Date
Wednesday 18 October 2023
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Time
7:00am to 12:30pm
Schedule
Breakfast
7.00am – 7.55am
Registration and breakfast.
Breakfast served at 7.30am.
Staying safe on the tools
7.55am – 8.45am
Join us for a free trade breakfast where WorkSafe Victoria’s construction inspectors and specialists will be available to discuss hazards impacting the construction industry, including:
- identifying high risk crystalline silica work and controlling exposure to crystalline silica dust during common construction activities
- implementing the hierarchy of control to protect you and your workers from a fall
- safe elements of electrical isolation - understanding the difference between de-energised and isolated
- trenching safety controls and the consequences of unsafe trenching practices
- selection and safe use of an elevating work platform (EWP)
Why WorkSafe exists
9.00am – 9.50am
Learn about WorkSafe's purpose to reduce workplace harm as Victoria's occupational health and safety regulator, and improve outcomes for injured workers as the state's workplace injury insurer. This session will cover the basics of WorkSafe's role in harm prevention, enforcement, recovery and return to work and how we can advise and support employers to create safe workplaces.
Hazardous manual handling basics
10.00am – 10.50am
Around 36% of workplace injuries in Victoria are for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) caused by hazardous manual handling. Most work involves manual handling every day, but addressing hazardous manual handling can feel complicated and overwhelming.
In this session you'll learn about the guidance, practical tools and education programs that WorkSafe have developed to help your business prevent MSDs from hazardous manual handling.
How to support injured workers back to safe work
11.00am – 11.50am
Every injured worker's pathway to recovery and return to work is as unique as they are. A Return to Work Inspector will talk about the return to work process, common challenges and how they can be overcome and the support available to improve outcomes for injured workers.
Lunch
11.50am – 12.30pm
Lunch and event finish.