Presentation: Mr Paul McNay, Cement Australia

 

Topic: Asbestos - Leading a legacy

Presentation: Mr. Rick Millar, Capital Safety

 

Topic: Height Safety Equiptment Maintenance and Inspection - Understanding your risks and how to manage them

 

Presentation: Mr Andrew Barrett, Marsh Risk Consulting

 

Topic: The Effective Safety Professional

 

This presentation will explore the question of what effectiveness means for the OHS professional, how this translates into the the 'real' safety professional and both enablers & barriers to increasing effectiveness.

Presentation

 

Thank you to Andrew Barrett, Marsh Risk Consulting. Andrew gave a very interactive presentation and spoke in regards to the Effective Safety Professional.

 

General Business

 

Each attendee introduced themselves and their organisations.

Sponsors listed on the website were thanked as without their support, the group could not operate as effectivly as it does. If you are able to support our sponsors as they support us, please do so. Organisations wishing to contribute sponsorship, please contact either Joanne Wayte or George Stavrou.

 

Presentation: Mr Phil Dimond, Frontline Diagnostics

 

Topic: "Workplace fitness: Current perspectives on Drugs and Alcohol"

 

Topic covered:

- Drugs in the workplace

- Effects of Drugs and why they increase risk

- Australian Standards for Testing

- Testing methods

- Key elements of a Drug and Alcohol Policy

 

Presentation
Thank you to Mr Gerard Phillips, Partner, Workplace Relations & Safety, Middletons.
Gerard gave a very informative presentation on Harmonisation and what it means for business.

General Business
Each attendee introduced themselves and their organisations.

Sponsors were thanked for their support, as without it the group could not operate as effectivly as it does. If you are able to support our sponsors as they support us, please do. Organisations wishing to contribute sponsorship, please contact Joanne Wayte or George Stavrou.

The BLSG Charter continues to be updated by the BLSG Committee to comply with relevant association guidelines and a revised verson will be tabled at the AGM. A legal update was not provided this meeting due to John Makris, Middletons Workplace Relations Team being interstate.

Topic: Harmonisation - What it means for your business.

Presentation: Gerard Phillips, Partner, Workplace Relations & Safety, Middletons

Site Visit and Presentation

 

Ken Singh, Business Systems Manager of Amcor Beverages and Paul Kohn of AKP Leura, EMA Consultant with Amcor Beverages will give a short presentation on integrating Safety, Environment and Quality Managment Systems.  This presentation will then be followed by a factory tour of Amcor's Beverage manufacturing facility. 

Idea / Problem Solving

 

Members and guests please bring along any best practice ideas, successes, and significant safety occurence or problems being experience that can be shared at the meeting.

 

Presentation - Ms Nada Wentzel, The Jonah Group and Mr Rob Sams, Sara Lee

 

Nada Wentzel, of the Jonah Group, will present "How to develop your OHS leadership capability and the role of the OHS Manager in that". She will discuss the six critical factprs of success and present a case study involving Sara Lee. Mr Rob Sams, previous OHS Manager at Sara Lee and now currently OHS Manager with NRMA will also share his journey throughout this process, including some of the successes and the pitfalls they encountered.

 

Thanks to all our members who attended the AGM and Christmas lunch.

Joe Tripodi, Minster for Finance, Infrastructure, Regulatory Reform, Ports and Waterways, talks to the group about raising the profile of OHS.

George Miller, former Chief Industrial Magistrate, presents to the group on The Bench's Perspective on OHS - how Judges view the various responsibilities.

Geoff Fowlstone, Principal at Fowlstone Communications, talks to the group about Crisis Management.

 

Phil Abernethy, Managing Director of Absorb Environmental Solutions, talks about Environmental Compliance - what you can or need to do.

 

Managing Director of AW Workwise, Annette Williams, addresses the practical issues to consider in the management of workers compensation claims.

 

Andrew Papandreas, of Sims Metal Management, will present to the Group on Drug & Alcohol Programs. This presentation will look at the decision making process as to why a Drug & Alcohol program is required.

Safetrain's Christian Sylvestre presents 'My Brain as PPE'.