TUESDAY 20 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 Best Western Southgate Motel,
175 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier

RISKY BUSINESS – ASSESSING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Speaker: Stuart Roseberg – SafeWork SA

Content: Risk assessment is not just a form to fill in. Take the guesswork out of managing the risk of exposure to hazardous substances. Attend this session for a practical approach to recognising, evaluating and controlling chemical hazards in the workplace.

Audience: Employers, supervisors, employees, OHSW practitioners, health and safety representatives and general public.

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Venue Best Western Southgate Motel,
175 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier

NOISE, DUST, FUMES AND MORE

Speaker: Stuart Roseberg – SafeWork SA

Content: Ever wondered about occupational hygiene? Find out what it means, what inspectors look for and about the common issues, hazards and controls. This workshop is a comprehensive guide to occupational hygiene in the workplace.

Audience: Small and medium business owners, managers, OHSW practitioners and health and safety representatives.

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Venue Best Western Southgate Motel,
175 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier

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 Best Western Southgate Motel,
175 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier

WORKING AT HEIGHT WITH LADDERS AND STEP LADDERS

Speaker: Ian Ellison – SafeWork SA

Content: Did you know that ladders are involved in more falls than other equipment? The simple three-step self audit provided at this session, supported by scenarios of typical practices, will help you assess your organisation’s procedures, to help workmates stay safe.

Audience: Maintenance personnel in all industries.

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Venue Best Western Southgate Motel,
175 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier

TOWARDS SAFER CONSTRUCTION

Speaker: John Forsyth – 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 Best Western Southgate Motel,
175 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier

COMMUNITY WORKER SAFETY – OVERVIEW OF THE NEW GUIDELINES

Speaker: Ingrid Ormay – SafeWork SA

Content: The recently launched OHSW Guidelines for Community Workers (3rd Edition) will be the focus of this workshop. The Guidelines will assist you in managing hazards that you and your staff may face when working in clients’ homes. They provide case studies of solutions and tools such as checklists and user-friendly forms that you can adapt to your own workplace.

Audience: Health and community services industries.

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Venue Best Western Southgate Motel,
175 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier

ANALYSING THE ‘SAFESTEPS’ CAMPAIGN IN HOSPITALS

Speakers: Ingrid Ormay and Antonietta Colella – SafeWork SA

Content: In 2008, the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities conducted the ‘SafeSteps’ campaign for manual handling, slips and trips in hospitals. Learn about the national findings of the campaign, which has relevance throughout the wider health sector.

Audience: Health and community services industries.

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Venue Best Western Southgate Motel,
175 Commercial Street East, Mount Gambier

LAUNCH OF THE GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING MANUAL TASK INJURIES IN MANUFACTURING

Launched by: Representative – Employers Mutual

Speakers: Mardi Webber – SafeWork SA and Marion Pocock – Marion Pocock Consulting

Content: Injuries caused by everyday moving, lifting and carrying account for many compensation claims in the manufacturing sector. This workshop will equip you to find and fix hazardous manual tasks in your workplace to prevent injuries from occurring. The session will also launch the latest Guidelines and provide an overview of the contents.

Audience: Managers/supervisors, OHSW coordinators, OHSW committees and health and safety representatives in the manufacturing sector.

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Venue Quality Inn International,
Millicent Road, Mount Gambier

ETSA UTILITIES CONTRACTORS’ FORUM

Speakers: Representatives – ETSA Utilities

Content: The ETSA Utilities and Contractor Safety Partnership Forum will provide an opportunity to review and improve the tools used to ensure workplace health and safety. Come to the forum to find out how the partnership works to improve safety in this high-risk industry.

Audience: ETSA Utilities contractors and sub-contractors only.

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Venue Quality Inn International,
Millicent Road, Mount Gambier

MANAGING SAFETY FOR CONTRACTORS

Speakers: David Symons and Tim Wrightson – SafeWork SA

Content: Want to make your contracting business safer?

This practical workshop will show you how to manage safety effectively. Using the ‘Serious about Safe Business’ kit you’ll learn how easy it is to develop and implement a safety management system at work.
Lunch provided.

Audience: ETSA Utilities contractors and sub-contractors only.

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Venue Mount Gambier High School,
Brownes Road, Mount Gambier

PASSPORT TO SAFETY – KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE AT WORK

Speaker: Meegan Brotherton – SafeWork SA

Content: Young workers aged 15 to 24 years are one of the most vulnerable groups in the workplace. Passport to Safety, an online learning and test programme [www.passporttosafety.com/australia], increases their knowledge and awareness before they enter the workforce. Learn about the programme’s success, opportunities for sponsors and supporters, and how teachers can access the programme for their students.

Audience: Teachers, parents and potential sponsors/supporters.

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Venue Mount Gambier High School,
Brownes Road, Mount Gambier

SAFE COMMUNITIES – TURNING INTEREST INTO ACTION

Speaker: Meegan Brotherton – SafeWork SA

Content: Find out about the international Safe Communities network and how local programmes to increase safety can reduce the human, social and economic costs associated with injury.
Finger food provided.

Audience: Community leaders, injury prevention professionals, local government and the general community.

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