FRIDAY 30 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,
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

RESTORING PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH IN TROUBLED TEAMS

Speaker: Kathryn McEwen – CoachPartners

Content: Skill shortages, increased workloads and constant change can produce a cycle of sick leave, staff turnover and poor behaviour. Learn strategies that will break the cycle, restore team function and achieve sustainable recovery for teams in trouble.

Audience: Managers/supervisors, human resources professionals and OHSW practitioners.

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Venue Technology Park,
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

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 Technology Park,
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

COMCARE’S INVESTIGATION PROCESS – WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP

Speaker: Mary Knights – Comcare

Content: This presentation highlights the role of the federal government agency, Comcare in supporting employers to meet their OHSW duties, with a focus on the role of investigators, the investigation process and the type of investigations conducted.

Audience: Comcare scheme members and stakeholders.

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Venue Technology Park,
Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes

BE ACTIVE @ WORK – FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED ONLINE

Speakers: Troy Grogan – AlphaOne

Content: Healthy, active employees are sick less often and recover from illness faster. They are more efficient, energetic and alert, less prone to accidents and more able to manage stress. Learn how the ‘be active @ work’ online system will help your workplace achieve a balance of productivity and health and safety outcomes.

Audience: OHSW and human resources managers, rehabilitation coordinators.

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

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

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

MAJOR WORKPLACE INCIDENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY

Speaker: Corinne Harvie – SafeWork SA

Content: Drawing on actual SafeWork SA investigations, this presentation will detail the ‘ripple effect’ that serious incidents have beyond the workplace and into the community. It will also reveal how such incidents have triggered stronger awareness and action on workplace safety.

Audience: Legal professionals, students, OHSW practitioners, public sector professionals, industry and business groups.

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

BOUNCING BACK – ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO WORK

Speaker: Adrian Barei – Peak Physiotherapy

Content: Avoid common pitfalls that result in a failed return to work. This session will demonstrate how to provide a suitable work environment during an employee’s recovery from musculoskeletal injury. Learn how to balance employee and business needs and your legal obligations.

Audience: Injury management advisers, rehabilitation consultants, OHSW and human resources professionals.

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

GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING MANUAL TASK INJURIES IN MANUFACTURING

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. They are all preventable and this workshop will equip you to find and fix the hidden hazards in manual tasks.

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

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Venue South Adelaide Football Club, Room 2,
1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs

OHSW AS A CAREER

Speaker: Jim Sinclair – 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 South Adelaide Football Club, Room 2,
1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs

RISKY BUSINESS – ASSESSING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Speaker: Shelley Rowett – 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 South Adelaide Football Club, Room 2,
1 Lovelock Drive, Noarlunga Downs

MANAGING SAFETY – A SMALL BUSINESS APPROACH

Speakers: Scott Grindle and John Forsyth – 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.

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

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Venue tafeSA Panorama Campus, Conference Room MDC,
621 Goodwood Road, Panorama

DON’T GET CAUGHT UP – A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PLANT RISK ASSESSMENT

Speakers: David Barrett, Colin Marsh and Glenn Farrell – SafeWork SA

Content: Don’t underestimate the dangers associated with plant. Learn how to conduct a practical hazard identification and risk assessment using a real piece of plant. Examine a series of case studies, discuss control measures and learn about the legal obligations of employers and plant owners.
Safety shoes and glasses must be worn.

Audience: Employers, employees, managers/supervisors, health and safety representatives and OHSW practitioners.

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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 Stamford Plaza, Boulevard Room
150 North Terrace, Adelaide

ANNUAL OHSW RESEARCH FORUM – SHOWCASING EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION

Forum chair: Margaret Heylen* – Research Committee Chair, SafeWork SA Advisory Committee

Keynote Speaker: Dr Jenny Job* – Director Research and Evaluation, Safe Work Australia

Speakers:
Dr Verna Blewett* – Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Behaviour Science, University of South Australia
Jill Cavanough* – Member, SafeWork SA Advisory Committee
Andrew Farrell – Senior Project Officer, Office of the Employee Ombudsman
Steve Milanese – Research Assistant, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
Dr Dino Pisaniello – Associate Professor in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, The University of Adelaide
Dr Kevin Purse* – Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Behaviour Science, University of South Australia
Dr Michael White* – Chief Adviser OHSW Research, SafeWork SA
* Panel speakers

Content: Join us for the first major forum in South Australia to specifically consider issues in workplace safety research. In the keynote address, Dr Jenny Job will reflect on the role that collaborative research may have in the new environment of harmonised OHSW and IR laws, and the impact that research and data analysis can have on workplace safety policy and practice. Other speakers will cover topics such as the OHSW Research Strategy for South Australia, OHSW grant programmes administered by SafeWork SA and highlights of current OHSW research projects. A panel of academic experts and key stakeholders will also debate the ‘carrot-and-stick’ approach to safe work regulation from different theoretical and regulatory perspectives.

Audience: Researchers, educators, OHSW consultants, unions and government departments, and professional, industry and employer associations.

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Venue Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service,
Queen Victoria Lecture Theatre,
Level 2, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide

SHOWCASING EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN INJURY PREVENTION IN SA HEALTH

9.00AM Registration and networking

 

9.30AM Welcome and introduction by Manager – Workforce Safety and Wellbeing

 

9.45AM Opening address by Dr Tony Sherbon, Chief Executive, SA Health

 

10.00AM
TO
11.00AM HOME VISITING
Speakers: Linda Lewis and Jules Potiki – Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service

Content: The Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service conducts in excess of 40,000 home visits every year under a variety of community and hospital-based programmes. This presentation will detail findings from the evaluation of a new hazard management system implemented to reduce risks and monitor the safety of field staff.

Audience: Public and private sector managers/supervisors, health and safety representatives, risk managers and OHSW committees in the health and aged care industries.

 

11.30AM
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12.30AM OHSW SAFETY TOOLKIT FOR MANAGERS
Speaker: Rosemary Williams – Southern Adelaide Health Services

Content: In this workshop, Southern Adelaide Health Services will showcase simple-to-use tools that assist managers to record, analyse, assess and report on OHSW activity.

Audience: Public and private sector managers/supervisors, health and safety representatives, risk managers and OHSW committees in the health and aged care industries.

 

1.30PM
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2.30PM ACUTE BARIATRIC CARE
Speakers: Stephen Roderick – Lyell McEwin Hospital and Helen Robertson – Royal Adelaide Hospital

Content: In this presentation, Lyell McEwin Hospital will give an insight into its experiences of bariatric care including risk management and lessons learned. Hear about the challenges involved in the safe and respectful management of bariatric patients in an acute care setting.

Audience: Public and private sector managers/supervisors, health and safety representatives, risk managers and OHSW committees in the health and aged care industries.

 

3.00PM
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4.00PM ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL – MANUAL HANDLING PROGRAMME
Speaker: Peter Pollnitz – Central Northern Health Service

Content: This session will highlight the Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Manual Handling Programme, including its ‘manutention’ based training and the role of assessors. Although still in its infancy, you will hear about the preliminary statistics, findings, proposed additional training modules and plans for the future direction of the programme.

Audience: Public and private sector managers/supervisors, health and safety representatives, risk managers and OHSW committees in the health and aged care industries.

 

4.00PM
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4.30PM SUMMARY AND PLENARY DISCUSSION

 

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