WEDNESDAY 7 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 Clare Country Club,
White Hut Road, Clare

TOWARDS SAFER CONSTRUCTION

Speakers: Joe Paparella and 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 Clare Country Club,
White Hut Road, Clare

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 Clare Country Club,
White Hut Road, Clare

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 Clare Country Club,
White Hut Road, Clare

RISK ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL – A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Speakers: Michelle Horning, Ben Tugwell and Paul Ploenges – 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 and control exercise.

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

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Venue Clare Country Club,
White Hut Road, Clare

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

Speaker: Tony MacHarper – 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 Clare Country Club,
White Hut Road, Clare

MANAGING SAFETY – A SMALL BUSINESS APPROACH

Speakers: Steve Dohnt and Kym Miller – 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 Barbara J Long Function Centre,
229 Main North Road, Clare

PLANT SAFETY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORK

Speaker: Glyn Duggan – SafeWork SA

Content: What makes some local government work high-risk?

• hazardous mobile plant
• remote locations
• proximity to high-speed traffic

Learn about the risk assessments that should be undertaken on civil construction plant and equipment. In this practical workshop you will identify and assess hazards and discuss appropriate controls.
BBQ provided.

Audience: Local government employees, contractors and sub-contractors.

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Venue Clare High School,
Elliot Street, Clare

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 Clare High School,
Elliot Street, Clare

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.
BBQ provided.

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

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