WEDNESDAY 28 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 Technology Park (Room 1),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

Speaker: Tim Rahill – Office of the Technical Regulator

Content: While fatalities have become rare through better OHSW, workplace safety incidents involving electricity are still surprisingly common. The Office of the Technical Regulator (OTR) will cover a wide range of issues relevant to those who work with or around electricity, including:

• latest incidents
• safety issues and protective clothing
• accident reporting
• testing and test equipment
• legislation and certificates of compliance.

Audience: Employees and contractors working with electricity, site and maintenance managers, and general public.

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Venue Technology Park (Room 1),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

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 Technology Park (Room 1),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

MANUAL TASK SYSTEMS – USING AUDITS AS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

Speakers: Susan Mitchell and Sara Warren – 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 Technology Park (Room 1),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

TAKE CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS MANUAL TASKS

Speaker: Sandra Voumard – SafeWork SA

Content: If your work involves hazardous manual tasks, this forum will help you understand what the law requires, and give you a step-by-step process to better control manual tasks. Learn how to conduct a hands-on risk assessment and implement control measures for these tasks.

Audience: Health and safety representatives, employees and supervisors who perform hazardous manual tasks, managers and owners.

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Venue Technology Park (Room 1),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

MANUAL HANDLING EDUCATION FOR INJURY PREVENTION

Speaker: Adrian Barei – Peak Physiotherapy

Content: Manual handling education is one of the building blocks for an injury free workplace. Back care and safe manual handling principles can be simplified into a few key guidelines that are easy to remember and teach to others. This workshop will demonstrate a simple model for preventing back injuries and encouraging safe manual handling.

Audience: Human resources professionals, and OHSW training officers.

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Venue Technology Park (Room 2),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

PUTTING THE HEALTHY WORKFORCE JIGSAW TOGETHER

Speaker: Marilyn Pattison – MPOT

Content: Keeping your workforce free of illness and injury means having sound injury prevention strategies. Learn how to maintain a fit and healthy workforce using the ‘illness – wellness continuum’ to design strategies and programmes to suit your work environment.

Audience: Managers/supervisors and OHSW and human resources managers, business owners and health and safety representatives.

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Venue Technology Park (Room 2),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

MANAGING SHIFT WORK FATIGUE

Speaker: Marilyn Pattison – MPOT

Content: We know that shift work can have a big impact on the health of employees, but the reality is that shift work is here to stay. So how can we minimise its negative effects through fatigue? This workshop will explain the scientific evidence in lay terms and give you practical tools to use in your workplace.

Audience: Managers/supervisors, business owners and employees who undertake shift work.

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Venue Technology Park (Room 2),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

RESPIRABLE QUARTZ EXPOSURE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Speakers: Michael Tkaczuk, Jwalit Parikh and Ly-Hour Ly – Health Safety
Environment Australia

Content: Learn about the long-term health effects from exposure to respirable dust and quartz in mines and quarries. You’ll learn the magnitude of the health problem, and hear a range of prevention methods to reduce exposure.

Audience: Mining and quarry industry personnel, OHSW and site managers.

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Venue Technology Park (Room 2),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

OUTDOOR WORKERS AND THE SUN

Speaker: Delrene Davis – Cancer Council SA

Content: How can you tell if your skin has been damaged by excessive sun exposure? Do you know how to reduce sun exposure in the workplace? This workshop will teach you how to recognise the different types of skin cancer and how to introduce engineering, administrative and personal control measures to reduce UV exposure in the workplace.

Audience: Anyone who works outdoors.

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Venue Technology Park (Room 2),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

OHSW AS A CAREER

Speaker: Nerina Zakarias – SafeWork SA

Content: Thinking about a career in OHSW? Learn about the different OHSW roles in the workplace. Find out what to study and where, and how to specialise in OHSW-related occupations.

Audience: Anyone considering a career in OHSW, including health and safety representatives.

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Venue Technology Park (Room 2),
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

DRUGS AND THEIR EFFECTS

Speaker: Steve Korkoneas – Medvet Laboratories

Content: Are you aware of drug types, their effects and how they can impact on employee performance? Learn about the long-term health effects and the process of workplace drug testing.

Audience: OHSW and human resources managers and business owners.

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Venue South Adelaide Football Club,
1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs

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? Using examples of typical practices, this session will help you to assess your organisation’s procedures to ensure that you and your workmates stay safe.

Audience: Maintenance personnel in all industries.

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Venue South Adelaide Football Club,
1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs

RISK ASSESSMENT – A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Speaker: Bryan Colburn – 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 committee members, OHSW practitioners and risk advisors.

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Venue South Adelaide Football Club,
1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs

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 South Adelaide Football Club,
1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs

BUSINESS MANAGER – LARGE-SCALE ONLINE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM

Speakers: John Hisco, Chris Glaser and Julianne Flower – DECS

Content: Learn about large-scale management of OHSW compliance as presenters from Department of Education and Children’s Services (DECS) demonstrate the operation of the ‘Business Manager’ system. Implemented in 2003 to over 1200 individual worksites across a wide geographical area, this comprehensive system assists DECS worksites in managing their daily OHSW responsibilities while enabling the central monitoring of engagement and compliance. This session will showcase the efficiency and safety gains that can be achieved through online compliance systems.

Audience: OHSW managers and practitioners, human resources managers, owners and representatives of medium to large businesses.

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Venue South Adelaide Football Club,
1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs

GET YOUR GYM GEAR ON! SETTING UP AN ON-SITE EXERCISE PROGRAMME

Speaker: Russell Turbill – Pinnacle Workplace Consultants

Content: An on-site exercise programme can assist in stress management and improve wellbeing for employees. This workshop will demonstrate simple steps organisations of all sizes can take to set up a fun and effective programme. Learn how your employees can get the most out of a short workout with these demonstrations of highly effective exercises based on Pilates principles.

Audience: Managers/supervisors and employees in all industries.

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Venue Rydges South Park, Skyline Restaurant,
6th Floor, Corner South and West Terrace, Adelaide

WOMEN IN OHSW NETWORKING BREAKFAST – FOCUS ON YOUNG AND NEW WORKERS

Bookings: To book, please visit the Safety Institute of Australia (SIA) website at [www.sia.org.au/seminars/default.asp]

Cost: $35.00 for SIA members and $45.00 for non-members

Enquiries: All phone enquiries to SIA on 1800 808 380

Keynote Speaker: Michele Patterson, Executive Director – SafeWork SA and International President, International Association of Labour Inspection

Speakers: Meegan Brotherton, Sylvia Uglesic and Sandra Voumard – SafeWork SA

Content: Network with your peers and hear a global perspective on the issues facing new and young workers from Michele Patterson, who in 1984 became South Australia’s first female inspector of industrial safety since the 1890s. SafeWork SA representatives will provide an overview of the online learning and test programme for schools, ‘Passport to Safety’ and recent case studies of incidents involving new and young workers.

Audience: Women working in OHSW.

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Venue SafeWork SA Library, Ground Floor,
100 Waymouth Street, Adelaide

SAFEWORK SA LIBRARY TOUR

Speaker: SafeWork SA librarian

Content: Do you have unanswered questions about workplace safety? Our experienced librarians can introduce you to the resources available through the SafeWork SA Library – South Australia’s largest collection of information on workplace safety, industrial relations, employee rehabilitation, compensation and returning to work.

Audience: Employees, employers, students, OHSW practitioners, industry groups, small business owners and general public.

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Venue Migrant Resource Centre,
59 King William Street, Adelaide

SAFE WORK AND SAFE RETURN TO WORK MAKES SENSE IN ANY LANGUAGE – ENGLISH AND COMMUNITY LANGUAGES

Speakers: Barry Shaw and Bill Bourke – SafeWork SA and representatives from WorkCoverSA

Content: At this culturally relevant workshop, you will learn how to stay safe at work and have a safe return to work following an injury. Interpreters in the relevant community languages will be available during the workshop.

Audience: New arrival job seekers, employees, young people from refugee background, volunteers and community workers.

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Venue Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure,
33-37 Warwick Street, Walkerville

HOW TO DEMAND SAFER VEHICLES FOR YOUR FLEET

Speaker: Martin Small – DTEI

Content: It’s a fact: safer vehicles reduce the likelihood of death or serious injury from a crash. In 2008, the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) introduced a policy to select light passenger fleet vehicles with better crash ratings, the latest safety features and potentially life saving technology. This workshop will highlight the benefits and results of this initiative and encourage government and private sector organisations to adopt similar policies.

Audience: OHSW practitioners, fleet managers and coordinators.

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Venue Work Health Clinic,
44 John Rice Avenue, Elizabeth Vale

WORKPLACE HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMMES – LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Speaker: Tim Nelson – Corporate Health Grou

Content: Explore the latest research, current industry changes and best practice models. An in-depth look at the report from the World Health Organization and World Economic Forum joint event will provide you with an excellent framework for initiatives in your own workplace

Audience: Human resources professionals, OHSW committees and senior employees.

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Venue Work Health Clinic,
44 John Rice Avenue, Elizabeth Vale

SHOW ME THE MONEY – RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR WORKPLACE HEALTH PROMOTION

Speaker: Tim Nelson – Corporate Health Group

Content: What key factors influence the success of your health promotion programmes? Discover how improvements in health status are linked to economic benefit. This workshop will give practical examples for a variety of industries.

Audience: Human resources professionals, OHSW committees and senior employees.

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Venue Work Health Clinic,
44 John Rice Avenue, Elizabeth Vale

SHOW ME THE MONEY – A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF WORKPLACE SAFETY INTERVENTIONS

Speaker: Tina Doherty – Corporate Health Group

Content: New equipment or systems to improve safety and prevent workplace injuries can incur large costs for a company. Learn how to calculate the ‘cost-benefit’ of a safety intervention and justify its expense in terms of reduced injuries and absenteeism.

Audience: Health and safety representatives, OHSW managers and practitioners.

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Venue Work Health Clinic,
44 John Rice Avenue, Elizabeth Vale

MATCHING PHYSICAL CAPACITY WITH DEMANDS OF THE JOB

Speaker: Martin van der Linden – Corporate Health Group

Content: This practical workshop will help you match an employee’s physical capacity to the demands of their job. Learn about job analysis and best practice models and ensure that you comply with equal opportunity and disability discrimination legislation.

Audience: Human resources professionals, OHSW committees, doctors, vocational rehabilitation providers, and rehabilitation and return to work coordinators.

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Venue Corporate Health Group, Boardroom,
55 Henley Beach Road, Mile End

PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING – THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE

Speakers: Dr Thang Vuong and Martin van der Linden – Corporate Health Group

Content: Why is pre-employment screening an important factor in achieving a safer workplace? Explore the latest research and evidence of the benefits. This workshop will provide you with a ‘definitive guide’ to the most cost-effective approach to screening.

Audience: Human resources professionals and OHSW managers.

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Venue Corporate Health Group, Boardroom,
55 Henley Beach Road, Mile End

PRE-EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGICAL SCREENING – WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS?

Speaker: Kate Smith – Corporate Health Group

Content: Confused about which psychological assessment to use as part of your pre-employment screening process? Find out about the latest assessment tools and the outcomes you can achieve from workplace suitability screening.

Audience: Human resources professionals and area managers.

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Venue Corporate Health Group, Boardroom,
55 Henley Beach Road, Mile End

MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE WORKPLACE – IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING EMPLOYEES AT RISK

Speaker: Kate Smith – Corporate Health Group

Content: Can you recognise the signs of mental illness? If untreated or poorly managed, your employee is at risk of their condition worsening. It can also affect other staff and place financial strain on the organisation,
disrupting workplace culture and morale. Learn how to identify and manage potentially damaging behaviours.

Audience: Health and safety representatives, managers/supervisors, and OHSW managers and practitioners.

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Venue Corporate Health Group, Boardroom,
55 Henley Beach Road, Mile End

WORKPLACE CHANGE – MAKING IT HAPPEN

Speaker: Kate Smith – Corporate Health Group

Content: For many people, change can be difficult and stressful. If poorly managed and received, change can have negative outcomes for your workplace. Avoid the pitfalls and discover how best to implement workplace change.

Audience: Health and safety representatives, managers/supervisors, OHSW practitioners and managers and business owners.

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Venue Flinders Medical Centre, Courtyard Level 2,
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park

BE AWARE, BE SAFE

Speaker: Helen Galindo – Southern Adelaide Health Service

Content: Join this informative workshop on practices for volunteer and personal safety when working off site.

Audience: Employers, employees, volunteers, students and general public.

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