THURSDAY 8 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

VenueThe Farm Shed Museum and Tourism Centre,
50 Moonta Road, Kadina

TOWARDS SAFER CONSTRUCTION

Speaker: Scott Grindle – SafeWork SA

Content: See and hear the latest practical safety information for construction: safe work at heights, 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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VenueThe Farm Shed Museum and Tourism Centre,
50 Moonta Road, Kadina

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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VenueThe Farm Shed Museum and Tourism Centre,
50 Moonta Road, Kadina

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

Speaker: Jo Hatchard – 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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VenueThe Farm Shed Museum and Tourism Centre,
50 Moonta Road, Kadina

MANAGING SAFETY – A SMALL BUSINESS APPROACH

Speaker: 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 Kadina Council Depot,
South Terrace, Kadina

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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