worst. OHSW practitioners may be required to investigate safety incidents at their work. In this session, SafeWork SA investigators will outline the framework, methods and key outcomes of accident investigation.

Audience: Business owners, managers/supervisors, and OHSW practitioners at medium to large organisations.

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Venue tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

WORK LIFE BALANCE AS AN OHSW ISSUE

Speaker: Jenny Diener – SafeWork SA

Content: Work Life Balance (WLB) initiatives have been shown to improve staff retention and productivity, and reduce absenteeism. This workshop explores WLB initiatives as OHSW measures to address issues such as fatigue and stress at work.

Audience: Small to medium enterprises, managers/supervisors, OHSW practitioners, health and safety representatives.

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Venue tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEM – WHAT’S IN STORE?

Speakers: Kerry Williams and Michael Carey – SafeWork SA

Content: South Australia intends to join the new national industrial relations system on 1 January 2010. For the first time, private sector employers and employees will have the one set of industrial relations laws to deal with. This session will outline the implications for businesses and employees.

Audience: Small to large businesses, contractors and employees.

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Venue tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

RISK ASSESSMENT – A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Speaker: Michelle Horning – SafeWork SA

Content: Risk assessment is the process of evaluating the probability and consequences of injury or illness arising from exposure to a hazard. This workshop will provide you with a practical understanding of principles and methods used to conduct a reliable risk assessment.

Audience: Middle and senior managers, health and safety representatives, OHSW committees, OHSW practitioners and risk advisors.

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Venue tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

SPARKY SAFETY – ELECTRICAL INSPECTION AND TESTING

Speaker: CS Wong – SafeWork SA

Content: Unsure about compliance relating to electrical safety inspection and testing? This workshop will highlight common compliance issues and give you the ability to make correct decisions in these ‘fuzzy’ situations.

Audience: Electrical testing and inspection providers, employers, OHSW practitioners, health and safety representatives and general public.

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Venue tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

DEADLY DELIVERIES – MAKING LOADING AND UNLOADING SAFER

Speakers: Ben Tugwell and Paul Ploenges – SafeWork SA

Content: How safe are your trucking and forklift operations? Find out how to improve safety performance through hazard identification, risk assessment and control implementation. Learn from the practical examples and tested solutions provided by SafeWork SA investigators experienced in the transport and storage industries.

Audience: Small businesses that use trucks and forklifts.

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Venue tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

ASBESTOS AWARENESS FOR THE COMMUNITY

Speaker: Adrian Gray – SafeWork SA

Content: Is it asbestos? What should I do if I find it? Learn about the South Australian Asbestos Safety Action Plan. This plan aims to reduce illness and disease caused by exposure to asbestos and provides, for the first time, a community-wide plan of action for the safe identification, management and removal of asbestos.

Audience: General public.

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Venue tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

TOWARDS SAFER CONSTRUCTION

Speaker: 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 tafeSA Port Pirie Campus,
Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

MANAGING SAFETY – A SMALL BUSINESS APPROACH

Speakers: Kerry O’Donnell and Guy Wallace – 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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Venue Ceduna Foreshore Hotel,
32 O’Loughlin Terrace, Ceduna

AQUACULTURE SAFETY

Speakers: Craig Rutjens and Brett Chalmers – SafeWork SA and representative – PIRSA

Content: Join this workshop to learn who is responsible for what in aquaculture safety and hear case studies on common industry hazards.

Audience: Employers, OHSW practitioners, health and safety representatives and OHSW committees in the aquaculture industry.

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Venue Ceduna Foreshore Hotel,
32 O’Loughlin Terrace, Ceduna

MANAGING SAFETY – A SMALL BUSINESS APPROACH

Speaker: 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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