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WorkSafe Tasmania Month
30 September – 1 November 2013
                                       www.worksafe.tas.gov.au

            Learn new ways to be safe
          and healthy in the workplace

 Register Online at www.worksafe.tas.gov.au or check sessions for details   1
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 30 September - 1 November 2013 www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
WorkSafe Month
WorkSafe Tasmania Month is part
of a nationwide effort to raise
awareness of work health and
safety and to reduce work-related
injury, illness and deaths.
Each year, workers and employers
are encouraged to make safety a
priority by attending one of the
many free educational seminars
and workshops offered around
the state.

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WorkSafe Month 2013
–What you can expect
After WorkSafe Month 2012, WorkCover Tasmania             • provide extensive resources you can take back to
commissioned independent market research to find            your workplace
out what you thought of the event.                        • are scheduled more than once in each region
                                                            (especially popular ones dealing with the new
What you told us                                            laws).
Over 600 people across all major industry sectors,      For the first time, we’ll also be hosting tradeshows
business sizes and regions of the state took part       in Hobart and Launceston, which is a very exciting
in telephone and email surveys and focus group          development for us and shows just how much
discussions. The research showed a positive response    WorkSafe Month has grown in its importance.
to WorkSafe Month 2012 — 94% of those surveyed          While there is a strong preference for a ‘no sales
thought WorkSafe Month 2012 was equal to if not         pitch’ from presenters during seminars, there is
better than previous years.                             support for a trade show which showcases the many
                                                        products that safety and compensation organisations
People told us these improvements were based on
                                                        have to offer.
the wide range of relevant and interesting topics we
offered, better targeted seminars, a decrease in the    We’ll also continue to build local business and
‘sales pitch’ by presenters and increased access to     community networks to deliver WHS information
the various seminars.                                   in small regional areas, and foster personal
                                                        responsibility and collaboration to ensure a healthy
Keeping their WHS knowledge up-to-date was the key      and safe Tasmania.
driver for people participating in the Month — 94% of
those surveyed said this was the reason they came to    Key WorkSafe Month dates
our seminars.                                           WorkSafe Tasmania Month 30 September–1 November
                                                          • Hobart events 30 September–4 October and
People regard the event as an informative, relevant
                                                            7–11 October, Wrest Point Casino
and interesting program that keeps work health and
safety ‘on the agenda’, for both business and the         • Burnie events 14–18 October, Arts and Function
wider community.                                            Centre and The Point
                                                          • Launceston events 21–25 October and 28
What’s on offer                                             October–1 November, Country Club Casino
This research showed strong support for WorkSafe
Month 2013 seminars that:
  • are specific to industry needs and operating
    requirements
  • focus on the new WHS laws, especially the codes
    of practice
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 30 September - 1 November 2013 www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
Welcome
Hon David O’Byrne MP,
Minister for Workplace Relations
More than ever, we are focussing on good work health
and safety practices. The introduction of the new laws
this year undoubtedly motivated many workplaces to
review the way they manage safety, and do all they
can so their workers go home safe at the end of each
working day. Perhaps you are doing this right now.
If so, WorkSafe Tasmania Month for 2013 is the perfect
opportunity for you to learn about, discuss and improve
the way you are safe and healthy at work.
There is a wide range of free events covering safety,
wellbeing, and injury management. This year there
is a strong focus on the new codes of practice that
can help you improve the way you ‘do’ safety at your
workplace — regardless of how large or small your
workplace is, the industry you work in, or the job you
do. You are sure to find something relevant to your
workplace needs.
I encourage you to register early and attend these
events to learn all you can to take back to your
workplace.

This year, WorkSafe Tasmania Month will run from 30
September to 1 November. Hobart and Launceston will
each have two weeks of safety activities, and Burnie
will have one. There’ll also be events on the East
Coast, West Coast, King Island and Flinders Island.

Supporting the national Safe Work Australia Week.
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 30 September - 1 November 2013 www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
Message from the Coordinator
Stephanie Mirowski,
WorkSafe Month and Awards Coordinator
This is the third year we have run a     and will feature former ironman
month of free events, and each year      Guy Leech (Hobart) and beyondblue
it gets bigger and more exciting.        director Fiona Coote AM (Launceston).
                                         Winners from last year’s Awards will
This year, Hobart and Launceston
                                         also participate, to talk about their
will each have two weeks of safety
                                         initiatives one year on.
activities, and Burnie will have one.
There’ll also be events on the East      With all this activity, we hope to
Coast, West Coast, King Island and       match — if not exceed — last year’s
Flinders Island.                         registrations, which blew out to over
                                         10,000 people. Feedback from those
There are over 160 free events
                                         who attended WorkSafe Month 2012
covering safety, wellbeing and return
                                         was extremely positive, and we hope
to work. Many are specific to industry
                                         to achieve that again in 2013.
needs and operating requirements,
and focus on the new national codes      We are committed to providing a
of practice. Our presenters are          focused, relevant and engaging
providing extensive resources you        WorkSafe Month 2013. We look
can take back to your workplace.         forward to seeing you around the
We thank all our WorkSafe Month          state.
presenters for their commitment.         WorkSafe Month 2013 is an initiative
For the first time, we are hosting       of the WorkCover Tasmania Board.
tradeshows in Hobart and
                                            WorkSafe Month Team
Launceston; an exciting development
that gives you even more tools and          Events
resources for managing safety in your       Stephanie Mirowski
workplace.
                                            Sponsorship and Trade Shows
Further highlights are the two free         Anna Harradence
WorkSafe Awards presentations.
In Hobart on 4 October, we will             Graphic Designer
announce the 2013 WorkSafe Awards           Chris Curry
winners and the Overall Winner will         Editor
be announced in Launceston on 1             Elizabeth Gyler
November. The Awards will be hosted
by local personality Daryl Peebles
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 30 September - 1 November 2013 www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
How to register                                                  Event extras

    The quickest and easiest way                       The following extras will be available to you when
                                                       you register and attend an event at Wrest Point
    to register or to get further                      Hobart, Country Club Tasmania, Burnie Arts and
    information is to go to the                        Function Centre and The Point Burnie.
    WorkSafe Tasmania website
    www.worksafe.tas.gov.au                            Certificates of attendance
    — check individual sessions for                    You will receive a general certificate of
                                                       attendance when you attend an event.
    details.
                                                       Continuing Professional Development
    Registrations for most events at
                                                       (CPD) Points
    www.worksafe.tas.gov.au will close one hour
    before the start of each event.                    Building practitioners can earn CPD points during
                                                       WorkSafe Month. Points can be claimed on all
    Please refer to individual sessions for events     WorkSafe Month events. Retain your registration
    which have early closing dates of registration.    form and/or certificate of attendance to claim
                                                       points.
    Events are FREE unless stated otherwise.
                                                       Information packs
    Space is limited — book early!                     WorkSafe Month information packs will be
                                                       available. These will include a pen and note pad
                                                       and resources on attended sessions.
      Need assistance?
                                                       Refreshments
      Call the Helpline on 1300 366 322                Coffee and tea will be available at all sessions.
      or (03) 6233 7657 outside Tasmania,              Food is provided at selected events. Check
      or email wstinfo@justice.tas.gov.au              individual sessions for details.
                                                       Note: Where food is not provided, you will need
                                                       to make your own arrangements.
                                                       For more information go to
                                                       www.worksafe.tas.gov.au

4                      2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Month Program of Events
Prizes                                           Timetable Venues

Attend an event at Wrest Point Hobart, Country Club                            Wrest Point
Tasmania, Burnie Arts and Function Centre                                      Hotel Casino
or The Point Burnie to be in the running.                                      410 Sandy Bay Rd,
                                                                               Sandy Bay
WorkSafe Month major prize
Win a Couples’ Escape package at Country Club Tasmania:
  •   One night’s accommodation in a Manor suite                               Country Club
  •   Breakfast for two in Links Restaurant                                    Tasmania
  •   A bottle of sparkling wine on arrival                                    Country Club Ave,
  •   18 holes of golf and a 30 minute massage                                 Prospect Vale
  •   Meal voucher for Terrace Restaurant.

Major prize sponsor
                                                                               Burnie Arts And
                                                                               Function Centre
                                                                               77-79 Wilmot St,
                                                                               Burnie

The major accommodation prize will be drawn the week after WorkSafe
Month ends. You must attend an event at Wrest Point Hobart, Country Club
Tasmania, Burnie Arts and Function Centre or The Point Burnie to be in the
                                                                               The Point
running.                                                                       West Park Oval,
                                                                               Burnie

WorkSafe Awards presentation lucky door prizes
Hobart presentation lucky door prize: Attend to be in the draw to win
two 2014 the Hobart presentation AFL Grand Final tickets
Launceston presentation lucky door prize: Attend to win a Mac Book Pro

iPod event prizes
iPod lucky door prizes will be drawn at random during events at Wrest Point
Hobart, Country Club Tasmania, Burnie Arts and Function Centre and The Point
Burnie each week during WorkSafe Month.
Register online to attend these events at www.worksafe.tas.gov.au

For full terms and conditions go to the WorkSafe Tasmania website at
www.worksafe.tas.gov.au

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Contents

    Work Health and Safety                                                             Get in on the Act!...........................................................11

    AS 3012 Electrical Installations:                                                  Grange Resources safety event
    Construction & demolition sites . ......................................8          (closed event)................................................................11

    Benefits & risks associated with                                                   Hazardous manual tasks:
    safety management software.............................................8           What does the code of practice require?. ........................11

                                                                                       Health & safety representatives conference.....................12
    Better Work Tasmania. .....................................................8

                                                                                       How to manage & control asbestos in the workplace ...........12
    Bullying: What it is, what it isn’t & what to do about it.......... 8

                                                                                       How to manage WHS risks code of practice.....................12
    Carbon monoxide & domestic gas heating appliances........... 8

                                                                                       How to survive an audit:
    Case studies on the need to reduce electromagnetic field                           Simple steps to safe systems at work..............................12
    exposures in the built environment....................................... 9
                                                                                       Implementing a WHS management system: AS 4801............13
    Circular Head Council ......................................................9
                                                                                       Keeping workers safe at work:
    CMT safety week (closed event)........................................9            increasing dilemma for businesses.................................13

    Communicate! Strategies for effective                                              King Island Chamber of Commerce breakfast...................13
    communication in today’s diverse workplaces....................9
                                                                                       Launceston General Hospital:
    Devonport City Council (closed events)..............................9              WHS & wellbeing open day/trade expo.............................13

    Directors’ responsibilities & accountabilities for WHS........... 9                Managers supporting workplace
                                                                                       support/contact officers.................................................13
    East Coast safety events.................................................10
                                                                                       Managing alcohol & other drugs in the workplace............13
    Eliminating workplace incidents:
    Learning from case studies.............................................10          Managing the work environment & facilities. ...................14

    Enforceable undertakings...............................................10          Master Builders Association tradeshows..........................14

    Eye protection required beyond this point........................10                Minerals and Metals Group Rosebery (closed event). .......... 14

    Federal Group Cradle Mountain Chateau                                              Prosecutions: Lessons learnt. .........................................14
    (closed event)................................................................11
                                                                                       Quad bike & tractor training...........................................14
    Federal Group West Coast Safety Meeting
    (closed event)................................................................11   Quad bike safety. ...........................................................15

    First aid in the workplace. ..............................................11       Quarry safety. ................................................................15

    Flinders Island community meeting.................................11               Safe driving....................................................................15

6                                  2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Month Program of Events
Events are
                                                  Contents
                                                    FREE unless stated

SafeSpine. .....................................................................15   Health and Wellbeing
Safety around vehicles in the extractive                                             Ageing workforce: Are you prepared?
& pre-mixed concrete industries . ...................................15
                                                                                     An integrated wellbeing, health & safety approach...........22
Safety management for small business............................16
                                                                                     Beach to Bay/Strahan: Walk it, skip it, run it:
                                                                                     Fun run/walk along Strahan Foreshore ...........................22
Safety management plans...............................................16

Tasmanian Health Organisation–North West:                                            Become stroke safe........................................................22
Keep safe, get healthy weeks..........................................16
                                                                                     Bocce team challenge.....................................................22
Underground mines safety. .............................................16
                                                                                     Executive golf day. .........................................................23
Using humour as a coping mechanism.............................16
                                                                                     Fit for work....................................................................23
Waratah–Wynyard Council .............................................16

                                                                                     Health & wellbeing champions training............................23
West Coast Council(closed event)....................................16

WHS consultation, cooperation & coordination:                                        Help yourself to better health..........................................23
A practical guide............................................................17
                                                                                     How well are you & your organisation?. ...........................23
Workplace bullying conference........................................17
                                                                                     Humour lightens the load:
Work related driver safety...............................................17          Using humour for workplace stress. ................................24

2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Awards presentations..............17                          Mental health expo.........................................................24

Injury Management and Return to                                                      Respectful behaviours in the workplace...........................24
Work
                                                                                     Sitting at work:
Common workplace injuries, best practise injury                                      Why it’s dangerous & what you can do.............................24
management & implications for return to work................20
                                                                                     Sleep & workplace health & wellbeing.............................24
IMC open networking event.............................................20
                                                                                     Weighing it up: Healthy eating, fad diets
New initiatives to support WorkCover-accredited                                      & how to tell the difference.............................................25
medical practitioners......................................................20

                                                                                     Wellbeing at work...........................................................25
Operation & performance of the Tasmanian workers
compensation scheme ...................................................21
                                                                                     Why your organisation needs
Strategic workers compensation management.................21                         employee assistance programs. ......................................25

WorkSafe’s new information management system. ...........21                          Workplace leadership: Living well is leading well..............25

                   Register Online at www.worksafe.tas.gov.au or check sessions for details                                                                               7
Work Health and Safety

                                                Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au     Locations and times:
    AS 3012 Electrical
    Installations: Construction &               This seminar explores the risks and       Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
    demolition sites                            benefits of implementing safety           Tues 1 Oct, 2-5pm
                                                software systems. It will help you        Burnie Arts and Function Centre,
    Presented by:                               understand what safety systems            Braddon Hall. Tues 15 Oct, 9am-12pm
    Unions Tasmania: Kevin Harkins,             are, what they can do, and the traps
                                                                                          Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.
    Secretary                                   associated with them.
                                                                                          Tues 29 Oct, 10.30am-1.30pm
    Who should attend:                                                                    Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
    Senior managers, supervisors, health        Better Work Tasmania
                                                                                          This seminar includes an overview of
    and safety representatives, WHS
                                                Presented by:                             bullying and legislation; the importance
    committee members, workers, WHS
                                                WorkSafe: Pamela Atkinson, Senior         of language (inappropriate behaviour vs
    professionals
                                                WHS Consultant                            bullying); what bullying looks like and
    Locations and times:                                                                  why people bully; the effects of bullying
                                                Who should attend:                        for the individual and the organisation;
    Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
                                                Senior managers, supervisors, officers,   and options, principles and tools for
    Wed 2 Oct, 3-5pm
                                                human resources personnel, health         effectively preventing and responding
    Burnie The Point, MMG-GHD function                                                    to bullying behaviour. It includes a
                                                and safety representatives, WHS
    room. Tues 15 Oct, 3-5pm                                                              scenario activity.
                                                committee members, workers, return to
    Launceston Country Club, Tasman             work coordinators, injury management
    Room. Thurs 31 Oct, 3-5pm                   coordinators, workplace rehabilitation
                                                providers, medical practitioners,         Carbon monoxide & domestic
    Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au                                                 gas heating appliances
                                                licensed insurers, self insurers, WHS
    This Q&A-style seminar gives you the        professionals
    opportunity to ask Kevin your questions                                               Presented by:
    about this Australian Standard, which       Locations and times:                      WorkSafe Tasmania: Scott Crerar,
    sets the requirements for the electrical    Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.         Inspector
    safety of installations that are used to    Mon 30 Sept, 9-10.30am
    provide electrical power for construction                                             Who should attend:
                                                Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.
    and demolition work.                                                                  Gasfitters and gas industry stakeholders
                                                Mon 28 Oct, 9-10.30am
                                                                                          Locations and times:
                                                Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
    Benefits & risks associated with            This seminar provides an update on
                                                                                          Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
    safety management software                  the progress of the prototype program
                                                                                          Mon 30 Oct, 3-4pm
                                                for Better Work Tasmania, including       Burnie Arts and Function Centre, Bass/
    Presented by:
                                                its work on ageing workforce issues       Flinders Room. Thurs 17 Oct, 12-1pm
    Netsight: Adrian Manessis, Director         and WHS inductions. It explains the       Launceston Country Club, Tasman
    Who should attend:                          concepts underpinning a state strategy    Room. Fri 1 Nov, 9-10am
                                                for WHS.
    Senior managers, supervisors, officers,                                               Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
    human resources personnel, health and
                                                                                          This practical and interactive seminar
    safety representatives, WHS committee
    members, injury management
                                                Bullying: What it is, what it             shows gasfitters how to recognise
    coordinators, licensed insurers, self
                                                isn’t & what to do about it               dangerous gas appliances and
                                                                                          potentially dangerous installations of
    insurers, WHS professionals                 Presented by:                             domestic gas heating appliances.
    Locations and times:                        The Office of the Anti-Discrimination
                                                Commissioner: Roz Smart, Senior
    Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
                                                Training, Education & Development
    Thurs 3 Oct, 10.30-11.30am
                                                Officer
    Launceston Country Club, Tasman
    Room. Fri 1 Nov, 10.30-11.30am              Who should attend:
                                                Senior managers, supervisors, officers,
                                                human resources personnel, health and
                                                safety representatives, WHS committee
                                                members, workers, WHS professionals

8                           2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Month Program of Events
Work Health and Safety

Case studies on the need                    CMT safety week                            Devonport City Council
to reduce electromagnetic                   (closed event)                             (closed events)
field exposures in the built                Copper Mines Tasmania will hold a          Devonport City Council is hosting a
environment                                 week of safety (21-26 Oct) for its         month of safety and wellbeing events
                                            workers only. For information call Phill   for its workers only. These include
Presented by:
                                            Kemp, Occupational Health and Safety       safety quizzes, breakfast, and training
EMFacts Consultancy: Donald Maisch,         Manager on 0409 491 197.                   seminars on safe driving, manual
author/consultant on electromagnetic                                                   handling and first aid. For information
health issues                                                                          call Karen Stone, Risk Management
Who should attend:                          Communicate! Strategies for                Coordinator on 6424 0570.
                                            effective communication in
Senior managers, super visors,
                                            today’s diverse workplaces
officers, human resources personnel,                                                   Directors’ responsibilities &
health and safety representatives,          Presented by:                              accountabilities for WHS
WHS committee members, workers,             TasTAFE (Tasmanian Polytechnic): Anna
return to work coordinators, injur y        Kingston, Migrant Education Teacher &      Presented by:
management coordinators, workplace          Educational Counsellor                     Hosted by the Tasmanian Chamber
rehabilitation providers, medical                                                      of Commerce and Industry: Emeritus
practitioners, licensed insurers, self      Who should attend:                         Professor Jim Galvin (Galvin &
insurers, WHS professionals                 Senior managers, supervisors, officers,    Associates); panel speakers (see
Locations and times:                        human resources personnel, health          below)
                                            and safety representatives, WHS
Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.           committee members, workers, return to      Who should attend:
Mon 30 Sept, 11am-1pm                       work coordinators, injury management       Senior managers, supervisors, officers,
Burnie Arts and Function Centre             coordinators, workplace rehabilitation     human resources personnel, health and
Braddon Hall. Wed 16 Oct, 12.30-            providers, medical practitioners,          safety representatives, WHS committee
2.30pm                                      licensed insurers, self insurers, WHS      members, WHS professionals,
Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.          professionals                              directors, regulators
Tues 22 Oct, 1.30-3.30pm
                                            Locations and times:                       Locations and times:
Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au       Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.          Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
This seminar explores cases of              Wed 9 Oct, 9-10.30am                       Wed 2 Oct, 9.30-11.30am
ill-health apparently connected to          Burnie Arts and Function Centre, Bass/     Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
exposure to excessive electromagnetic       Flinders Room. Thurs 17 Oct, 3-4.30pm      Thurs 10 Oct, 9.30-11.30am
fields. It enables you to be aware of       Launceston Country Club, Tasman            Burnie Arts and Function Centre,
situations where a health hazard may        Room. Thurs 31 Oct, 9-10.30am              Braddon Hall. Thurs 17 Oct, 9.30-
exist, and provides tools to be able to                                                11.30am
advise or take direct action to reduce or   Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                                                                       Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.
eliminate identified risks, and assess      This seminar provides strategies for       Thurs 24 Oct, 9.30-11.30am
whether or not these actions have had       communicating effectively with workers
a positive effect.                          who are not yet fluent in English, and
                                            focusses on improving work health,
                                            safety and wellbeing. It showcases
Circular Head Council                       TasTAFE’s website, developed to
Circular Head Council is hosting            demonstrate strategies for effective
seminars for its workers and the            workplace communications.
community. For more information call
Garry Thorp, Health and Safety Officer
on 6452 4862.

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Work Health and Safety

     Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au     Locations and times:                       Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
     This seminar features internationally     Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.          This seminar examines the legislation
     recognised risk analysis/management       Wed 2 Oct, 12.30-2.30pm                    around enforceable undertakings, which
     expert Emeritus Professor Jim Galvin.     Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.          are widely used in some jurisdictions
     Jim presents two case studies involving   Thurs 10 Oct, 12.30-2.30pm                 as an alternative to prosecutions and
     fatal workplace incidents and the                                                    are an option under the new laws. You’ll
                                               Burnie Arts and Function Centre,
     subsequent court findings (one a                                                     learn the processes the regulator uses
                                               Braddon Hall. Thurs 17 Oct, 12.30-
     royal commission) to illustrate the                                                  in deciding whether to accept these in
                                               2.30pm
     responsibilities of directors for WHS                                                lieu of prosecutions (it is expected that
     and the accountabilities of directors     Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.         there may be an increase in requests
     to provide leadership and strategic       Thurs 24 Oct, 12.30-2.30pm                 for these, as penalties are higher under
     direction in WHS. These form the                                                     the new laws).
                                               Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
     basis for discussion on ensuring that
     effective systems have been developed     This seminar features internationally
     and implemented to manage WHS. Jim        recognised risk analysis/management        Eye protection required beyond
     will then be joined by representatives    expert Emeritus Professor Jim Galvin.      this point
     from TCCI, Unions Tasmania, WorkSafe      Jim presents case studies from a
     Tasmania and industry representatives     broad range of industries to illustrate    Presented by:
     for a panel discussion.                   the types of incidents that can occur in   Optomeyes: Diane Jones, William Howe
                                               workplaces and the circumstances that      and Russell Todd, Optometrists
                                               give rise to them. These form the basis
     East Coast safety events                  for discussing how to identify the root    Who should attend:
                                               cause of incidents, who is responsible     Senior managers, supervisors,
     Business Enterprise Centre is running
                                               for preventing them, and how this can      health and safety representatives,
     safety seminars for small business
                                               be achieved. Jim will then be joined       WHS committee members, workers,
     on the East Coast. WorkSafe Health &
                                               by representatives from TCCI, Unions       injury management coordinators,
     Safety Consultant Phill John will speak
                                               Tasmania, WorkSafe Tasmania and            licensed insurers, self insurers, WHS
     on the new laws. St Helens: Fri 4 and
                                               industry representatives for a panel       professionals
     Sat 5 Oct. Bicheno: Fri 11 and Sat 12
                                               discussion.
     Oct. For information and to register,
                                                                                          Locations and times:
     call the Business Enterprise Centre on
     6376 2044.                                                                           Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
                                               Enforceable undertakings                   Thurs 3 Oct, 10.30-11.15am
                                               Presented by:                              Burnie Arts and Function Centre, Bass/
     Eliminating workplace                     WorkSafe Tasmania: Neale Buchanan,
                                                                                          Flinders Room. Thurs 17 Oct, 1.30-
     incidents: Learning from case                                                        2.15pm
                                               Director Operations
     studies                                                                              Launceston Country Club, Tasman
                                               Who should attend:                         Room. Thurs 24 Oct, 12-12.45pm
     Presented by:
                                               Human resources personnel, WHS
     Hosted by the Tasmanian Chamber                                                      Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                               managers and anyone interested in the
     of Commerce and Industry: Emeritus        processes of the WHS regulator             This seminar provides a practical
     Professor Jim Galvin (Galvin &                                                       framework for assessing your workplace
     Associates); panel speakers (see          Locations and times:                       for eye safety hazards. It discusses
     below)                                    Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.          personal protective equipment and
                                               Thurs 3 Oct, 9-10am                        associated Australian Standards. You’ll
     Who should attend:                                                                   hear the bottom-line implications of
     Senior managers, supervisors, officers,   Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
                                                                                          eye safety, and be able to arrange
     human resources personnel, health and     Wed 9 Oct, 1.30-2.30pm
                                                                                          experienced optometrists to visit your
     safety representatives, WHS committee     Burnie, Burnie arts and Function           workplace. It discusses the implications
     members, workers, WHS professionals       Centre, Braddon Hall. Wed 16 Oct,          of the new laws.
                                               9-10am
                                               Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.
                                               Mon 21 Oct, 1-2pm

10                           2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Month Program of Events
Work Health and Safety

                                            Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au      Locations and times:
Federal Group Cradle Mountain
Chateau (closed event)                      This interactive seminar explains the      Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
                                            first aid requirements under the Act and   Mon 7 Oct, 9-11am
Federal Group Cradle Mountain Chateau       the First Aid in the Workplace Code of
will hold its monthly WHS committee                                                    Burnie Arts and Function Centre,
                                            Practice. You’ll do practical exercises    Braddon Hall. Tues 15 Oct, 12.30-
meeting on 10 September, for its            to help you make your workplace
workers only. WorkSafe Health & Safety                                                 2.30pm
                                            compliant.
Consultant Phill John will participate.                                                Launceston Country Club, Tasman
For information call Greg Astell, General                                              Room. Thurs 31 Oct, 12.30-2.30pm
Manager on 6492 1404.
                                            Flinders Island community                  Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                            meeting                                    This seminar explains the often
Federal Group West Coast                    Presented by:                              misunderstood and misrepresented
Safety Meeting (closed event)               Flinders Island Council
                                                                                       Anti-Discrimination Act 1998, the role
                                                                                       of the Office of the Anti-Discrimination
Federal Group West Coast will
                                            Who should attend:                         Commissioner, an overview of
incorporate its monthly WHS committee
                                                                                       complaint trends and the complaint
meeting with its monthly existing and       Interested members of the public
                                                                                       process, and people’s rights and
new staff induction training, for its
                                            Locations and times:                       responsibilities under this Act.
workers only. It will include fire safety
and evacuation awareness for Strahan        Flinders Island: Thurs 17 Oct; further
Village and Gordon River Cruises,           details when you register
overview of the spot the hazard                                                        Grange Resources safety event
program, refresher on WHS policies          Registration:                              (closed event)
and procedures and injury management        Flinders Council: Shane Walsh, Safety      Grange Resources will hold seminars
procedure. WorkSafe Health & Safety         Officer: 6359 5007, 0428 593 801 or        for its workers and contractors only
Consultant Phill John will participate.     shane.walsh@flinders.tas.gov.au            on risk management in the mining
For information call Celia Stone,           This community meeting includes a          industry. You will learn techniques and
Executive Assistant Federal Group West      presentation by WorkSafe Health &          tools that will help you address your
Coast on 6471 4302.                         Safety Consultant Phill John on the new    responsibilities and any associated
                                            laws and volunteer safety.                 risks you are likely to encounter in large
                                                                                       and small business as a manager,
First aid in the workplace                                                             contractor, or worker. For information
                                                                                       call John Fox, OHS & Training Manager
Presented by:
                                            Get in on the Act!
                                                                                       on 6446 3512 or 0477 170 037.
St John Ambulance Australia, Tasmania:      Presented by:
Sanyi Szauber, EN                           The Office of the Anti-Discrimination
                                            Commissioner: Robin Banks, the Anti-       Hazardous manual tasks: What
Who should attend:                                                                     does the code of practice
                                            Discrimination Commissioner
Senior managers, supervisors, officers,                                                require?
health and safety representatives,          Who should attend:
WHS committee members, WHS                                                             Presented by:
                                            Senior managers, supervisors, officers,
professionals                               human resources personnel, health          Injury Prevention & Management: Kirby
                                            and safety representatives, WHS            Dillon, Injury Management Consultant
Locations and times:                                                                   & Exercise Physiologist; Michael
                                            committee members, workers, return to
Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.           work coordinators, injury management       Roberts, Director IPM & Occupational
Thurs 3 Oct, 12-2pm                         coordinators, workplace rehabilitation     Physiotherapist
Burnie The Point, MMG-GHD function          providers, medical practitioners,
                                                                                       Who should attend:
room. Tues 15 Oct, 12.30-2.30pm             licensed insurers, self insurers, WHS
                                            professionals                              Senior managers, supervisors, health
Launceston Country Club, Show Room.
                                                                                       and safety representatives, WHS
Thurs 31 Oct, 12.30-2.30pm
                                                                                       professionals, and those who need to
                                                                                       assess and control manual handling
                                                                                       risks in the workplace

                Register Online at www.worksafe.tas.gov.au or check sessions for details                                            11
Work Health and Safety

     Locations and times:                                                              Locations and times:
                                             How to manage & control
     Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.       asbestos in the workplace                 Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
     Mon 7 Oct, 11.30am-1pm                                                            Wed 9 Oct, 9-10.30am
     Burnie The Point, MMG-GHD function      Presented by:                             Burnie The Point, MMG-GHD function
     room. Mon 14 Oct, 2-3.30pm              Injury Prevention & Management:           room. Mon 14 Oct, 9-10.30am
     Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.      Martyn Bradfield, Managing Director &     Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.
     Tues 22 Oct, 9-10.30am                  Principal Consultant & Trainer; Richard   Mon 21 Oct, 11am-12.30pm
                                             Jackson, Occupational Hygienist
     Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au                                             Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                             Who should attend:
     This interactive workshop explains                                                This workshop explains the How to
     the Hazardous Manual Tasks Code         Senior managers, supervisors,             Manage Work Health and Safety Risks
     of Practice. You’ll work through an     health and safety representatives,        Code of Practice and how it compares
     example of a manual task and be         WHS committee members, WHS                to previous guidance. It reviews
     given tools to determine if the task    professionals, and those who need to      hazard and risk registers, what the key
     is hazardous, assess its risk level,    manage asbestos in the workplace          differences are, and how they can add
     identify control measures, and review                                             value to your workplace. It addresses
                                             Locations and times:
     the effectiveness of these controls.                                              how to manage work health and
                                             Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.         safety risks. It reviews how Job Safety
                                             Tues 1 Oct, 9-10.30am                     Analysis (JSAs) and Safe Work Method
     Health & safety representatives         Burnie Arts and Function Centre,          Statements (SWMS) need to be used,
     conference                              Braddon Hall. Thurs 17 Oct, 3-4.30pm      some of the pitfalls, and how they can
                                             Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.        add value and make your work safer.
     Presented by:                           Mon 21 Oct, 9-10.30am
     Unions Tasmania in conjunction with
     WorkSafe Tasmania                       Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au     How to survive an audit: Simple
                                             This seminar explains the How to          steps to safe systems at work
     Who should attend:
                                             Manage and Control Asbestos in the
     Health and safety representatives                                                 Presented by:
                                             Workplace Code of Practice and how
                                             it compares to previous guidance.         Master Builders Association
     Locations and times:
                                             You’ll learn what the key issues and
     Hobart Wrest Point, Show Room.                                                    Who should attend:
                                             risks are with asbestos and asbestos
     Mon 30 Sept, Registration 8.30am,       management. You’ll also learn what        Senior managers, officers, health and
     Conference 9am-4pm                      you need to focus on when asbestos is     safety representatives, WHS committee
     Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.      being removed in your workplace.          members, WHS professionals
     Fri 25 Oct, Registration 8.30am,
                                                                                       Locations and times:
     Conference 9am-4pm
                                             How to manage WHS risks                   Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
     Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au   code of practice                          Mon 30 Oct, 4.30-6.30pm
     This year’s conference focusses on                                                Burnie The Point, MMG-GHD function
     modern technology and WHS hazards;      Presented by:                             room. Mon 16 Oct, 4.30-6.30pm
     psychosocial hazards, including work/   Injury Prevention & Management:           Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.
     life balance; and HSR networking and    Andrew McGowan, Senior WHS                Mon 28 Oct, 4.30-6.30pm
     information sharing.                    Consultant & Trainer; Martyn Bradfield,
                                             Managing Director and Principal           Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                             Consultant & Trainer                      This seminar explains how to survive a
                                                                                       building safety audit, including simple
                                             Who should attend:
                                                                                       steps to ensure you have safe systems
                                             Senior managers, supervisors,             in your workplace. If you attend this
                                             health and safety representatives,        seminar, we recommend you also
                                             WHS committee members, WHS                attend ‘Safety management plans’.
                                             professionals, and those who need to
                                             manage WHS risks in the workplace

12                          2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Month Program of Events
Work Health and Safety

                                          Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
Implementing a WHS                                                                      Managers supporting workplace
management system: AS 4801                This seminar covers the principles of         support/contact officers
                                          metabolic status, functional capacity
Presented by:                             and psycho-social attributes that             presented by:
Australian Audit & Compliance: Alyce      affect our health and wellbeing, and          The Office of the Anti-Discrimination
Jordan, Principal Auditor                 therefore our safety at work. It will use     Commissioner: Roz Smart, Senior
                                          Tasmanian case studies and provide a          Training, Education & Development
Who should attend:                        practical framework for workplaces to         Officer
Senior managers, supervisors, officers,   improve workers’ health and quality of
health and safety representatives,        life, and therefore business productivity     Who should attend:
WHS committee members, WHS                and return to work outcomes.                  Senior managers, supervisors, officers,
professionals,                                                                          human resources personnel, health and
                                                                                        safety representatives, WHS committee
Locations and times:                      King Island Chamber of                        members, WHS professionals
Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.         Commerce breakfast
Mon 7 Oct, 11.30am-1pm                                                                  Locations and times:
                                          Presented by:
Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.                                                      Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room. Fri
                                          King Island Chamber of Commerce and           11 Oct, 12.30-1.30pm
Mon 28 Oct, 11am-12.30pm
                                          WorkSafe Tasmania
                                                                                        Burnie Arts and Function Centre,
Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au                                                   Brass/Flinders Room. Thurs 17 Oct,
                                          Who should attend:
This seminar is designed for                                                            9-10am
                                          All King Island businesses
organisations that are not currently                                                    Launceston Country Club, Tasman
certified to AS 4801 requirements         Locations and times:                          Room. Thurs 31 Oct, 11am-12pm
but are interested in achieving this
                                          King Island: Mon 14 Oct. King Island
benchmark. It provides a basic                                                          Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                          Club, 7am. Further details when you
understanding of the requirements and                                                   This seminar explains the role of
                                          register
the process involved for certification.                                                 workplace support/contact officers
It covers planning, implementing,         Registration:                                 (WSCOs): how they can make
monitoring, reviewing and improving a                                                   managers’ jobs easier and workplaces
                                          King Island Chamber of Commerce:
WHS management system.                                                                  better, by being a support/information
                                          Michelle Mauric, Kirdo/OAC
                                          Coordinator: 64621778 or                      resource to managers and PCBUs for
                                          kingislandnet@internode.on.net                bullying, harassment and discrimination
Keeping workers safe at work:                                                           and providing information on managing
                                          This breakfast seminar includes
The increasing dilemma for                                                              inappropriate workplace situations.
                                          WorkSafe Health & Safety Consultant
businesses                                                                              It will help managers and PCBUs
                                          Phill John on the new laws, and
                                                                                        understand the WCSO role, and appoint
Presented by:                             networking opportunities.
                                                                                        and train them.
Cazaly Sports Health: Rick Cazaly,
Director, partnered with the Hobart
Chamber of Commerce                       Launceston General Hospital:
                                          WHS & wellbeing open day/                     Managing alcohol & other
Who should attend:                        trade expo                                    drugs in the workplace
Senior managers, supervisors, officers,   The THO–North Work Health Safety              Presented by:
human resources personnel, health and     and Wellbeing committee will hold an          Integrity Sampling (Tas) Pty Ltd: Colin
safety representatives, WHS committee     open day/trade expo for its workers,          Thomas, Managing Director; Rick
members                                   contractors, patients and visitors on         Shadbolt, Chief Executive
                                          Friday 16 Oct (9am-2.30pm).
Locations and times:                                                                    Who should attend:
                                          The day will feature equipment
Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.         demonstrations, including fire                Senior managers, supervisors, officers,
Wed 2 Oct, 12.30-2pm                      extinguishers and manual handling             human resources personnel, health and
Launceston Country Club, Tasman           aids. Trade suppliers and WorkSafe            safety representatives, WHS committee
Room. Mon 21 Oct, 11am-12.30pm            officers will be attending. There will also   members, workers, injury management
                                          be WHS and wellbeing competitions             coordinators, licensed insurers, self
                                          (open to staff only).                         insurers, WHS professionals

                Register Online at www.worksafe.tas.gov.au or check sessions for details                                          13
Work Health and Safety

     Locations and times:
                                             Master Builders Association                Prosecutions: Lessons learnt
     Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.       tradeshows
     Mon 7 Oct, 9-11am                                                                  Presented by:
                                             The Master Builders Association of
     Burnie Arts and Function Centre,        Tasmania will be holding regional          WorkSafe Tasmania: Neale Buchanan,
     Braddon Hall. Tues 15 Oct, 3-5pm                                                   Director Operations
                                             tradeshows in September to give those
     Launceston Country Club, Showroom.      in the construction industry the chance    Who should attend:
     Thurs 31 Oct, 3-5pm                     to talk with suppliers, see what new       Human resources personnel, WHS
                                             and innovative products are available,     managers and anyone interested in the
     Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au   and learn about current market trends.     processes of the WHS regulator
     This seminar details the relevant       WorkSafe Tasmania will be exhibiting,
     sections of the WHS laws, current       so for those who aren’t able to attend     Locations and times:
     statistics on alcohol and other drug    a WorkSafe Month event, or who want        Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
     use, the need for workable policy       to talk to a WorkSafe Advisor about        Tues 1 Oct, 12.30-1.30pm
     and procedures, and the key aspects     what your business can do and what         Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room. Fri
     of a successful drug and alcohol        resources are available, come along        11 Oct, 9-10am
     management program.                     to a Master Builders Association           Burnie The Point, MMG-GHD function
                                             tradeshow.                                 room. Tues 15 Oct, 9-10am
                                             Hobart Tattersall’s Park Function          Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.
     Managing the work                       Centre (Elwick Raceway), Goodwood Rd       Tues 29 Oct, 9-10am
     environment & facilities                Glenorchy. Tues 17 Sept, 4–8pm
                                                                                        Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
     Presented by:                           Burnie Arts & Function Centre, Wilmot
                                                                                        This seminar summarises recent
     Injury Prevention & Management:         St. Wed 18 Sept, 4–8pm                     prosecutions in Tasmania and other
     Michael Roberts, Director IPM &         Launceston Tailrace Centre, 1              states, drawing out key lessons. It is
     Occupational Physiotherapist; Oliver    Waterfront Dve, Riverside. Thurs 19        expected there will be a greater interest
     Bodak, WHS Consultant & Exercise        Sept, 4–8pm                                in prosecutions under the new laws
     Physiologist                                                                       as the penalties are much higher;
                                             For information, call the Master           while there have been no proceedings
                                             Builders Association on 6210 2000 or       yet launched under the new laws, the
     Who should attend:
                                             go to www.mbatas.org.au                    principles applied by the courts under
     Senior managers, supervisors, and
                                                                                        the previous laws are still relevant
     those responsible for providing and                                                (especially the test of what was
     maintaining workplace facilities and    Minerals and Metals Group                  ‘reasonably practicable’).
     work sites                              Rosebery (closed event)
     Locations and times:                    MMG Rosebery will hold an underground
                                             safety meeting during WorkSafe Month       Quad bike & tractor training
     Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room. Fri
     11 Oct, 10.30am-12pm                    for its workers only. This meeting will    Presented by:
                                             include a presentation by WorkSafe
     Burnie The Point, MMG-GHD function                                                 GP Workplace Training and supported
                                             Health & Safety Consultant Phill John on
     room. Tues 15 Oct, 10.30am-12pm                                                    by WorkSafe Tasmania
                                             incident prevention and investigation.
     Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.      For information call Colin Atkinson,       Who should attend:
     Mon 28 Oct, 1-2.30pm                    Safety and Training Coordinator, on        Quad bike and tractor operators
                                             6473 2226.
     Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                                                                        Locations and times:
     This workshop explains the Managing                                                King Island: Tues 15 Oct, 8.30am-3pm.
     the Work Environment and Facilities                                                Eight spaces available only. Further
     Code of Practice. You’ll learn how to                                              details when you register
     apply the guidance of the code and                                                 Flinders Island: Thurs 17 Oct, 8.30am-
     identify what facilities are needed,                                               3pm. Eight spaces available only.
     whether your workplace is permanent,                                               Further details when you register
     mobile, temporary or remote.
                                                                                        Cost:
                                                                                        $140.00 GST not applicable (50%
                                                                                        subsidy)

14                           2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Month Program of Events
Work Health and Safety

Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                            Quarry safety                              SafeSpine
For information: GP Workplace Training
& Consultation: Peter Stafford, Head        Presented by:                              Presented by:
Trainer & Consultant, 0487 770 191 or
                                            Hosted by WorkSafe Tasmania:               Onsite Health Solutions: Anna
jkp.stafford@gmail.com
                                            WorkSafe Tasmania Mines and                Mangold, Physiologist; Laura Mitchell,
Flinders Council: Shane Walsh, Safety       Dangerous Substances Inspectors;           Occupational Therapist; Lotta Whitfield,
Officer, 6359 5007, 0428 593 801 or         Wayne Newitt from Explosive                Workplace Health Consultant
shane.walsh@flinders.tas.gov.au             Engineering Australia; representatives
This practical day-long course equips       from explosives company Maxam              Who should attend:
people operating quad bikes with the                                                   Senior managers, supervisors, officers,
knowledge, skill and attitude to do so in   Who should attend:                         human resources personnel, health and
a safe and efficient manner. You must       Quarry operators/staff, those working      safety representatives, WHS committee
use your own quad bike (in safe working     in the explosives industry                 members, injury management
condition) and must wear an approved                                                   coordinators, licensed insurers, self
motorcycle helmet, gloves and eye           Locations and times:                       insurers, WHS professionals
protection, a long-sleeved shirt, long      Devonport, Stoney Rise Government
trousers and sturdy boots. The trainer      Centre, Rundle Road. Tues Oct 29,          Locations and times:
will provide you with a certificate of      9.30am-4pm                                 Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
attendance, which will note the training                                               Thurs 3 Oct, 9-10am
objectives completed. You will also         Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
complete an evaluation, questionnaire       This seminar covers bore tracking, face    Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
and assessment/appraisal tools to           profiling and general blast design; and    This seminar explains how you can
support the training.                       lessons learnt from a recent quarry        reduce the incidence and severity of
                                            blast incident near Bicheno (featuring     soft tissue injuries. You’ll learn practical
                                            an injured worker).                        tools for preventing these injuries.
Quad bike safety
Presented by:                               Safe driving                               Safety around vehicles in
Driver Safety Services: Graham                                                         the extractive & pre-mixed
Lawrence, General Manager                   Presented by:                              concrete industries
                                            Driver Training Hobart: Mark Rowley,
Who should attend:                          Manager & Driving Instructor               Presented by:
Quad bike operators                                                                    Cement, Concrete & Aggregates
                                            Who should attend:                         Australia (CCCA); Institute of Quarrying
Locations and times:                        Senior managers, supervisors, officers,    Australia (IQA)
Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.           human resources personnel, health and
Wed 9 Oct, 11am-1pm                         safety representatives, WHS committee      Who should attend:
Burnie Arts and Function Centre,            members, workers, WHS professionals,       Anyone who manages, engages,
Braddon Hall. Fri 18 Oct, 9-11am            supervisory drivers, learner and           supervises or works in an industrial
                                            provisional drivers                        setting, particularly in the resources/
Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.
Tues 22 Oct, 11am-1pm                                                                  civil construction industries
                                            Locations and times:
                                            Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.          Locations and times:
Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                            Thurs 3 Oct, 2.30-5pm                      Hobart: Magistrates Court, 23-25
This seminar covers risk management,
                                                                                       Liverpool St. Fri 18 Oct, 12-3:30pm.
understanding safe work practices for       Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au      Light lunch provided
quad bikes, understanding operating
                                            This seminar promotes safe driving
instructions, and using personal                                                       Cost:
                                            habits. It explains how to enjoy driving
protective equipment. It includes Q&A
                                            and be a safe driver, and how to avoid     $125 plus GST
discussion with quad bike suppliers and
                                            an incident.
industry representatives.

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Work Health and Safety

     Registration:                                Locations and times:
                                                                                              Using humour as a coping
     CCAA: email: barry.williams@ccaa.com.        Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.           mechanism
     au or go to www.ccaa.com.au                  Mon 7 Oct, 4-6pm
     This seminar includes a mock court           Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.           Presented by:
     scenario to give you a taste of what real    Thurs 10 Oct, 4-6pm                         Dept of Economic Development: Daryl
     court proceedings are like. Experienced      Launceston Country Club Ballroom.           Peebles, Senior Communications
     lawyers from The Brief Group play the        Tues 29 Oct, 4-6pm                          Consultant
     role of prosecutor and defence lawyer,
     and you’ll play the manager, witness or      Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au       Who should attend:
     injured party.                               This seminar explains what makes a          Senior managers, supervisors, human
                                                  good safety management system. If you       resources personnel, health and safety
                                                  attend this seminar, we recommend you       representatives, WHS committee
     Safety management for small                  also attend ‘How to survive an audit’.      members, workers, workplace
     business                                                                                 rehabilitation providers, medical
                                                                                              practitioners, WHS professionals
     Presented by:
                                                  Tasmanian Health                            Locations and times:
     Central Coast Council: Marjorie              Organisation–North West: Keep
     Fitzgerald, HR Systems Officer; Doug         safe, get healthy weeks                     Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
     Scarfe, Works Safety Officer                                                             Wed 2 Oct, 2.30-3.30pm
                                                  The THO–North West is hosting events
     Who should attend:                           at the North West Regional Hospital         Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
                                                  (7-11 Oct) and Mersey Community
     Senior managers, workers                                                                 This seminar explores the relationship
                                                  Hospital (21-25 Oct) for its workers,
                                                                                              between appropriate humour in the
     Locations and times:                         contractors and patients, to participate
                                                                                              workplace and hope, confidence,
                                                  in activities that highlight work health,
     Burnie Arts and Function Centre,                                                         resilience and optimism — psychological
                                                  safety and wellbeing. For information
     Braddon Hall. Wed 16 Oct,                                                                capital which enhances productivity.
                                                  call Samantha Forrest, Work Health and
     10.30am-12pm
                                                  Safety Coordinator, 0429 388 243
     Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au        or 6430 6574.
                                                                                              Waratah–Wynyard Council
     This seminar provides small                                                              Waratah–Wynyard Council is hosting
     businesses with examples and ideas
     to enable them to improve their safety
                                                  Underground mines safety                    seminars for its workers and the
                                                                                              community. For information call Garry
     management. It encourages you to             Presented by:                               Thorp, Health and Safety Officer on
     think about your safety and speak out                                                    6452 4862.
                                                  WorkSafe Tasmania: Mines and
     about issues that may affect you at
                                                  Dangerous Substances Inspectors;
     work. The new codes of practice will
                                                  representatives from mining companies
     be discussed, and WorkSafe Health &
                                                                                              West Coast Council
     Safety Consultant Phill John will join the   Who should attend:                          (closed event)
     Q&A part.                                    Those working in the mining industry        West Coast Council will hold a week
                                                  (including contractors) and explosives      of safety events, 7-11 Oct for its staff
                                                  companies                                   only. For information call Christine Gray
     Safety management plans
                                                  Locations and times:                        on 6471 4710.
     Presented by:
                                                  Zeehan, Zeehan Golf Club, Fowler St.
     Master Builders Association                  Tues Oct 22, 9.30am-4pm
     Who should attend:                           Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
     Senior managers, officers, health and        This seminar covers incidents that
     safety representatives, WHS committee        mining companies have dealt with
     members, WHS professionals                   and the lessons learnt from these;
                                                  how mining companies are managing
                                                  surface dust and silica; seismic activity
                                                  in mines and recent upgrades to static
                                                  and dynamic ground support; and
                                                  issues arising from principal mining
                                                  hazard management plans.

16                            2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Month Program of Events
Work Health and Safety

                                            Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
WHS consultation, cooperation                                                           2013 WorkSafe Tasmania
& coordination: A practical                 Registration closing date: 10 October       Awards presentations
guide                                       This day-long conference outlines the       Locations and times:
                                            findings of a recent Tasmanian survey
Presented by:                               into workplace bullying, the WorkCover      Hobart Wrest Point, Plenary Room. Fri 4
                                            Tasmania Board’s proposed strategy          Oct, 3-5pm
Injury Prevention & Management:
Michael Roberts, Director IPM &             for dealing with workplace bullying,        Launceston Country Club, Show Room.
Occupational Physiotherapist; Oliver        national initiatives, and the national      Fri 1 Nov, 3-4pm
Bodak, WHS Consultant & Exercise            Code of Practice on Preventing and
                                            Responding to Workplace Bullying and        Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
Physiologist
                                            its relevance to Tasmanian workplace.       The 2013 WorkSafe Awards are set to
Who should attend:                          It provides practical guidance on           be our biggest celebration ever! This
Senior managers, supervisors, officers,     managing workplace bullying complaints      year attendance is free — that means
health and safety representatives, WHS      in your workplace. It includes a panel      everyone has the chance to meet and
professionals                               discussion with Bob Gozzi, Tasmanian        applaud the amazing people whose
                                            Chamber of Commerce and Industry;           ideas, initiatives and innovations
Locations and times:                        Kevin Harkins, Unions Tasmania; Robin       make Tasmania a safer place to work.
Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.           Banks, Office of the Anti-Discrimination    The 2013 WorkSafe Awards winners
Tues 1 Oct, 2-3.30pm                        Commissioner; Neale Buchanan,               will be announced in Hobart and the
Launceston Country Club, Ballroom.          WorkSafe.                                   2013 Overall WorkSafe Tasmania
Tues 29 Oct, Ballroom, 2-3.30pm                                                         Awards Winner will be announced in
                                                                                        Launceston. After the presentations
Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au       Work related driver safety                  you are invited to join the winners,
                                                                                        finalists, judges and other attendees for
This workshop explains the Work Health
                                            Presented by:                               a complimentary networking drink.
and Safety Consultation, Cooperation
and Coordination Code of Practice. You’ll   MotorSafe Tasmania: Peter Stafford,
learn the importance of consultation,       Trainer
what makes effective consultation, and
                                            Who should attend:
when and how to consult.
                                            Senior managers, supervisors, officers,
                                            human resources personnel, health and
Workplace bullying conference               safety representatives, WHS committee
                                            members, workers, WHS professionals
Presented by:
                                            Locations and times:
Hosted by WorkSafe: Brad Parker
and Neale Buchanan, WorkSafe                Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
Tasmania; Roz Smart, Office of the Anti-    Mon 7 Oct, 4-5.30pm
Discrimination Commissioner; panel          Burnie Arts and Function Centre, Bass/
speakers (see below)                        Flinders Room. Fri 18 Oct, 2-3.30pm
                                            Launceston Country Club, Tasman
Who should attend:                          Room. Mon 21 Oct, 9-10.30am
Senior managers, human resources
personnel, health and safety                Registration: www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
representatives, workplace behavioural      This seminar emphasises a total policy
contact officers, support groups and        approach to safe driving: having a policy
workers who want to learn more about        in place that covers vehicle choice
workplace bullying in Tasmania              and maintenance, training, incident
                                            reporting, problem correction and
Locations and times:
                                            ongoing training.
Hobart Wrest Point, Derwent Room.
Tues 8 Oct, 9am-4pm
Burnie The Point, MMG-GHD function
room. Wed 16 Oct, 9am-4pm
Launceston Country Club, Showroom.
Wed 30 Oct, 9am-4pm

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2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Awards presentations

                                              Be celebrated!
                                                   Be rewarded!
                                                      Be inspired!
                                                     Be motivated!
                                             Be involved!

     Hobart Awards presentation
     • Be celebrated and applaud the         • Master of Ceremonies: Daryl
       2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Awards           Peebles (pictured)
       winners
     • Be inspired by Bupa Ambassador        Friday 4 October 3–5pm
       and Guy Leech, former Australian      Wrest Point Hobart, Plenary Hall
       Ironman surf lifesaving champion
       (pictured right)                      Cost: Free
     • Be motivated: hear from some          Register at www.worksafe.tas.gov.au
       of the 2012 WorkSafe Tasmania
       Awards winners about their
       initiatives 12 months on
     • Be involved: enjoy a complimentary                                          Hobart presentation lucky door prize:
       drink after the Awards presentation                                         Attend to be in the draw to win two
       and meet the winners, finalists,                                            2014 the Hobart presentation AFL
       judges and other Awards attendees                                           Grand Final tickets

18                         2013 WorkSafe Tasmania Month Program of Events
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