12:00 am, Sunday 1 October, 2006

Just as the latest products and services will be available at the trade show, the Safety Conference will provide delegates with the most recent developments, ideas, trends and real life case studies in the safety profession.

Hosted by the Safety Institute of Australia, The Safety Conference opens this year with an international breakfast addressed by Eddie Greer, President Elect of the American Society of Safety Engineers.

Special interest streams will also be available. One is dedicated to the WorkCover NSW Research Centre of Excellence (WRCE). Staff and the recipients of WorkCover research grants will detail how their research will prevent or minimise workplace injury and disease, or add to the availability of high quality education and training in injury prevention, management and rehabilitation.

Speakers at the conference will include Mark Sullivan and Joseph Ryan of Lander and Rogers Lawyers, who will highlight the fact small business owners are particularly at risk of personal prosecution, which could result in fines of up to $82,500 and prison terms of up to two years.

Another speaker at the event will be Ken Scannell of Noise and Sound Services who says many OH&S professionals are unwittingly missing workplace noise hazards due to the inappropriate application of the personal sound exposure meters (PSEM) or ‘noise dose meter’.

The Safety Show and Conference will run from Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 October at The Dome, Hall 2 and Southee Complex respectively at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.

For more information, phone Australian Exhibitions & Conferences on 03 9654 7773 or email safety@aec.net.au.

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12:00 am, Sunday 1 October, 2006

A 43-year-old crane driver was killed yesterday when a 10 metre pole he was unloading fell on him.

Peter Williams was hit in the head by the pole while he was moving it off a truck at a Slade Point industrial site about 8:15am yesterday.

Meanwhile, a Mackay man is in hospital with neck injuries suffered when the cane train he was driving rolled off the tracks and down an embankment near Racecourse Mill.

Source:http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia/qld/mackay/200610/s1754269.htm

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12:00 am, Sunday 1 October, 2006

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will conduct free risk management workshops for the transport and storage industry during Work Safe Week 2006 (22-28 October).

The free workshops will provide employers, workplace health and safety representatives and officers, and safety professionals with practical risk assessment skills.

They will cover how to control electrical hazards; how to control the risk of impact injuries from moving plant and machinery; industry specific workshop scenarios; practical advice and guidance from WHSQ inspectors; and best practice control measures.

WHSQ will also conduct risk management workshops for the construction, manufacturing, electrical, health and community services and rural industries, and small business information sessions at various regional centres during Work Safe Week.

For more details or to register for a workshop in Queensland visitwww.dir.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 915.

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12:00 am, Sunday 1 October, 2006

Safety show expecting record breaking attendance
by marian macdonald

AUSTRALIA’S largest workplace safety event in 2005, The Safety Show Sydney, is on track for record breaking attendances again, held at the Sydney Showground from October 17 – 19 this year.

Following the successful 2005 event which drew 10,371 visits, WorkCover NSW has signed on as principal sponsor and will use the event to celebrate best practice Occupational Health and Safety at the WorkCover NSW Safe Work Awards.

WorkCover will be on hand on the exhibition floor to provide visitors to exhibition advice and information about the entire spectrum of workplace safety challenges. They will be joined by more than 350 safety suppliers offering a seemingly limitless array of products and services including height safety, materials handling and automation safety products, plus training, management, first aid and workplace wellness services.

Marie Kinsella, organiser of Australian Exhibitions and Conferences (AEC), believes that the Safety Show Sydney is the largest collection of safety solutions under one roof in the Southern Hemisphere.

“No matter what industry you’re from, the safety essentials for your workplace will be there. Because it’s so important to be aware of the latest and most effective protection and safeguards, anyone serious about safety really can’t afford to miss it.”

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