Organised by: Australian Exhibitions & Conferences Pty Ltd
Level 2, 267 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Presented by
Safety Institute of Australia
(NSW Division)
When:
October 27 – 29
Where: Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park
What:
The Safety Conference draws about 1,000 delegates to hear 80 local and o'seas experts
The Safety Show and Sydney Materials Handling trade shows bring about 10,000 people
Who:
Hosted by the Safety Institute of Australia (NSW), sponsored by WorkCover NSW
STORY IDEAS
October 27
The new OHS laws: employers, ACTU, the regulator, lawyers and academics speak out
The most rigorous analysis you'll get of the controversial national model OHS laws. Includes a
panel discussion with representatives from all sides from 4pm.
OHS now sexy for investors
AMP senior research analyst Dr Ian Woods tells why OHS performance is a marker of a sound
investment.
October 28
Human interest: Oh $#!^ The effect of 24 fractures
Safety psych David Broadbent talks freely about surviving a near-fatal incident and what it means
for safety programs.
Could 'zero harm' be killing our people?
Phillip Byard considers the merits of the Zero Harm concept and whether some deaths and
serious injuries could be prevented with a different approach.
Ageing workforce
Wayne Bishop says the GFC means one in three mature workers now plans to keep working until
they're at least 70. Examines the business impacts. Prof Joseph Ibrahim look at how changes in
brain and body vs knowledge and experience affect older workers' safety.
October 29
Stress – the real causes, how to harness it and the science that shows meditation works
Workplace psych David Brown explains that stress is actually: tired, upset, disillusioned, and/or
afraid. Dr Helena Popovic teaches how to raise your stress threshold and thrive under stress. Dr
Ramesh Manocha reveals results of a study showing meditation beats work stress.
Moot Court
An entertaining case study involving OHS law expert Michael Tooma and the Deacons OHS team
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