Work Safe Forums
The annual Work Safe Forums are presented by WorkSafe, the Commission for Occupational Safety and Health and WorkCover Western Australia.
The target audience for the forums is elected safety and health representatives – employees, managers and supervisors are also welcome to attend.
Contents
1. Perth Work Safe 2009 Forum
The Perth 2009 Work Safe Forum, to be held on 27 October at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre and was attended by 589 delegates.
2. 2009 Speakers papers
Plenary sessions
- Keynote address
What makes people tick? The marriage of psychology and safety
Dr Ali Dale, Global Business Leader, Sentis - Duty of care: A shared responsibility Mark Leverence, HS & E Manager, RCR Engineering
- Dealing with drugs and alcohol in the workplace Professor Steve Allsop, Director of the National Drug Research Institute
- The future: Hazard elimination or risk management?
Tony Cooke, Chair Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
Concurrent sessions
- Workplace stress
Kathryn Jones, Inspector and Scientific Officer, Health Hazards and Plant Safety, WorkSafe - Learning from experience – Creating a safety culture
Jane Ardern, Manager Education and Information Services, WorkSafe
Frank Carrano, Accident Awareness - Ergonomics design and Office ergonomics
Christina Paterson, Senior Inspector and Scientific Officer, Health Hazards and Plant Safety, WorkSafe - Setting up OSH management systems at your workplace
Rodney Powell, Principal Scientific Officer, Health Hazards and Plant Safety, WorkSafe - Keeping employees healthy and active
Tahlia Maslin, Healthy Active Workplaces Project Officer, Department of Sport and Recreation - Health active workplaces
Katie Rogers, Health and Wellness Coordinator, Department of Commerce 51 - Safety induction
Keith Trayner, Inspector, Service Industries Team, WorkSafe
3. Previous forums
Successful Work Safe Forums have been held in Perth each year since 2002.
2008 Perth Forum
The Perth forum was held on 23 October 2008, at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. Around 570 delegates attended the forum.
2007 Perth Forum
The Perth 2007 Forum was held on Monday 22 October at the Perth Centre. The forum was WorkSafe’s main event during Safe Work Australia Week. Over 600 delegates attended on the day.
Regional forums
WorkSafe has also taken the forums to many of the state’s regional centres including:
2009 - Karratha and Bunbury
2008 - Geraldton
2007 - Bunbury
2006 - Albany
2005 - Karratha and Geraldton
2003 - Kalgoorlie and Bunbury