ConferenCe Program 09 - Safety Institute of Australia

Feature Events 

Pre Conference 

Workshops 

Melbourne Convention Centre 

Monday 30 March 2009 

Workshop 1 9am - 4.30pm 

Making Behavioural Safety 

Work in the Australian Context 

Presented by Sally Bennett, 

Director, Enhance Solutions 

Ticket Prices* 

$450 per head for SIA Members 

$600 for Non-Members 

(ticket not included in conference 

registration fee) 

Workshops 2 & 3 

Managing Ethics and Values: 

Beyond the Code of Conduct 

Presented by Howard Whitton, 

Convenor, The Ethicos Group 

Workshop 2 9am -12pm 

Workshop 3 1pm - 4pm 




(ticket not included in conference 

registration fee) 

SIA CPD Points 

Workshops attract 1 CPD point per half 

day seminar and 2 CPD points per full 

day seminar. 

Book before 

9 February 2009 

to take advantage of 

savings of up to 25% 

Conference Opening 

Breakfast 

Featuring a presentation by 

Mr Barry Sherriff FSIA(Hon) on 

recommendations for a Model OHS Act. 

Tuesday 31 March 2009 

7.30am - 9.00am 

Bellarine Room 





$650 per table of ten 

(ticket not included in the single, two 

or three day conference registration fee) 

Safety In Action 

Conference Dinner 

Wednesday 1 April 2009 

7.00pm 

The Regent Plaza Ballroom 

191 Collins Street Melbourne 




$1250 per table of ten 

(ticket not included in the single, 

two or three day registration fee) 

*All prices GST inclusive 

Safety In Action 

Trade Show 

Featuring over 350 safety suppliers 

presenting thousands of specialised 

safety products and services. 

For more information visit 

www.safetyinaction.net.au 

Tuesday 31 March - 

Thursday 2 April 2009 

To be held at the Melbourne Exhibition 

Centre, 2 Clarendon Street, Southbank. 

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Who Should Attend the 

Safety in Action Conference? 

Directors 

Environment Practitioners 

Health Practitioners 

Health & Safety Representatives 

HR Managers 

Managers 

Owners 

Risk Managers 

Safety professionals 

Students 

Supervisors 

This is a must attend event for all industries... 

for both big and small business. 

Any questions? Email safetyconference@aec.net.au or tel +613 9654 7773 

TUESDAY 31 MARCH 09 - 

THURSDAY 02 APRIL 09 


Conference 

Program 09 

Hear from over 70 Australian and international speakers 

Industry Streams 

Community & Public Safety 

Corporate Governance & OHS Managers 

Defence OHS & Emergency Management 

Environment and Sustainability - The Evolving Landscape 

Lessons from Major Incidents 

Managing Safety in Small and Medium Business 

Recruitment, Labour Hire & Contractor Management 

Risk Management 

Safety Education - For A Safe Australia 

Safety Culture & Workplace Behaviour - So Near, Yet So Far 

2020 Summit on Transport 

Wellness in the Workplace 

Practical Pre Conference Workshops - See back cover for details 

Major Sponsor 

Major Sponsor 

Held in conjunction with 

Trade Show 

Tuesday 31 March - Thursday 2 April 2009 

Melbourne Exhibition Centre 

Book before 

9 February 2009 

to take advantage of 

savings of up to 25% 

Leading Australia 

Toward Zero Harm 

Presented by 

Safety Institute of Australia 

(Victoria Division) Inc

DAY 1 At a glance 

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY 

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OPENING BREAKFAST 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 

7.30am 

Recommendations for a Model OHS Act: 

Putting it all into Perspective 

Mr Barry Sherriff, FSIA (Hon), Partner, Freehills 

9.00am 

Leading Workplace Safety 

Janet Holmes à Court 


9.30am 

Leading a Zero 

Harm Organisation 

Mr Geoff Knox, CEO, 

Downer EDI Limited 

10.15 - 10.45am Morning Tea 

1Tuesday 

31 MARCH 

2009 

Day 1 

Keynote Speaker Sponsor 

Conference Hours 

Tuesday 31 March 09 9am - 5pm 

Wednesday 1 April 09 9am - 5pm 

Thursday 2 April 09 9am - 4pm 

Conference Venue Details 

Melbourne Convention Centre, 

Cnr Spencer & Flinders Streets, 

Melbourne VIC 3005 

How to Register 

Visit www.siaconference.com.au and 

complete the online registration form or 

download a printable registration form. 

If you have any questions, contact us by 

telephone on +613 9654 7773 or email 

safetyconference@aec.net.au 

Registration Fees including GST 

Major Sponsor 

Lanyard Sponsor 

Safety Education 

Stream Sponsor 

Registration Information 

12 separate streams are held 

concurrently over the three days. 

You may select a single day, two day, 

three day or full program registration. 

Conference registration includes 

Delegate Satchel, Handbook, USB stick 

containing copy of speaker papers, 

Arrival Tea and Coffee, Lunch, Morning 

and Afternoon Tea (Day one and Two 

only) and free entry to concurrent Trade 

Show. Full program registration includes 

in addition to a three-day registration, 

one ticket to the Opening Breakfast 

and one ticket to the Gala Dinner. 

One registration is required per person. 

Payment received prior to 9/02/09 prior to 9/03/09 on or after 9/03/09 

SIA 

Members 

Non- 

Members 

SIA 

Members 

Non- 

Members 

SIA 

Members 

Non- 

Members 

Single Day Only 475 625 515 670 580 760 

Two Days 775 1045 840 1120 945 1270 

Three Days 1015 1185 1115 1285 1275 1485 

Full Program 1190 1390 1290 1490 1450 1690 

Full program includes three day 

conference registration, one ticket 

to breakfast and one ticket to dinner. 

Presented by 


(Victoria Division) Inc 

Major Sponsor 

Safety Culture & Workplace 

Behaviour Stream Sponsor 

Grading Level 

b - Basic - two to five years experience 

I - Intermediate - six to ten years experience 

a - Advanced - 10 years + 

Presentation gradings are noted by letter 

codes following the presentation title in 

the main program commencing page 4. 

Accommodation/Airfares - 

The Lido Group offers special packages 

to Conference delegates and assists with 

booking of airfares and accommodation. 

Contact The Lido Group on 1800 817 339 

or visit their website www.lido.com.au 

Confirmation & Payment 

All registrations received up to and 

including 24 March 2009 will be confirmed 

in writing. Any bookings after this date 

will only be accepted at the Conference 

with full payment and are subject to 

availability. Seating is strictly limited. 

Confirmation will only be forwarded on 

receipt of full payment. Payment by 

cheque (payable to Safety In Action), 

credit card or money order is accepted - 

visit www.siaconference.com.au for more 

details. Registration without payment 

will not be processed. If payment is not 

received in advance of the Conference, 

admission will be refused. 

Held in conjunction with 

Day 1 Keynote Speaker 

Sponsor 

Trade Show 

Tuesday 31 March - Thursday 2 April 2009 

Melbourne Exhibition Centre 

USB Stick Sponsor 

Cancellations & Substitutes 

Cancellations received in writing by fax, 

email or postmarked on or before 

Friday 20 March will be accepted and 

registration fees refunded minus a 20% 

administration fee. After this date no 

refunds can be given but substitute 

delegates are welcome with advice of 

changed details by fax or email. 

No refunds are available if you register 

and do not attend the Conference. 

One registration is required per person. 

Continuing Professional 

Development 

This conference attracts 3 CPD 

points per day for members of the 



Victoria Division) Inc. 

Membership Enquiries +613 8336 1993 

Web www.sia.org.au 

Organiser: 

Australian Exhibitions & Conferences Pty Ltd 

PO Box 82 Flinders Lane 

Melbourne VIC 8009 

Tel +613 9654 7773 Fax +613 9654 5596 

Email safetyconference@aec.net.au 

Web www.siaconference.com.au 

Program correct at time of printing. 

The Organiser reserves the right to change 

speakers at any time without prior notice. 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

& OHS MANAGERS 

10.45am 

OHS Harmonisation: What it Will Mean 

for Corporate Governance 

Mr Barry Sherriff, FSIA (Hon) 

Partner, Freehills 

11.30am 

Shift Shapers - CSIRO HSE Network 

Dr Angelica Vecchio-Sadus, CFSIA, 

HSE & Site Operations Manager, 

CSIRO Minerals 

12.00pm 

Corporate Governance and Undertaking 

a Due Diligence Review, how the 

Department of Primary Industries 

Approached Managing the OHS Risks 

of Emergencies 

Mr David Clancy, CPMSIA, 

Principal Consultant, 

Human Safety Systems Pty Ltd, 

Mr Hayden Cater, CPMSIA, 

OHS Manager, 

Department of Primary Industries & 

Ms Jacqueline Wood, CPMSIA, 

OHS Coordinator, 

Department of Primary Industries 

12.30 - 1.45pm Lunch and Trade Show 

1.45pm 

Developments in Building and 

Construction Industry OHS 

Ms Helen Marshall, 

Federal Safety Commissioner 

2.30pm 

What Does Corporate Governance 

Mean in Terms of OHS, Due Diligence 

in a Large Organisation 

Dr Ross Trethewy, 

Group Manager Health Safety 

& Environment, Mirvac 

3.15 - 3.45pm Afternoon Tea 

3.45pm 

Panel Discussion 

5.00pm Concludes 

ENVIRONMENT AND 

SUSTAINABILITY - 

THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE 

10.45am 

Ready, Set, Offset - The Race for 

Environmental Sustainability 

Rohanne Young, HSE Manager, 

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research 

11.30am 

Making Sustainability Sustainable. 

Why Profit is Not a Dirty Word 

Tony Gray, Director of Sustainability, Visy 

12.00pm 

Building and Embedding a 

Comprehensive Environmental and 

Sustainability Program 

Ms Olivia Tyler, 

Global Manager Environment, 

Foster’s Group 


1.45pm 

Climate Change as an Opportunity 

for HSE Professionals 

Richard Coleman, 

General Manager HSE & 

Turlough Guerin, 

Group Environment Manager, Telstra 

2.30pm 

Emerging Issues, Similarities and 

Differences between Safety and 

Environment/Sustainability 

Dr Vanessa Guthrie, 

Vice President Sustainable Development, 

Woodside 


3.45pm 

Sustainability - Making It Business as Usual 

Mr Leon Harris, 

Environmental Compliance 

and Sustainability Manager, 

ANZ Operations - BP 

4.15pm 

Grow Me The Money Program - 

Practical Tools for SME’s to Reduce 

Your Environmental Impact 

Ms Roberta Costanzo, 

Marketing Coordinator, 

Grow Me The Money 


SAFETY CULTURE & WORKPLACE 

BEHAVIOUR - SO NEAR, YET SO FAR 

10.45am 

Practical Safety Leadership Skills 

Mr Gary Rowe, CEO, Safety Action 

11.30am 

Building An Effective Safety Culture 

Mr Dean Cipolla, Group Safety Manager, 

John Holland Group 

12.00pm 

Beyond Behaviour Based Safety 

Mr Darren Head, CPMSIA, 

Senior Consultant, 

Noel Arnold & Associates 


1.45pm 

Making OHS Core Business: The Role 

of OHS Professionals in Embedding 

Operational Ownership in OHS 

Mr Andrew Douglas, Principal, 

Douglas Workplace and Litigation Lawyers 

2.30pm 

What To Do When Incidents Are 

Not Caused By OHS Management 

System Deficiencies 

Mr Cristian Sylvestre, MSIA, 

Principal, Safetrain Pty Ltd 


3.45pm 

How Front Line Managers and 

Supervisors Influence Health and 

Safety Culture in the Workplace 

Jill McCabe, 

Manager, Workplace Support & 

Education Division, WorkSafe Victoria 

4.20pm 

How Significant is Safety Culture to 

the Effective Implementation of Safety 

Management to an Organisation? 

Mr Paul Lyndon, OHS&IM Coordinator, 

National Safety Council of Australia 



10.45am 

Safety Challenges From Transport 

Ms Catherine Herriman, 

Principal, BSL Management Consultants 

(Australia) 

11.30am 

Level Crossing Safety: Human Factors 

Issues and Research Priorities 

Ms Jessica Edquist, 

Research Fellow, Monash University 

Accident Research Centre 

12.00pm 

Safety in the Road Freight Transport 

Industry: Achieving a Paradigm Change 

Mr Paul Hennekam, 

Project Manager, WorkSafe Victoria 


1.45pm 

Learning from Transport Accidents 

and Incidents 

Mr Kym Bills, FSIA, Executive Director, 

Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) 

2.30pm 

Modernisation of the Worlds 

Second Oldest Profession 

Capt Steve Pelecanos, 

Head, Standards & Training, 

Australasian Marine Pilots Institute 


3.45pm 

The Role for Human Factors Research 

in Achieving a Safe Road System 

Dr Michael Lenné, Team Leader - 

Human Factors, Monash University 


4.15pm 

Panel Discussion: 

“The Future of Transport Safety” 

Mr Kym Bills, FSIA Executive Director, 

Australian Transport SafetyBureau 

Ms Catherine Herriman, Principal, 

BSL Management Consultants (Australia) 

Dr Michael Lenne, Team Leader - 

Human Factors, Monash University 


Mr Alan Osbourne, Director, 

Public Transport Safety VIC 

Mr Brian Riches, Director, 

Marine Safety Victoria 


Safety Culture & Workplace 


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9.00am 

Towards One National 

OHS Law 

Mr John Merritt, FSIA (Hon), 

Executive Director, WorkSafe Victoria2WEDNESDAY 

1 APRIL 




9.00am 

Dealing with OHS Inspectors 

Prof Michael Quinlan, FSIA, 

University of NSW 

3THURSDAY 

2 APRIL 


COMMUNITY & PUBLIC SAFETY 

10.00am 

The Key Role of Leadership 

in Crisis Situations 

Mr Paul Barton, Director Environmental 

Sustainability, Monash University 


11.15am 

Not for Profit Pain: Managing 

Community Organisation Safety 



11.45am 

Enhancing Community Safety: 

A Network Approach. 

James Sherry, Co-chair 

Victorian Community Safety Network 


1.45pm 

Safety and Risk Management at 

Public Events, Whose Responsibility? 

Mr Stan Sexton, Corporate Manager 

Safety, Public Transport Authority 

2.30pm 

Achieving a Safe Community for 

the Victoria Harbour Precinct 

Mr Rodney Mounsey, EH&S Coordinator, 

Lend Lease Development 


3.45pm 

Operation Link - Be Safe Late Program 

Bob Barby, Retired Chief Inspector 

4.15pm 

When the Source of Risk is People - 

Controlling the Risks of Violence at Work 

Ms Andrea Shaw, Principal, 

Shaw Idea Pty Ltd 


Presented by 



Major Sponsor 

DEFENCE OHS & 

EMERGENCY Management 

10.00am 

Collaboration Across the Continuum 

Professor Rod McClure, Director, 

Monash University Accident Research 

Centre (MUARC) 


11.15am 

Operationalising Safety in a Large 

Organisation - Army Experience and 

Future Challenges 

Col. Phil Langworthy, 

Directorate of Army Safety Assurance, 

Department of Defence 

11.45am 

Military Risk Management - 

Lessons a Year On 

Lt Col Tony Mitchell, SO1 Military Risk 

Management, Directorate of Army Safety 

Assurance, Department of Defence 


1.45pm 

Evidence-Based Guidelines for the 

Management of Heat Illness and 

Rehydration in Safety-Critical Occupations 

(Can you drink yourself to death?) 

Dr Barry Gilbert, FSIA, 

Public Health Physician, Private Consultant, 

Barry Gilbert Consulting 

2.30pm 

Developing a Defence OHS Management 

System for Army (ArmySAFE) 

Lt Col Sean Falkner, SO1 Safety Incident 

Prevention, Directorate of Army Safety 

Assurance, Department of Defence 


3.45pm 

Safety Governance as part of an 

Organisational Assurance System 

Lt Col Phillip Draber, Deputy Director 

Safety Governance, Directorate of Army 

Safety Assurance, Department of Defence 

4.15pm 

Design for Safety - Good Planning 

to Avert Failure 

Mr John Lacey, FSIA, UK Managing 

Director, Principal Safety Consultant, 

Lincsafe (Health & Safety) Ltd 


RISK MANAGEMENT 

10.00am 

Risk Management in WorkSafe Victoria 

Ms Carol Pagnon, Chief Risk Officer, 

WorkSafe Victoria 


11.15am 

The Application of Enterprise Risk 

Management (ERM) 

Mr Mark Humphreys, Manager, 

Operational Risk, The Victorian Managed 

Insurance Authority (VMIA) 

11.45am 

Research Findings into the Level 

of OH&S Legislative Compliance 

Amongst a Sample Group of Event 

Management Companies 

Mr Anthony Evans, Lecturer in Event 

Management, Study Group Australia 


1.45pm 

Open Space Session 

Mr Steve Bell, Solicitor, Freehills 

2.45pm 

Risk Management Solutions for 

Retaining Older Workers 

Ms Gabrielle Carlton, CPMSIA, 

Senior Consultant, 



3.45pm 

Building Risk Management Capability 

Mr Glen Hollingshed, CPMSIA, 

Corporate Safety Manager, OneSteel 

4.15pm 

HOWZAT! Winning Strategies 

for Risk Management 

Mr Dan Ahern, CFSIA, Safety and Risk 

Coordinator, Chevron Australia Pty Ltd 


SAFETY EDUCATION - 

FOR A SAFE AUSTRALIA 

10.00am 

Developing Safety Risk Intelligence in 

Children - A Continuum of Learning 

Ms Susie O’Neill, Director and Founder, 

KIDS Foundation 


11.15am 

Using Injury Research to Underpin 


Dr Eric Wigglesworth, AM, FSIA (Hon), 

Honorary Senior Research Fellow, 

Monash University Accident Research 

Centre (MUARC) 

11.45am 

Leadership Equity in Safety - 

by Engaging, Educating and 

Empowering Employees 

Ms Susan Heron, CEO, Australian 

Institute of Management VIC 


1.45pm 

Learning How People Learn - 

for Safety Education, Training, Teaching 

Mr Shane Mahar, CEO and Founder, 

F.A.M.I 

2.30pm 

Learning Process Models and 

Techniques - for Safety Education, 

Training, Teaching 

Mr Werner Naef, Director, 

Kahler Communications Oceania Ltd 


3.45pm 

Educating Workers - 

It is Not Rocket Science! 

Mr Gavin Merriman, MSIA, 

OH&S Manager, Boral ACM (Vic/Tas) 

4.15pm 

Safety Engineering Education - 

The Need is Today! 

Mr Keerthy Mysore, MSIA, 

Principal, Shakti Corp Pty Ltd 



10.00am 

Lessons from Beaconsfield 

Professor Michael Quinlan, FSIA, 



11.15am 

Blue Sky Burning - 

The Lost Lesson’s from Longford 

Mr Jim Ward 

12.00pm 

Biohazard Disasters: When One Country 

Sneezes, is a World-Wide Cold Inevitable? 

James Schluter, Senior Associate, 

Holding Redlich 


2.00pm 

Asian Tiger - Accidents and Enforcement 

Mr Craig Docherty, CPMSIA, Director, 

Fusion Safety Management Pty Ltd 

2.30pm 

Applying the lessons from the 1991 

Coode Island fires 

Ian Thomas, Principal, 

I F Thomas & Associates 

3.15pm 

In-depth Investigations of Major 

Incidents - Learning to Prevent a 

Further Tragedy 

Dr George Rechnitzer, FSIA, 

Principal Forensic Engineer, 

Managing Director, DV Experts 


MANAGING SAFETY IN SMALL 

AND MEDIUM BUSINESS 

10.00am 

Jack of All Trades? 

Oh to be Master at Everything! 

Jonathan Amies, CFSIA, Senior 

Consultant OHS, Deakin University 


11.15am 

Juggling Many ‘Hats’ in a Rapidly 

Growing Organisation 

Mrs Robyn Rourke, Manager Quality and 

Risk, Eastern Access Community Health 

12.00pm 

“Proactive Agricultural Safety & 

Support Inc” - a NFP Grass Roots 

Organization Passionate about Safety 

in the Rural Environment 

Mrs Anne Taylor, Chairperson, 

PASS Inc (Proactive Agricultural Safety 

& Support Inc) 


2.00pm 

New Approaches to Improving 

Workplace Health and Safety in 

Small Business 

Mr Richard Versteegen, 

Manager, WorkSafe Victoria 

2.30pm 

Multi-Skilling - Fact or Fiction 

Mrs Janis Veldwyk, CPMSIA, 

Support Services Manager, 

Churches of Christ Community Care 

3.15pm 

OHS within Medium Business 

Caroline Kennedy, 

Project Manager, Medium Segment, 



Recruitment, Labour Hire & 

Contractor Management 

10.00am 

Mistaken Beliefs: 

Who Bears Responsibility? 

Mr Campbell Fisher, 

Managing Partner & Solicitor Director, 

FCB - Workplace Lawyers & Consultants 


11.15am 

Strategies to Work Together to Implement 

Prevention Strategies on Site within the 

Labour Hire Context 

Ms Karen Horne, 

National OHS Manager, Atvio 

12.00pm 

OHS Issues Arising From the Engagement 

of Labour Hire Employees and Contractor 

Management - an ABB Perspective 

Mr Gavin Kenny, CPMSIA, 

National OH&S Manager, 

ABB Australia Pty Limited 


2.00pm 

Hiring Services within the 

Construction Industry 

Maninderjit Singh, National OHSE 

Manager, Prysmian Cables and Systems 

2.30pm 

The Use of OHS Key Performance 

Indicators - The Difference Between 

Lag and Lead Indicators 

Ms Melinda Tan-Stephen, 

National OH&S Manager, Chandler McLeod 

3.15pm 

Managing Safety in the Labour 

Hire Sector 

Mr Lee Edwards, Managing OHS 

Consultant, Charles Cameron 


WELLNESS IN THE WORKPLACE 

10.00am 

Emotional Capitalism - 

A New Science of Health and Wellbeing 

Dr Martyn Newman, CEO, RocheMartin 


11.15am 

Assessing Health and Ability to Work: 

Impacts on Workers and Family 

Wellbeing in an Ageing Population 

Dr Josephine Palermo, Lecturer, 

Organisational and Industrial 

Psychology, Deakin University 

12.00pm 

Driver Fatigue - 

The Challenge of Compliance 

Mary Vespa, National Manager HR 

& Risk, Toll SPD 


2.00pm 

How Wellness Goes Beyond Health 

Mr Rashmi Somu, Senior Human Resources 

Consultant, ANZ Banking Group Limited 

2.30pm 

Happy People = Happy Profits 

Ms Naomi Simson, CEO, RedBalloon 

3.15pm 

Wellbeing @ AGL - An Adaptable 

Program in Times of Change 

Robyn van Yzendoorn, Wellbeing 

Manager, AGL Energy Limited 


Major Sponsor 



02 

03

DAY 1 

DAY 1 

1Tuesday 

31 MARCH 


OPENING BREAKFAST 

7.30am 

Recommendations for a Model OHS 

Act: Putting it all into Perspective 

Mr Barry Sherriff, FSIA (Hon) Partner, Freehills 

The National Review into Model Occupational Health 

and Safety Laws will conclude with the presentation of 

the final report of the Review panel to the Workplace 

Relations Ministers’ Council on 31 January 2009. 

Barry Sherriff (a member of the panel) provides you 

with a snapshot of the panel’s recommendations for the 

proposed model Act and explains how the model Act 

would meet the changing nature of employment and 

OHS risks in the 21st Century. Gain insight into what 

this may mean for business, workers and officers. 


9.00am 

Leading Workplace Safety 


Gain Janet’s insights on how to maintain and develop 

a safety culture in your organisation. 


9.30am 

Leading a Zero Harm Organisation 

Mr Geoff Knox, CEO, Downer EDI Limited 

Whilst the need to continue to improve our safety 

performance is obvious to all, leaders continue to struggle 

with just how to effectively lead their organisations towards 

a true zero harm outcome. Hear about experiences from 

four very different organisations as they have worked to 

deliver improved safety performances. 


Presented by 



Major Sponsor 

Major Sponsor 

Day 1 Keynote Speaker 

Sponsor 

Safty Culture & Workplace 


Mr Barry Sherriff, 

FSIA (Hon) 

Partner, Freehills 


Mr Geoff Knox, 

CEO, 

Downer EDI Limited 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

& OHS MANAGERS 

Stream Chair 

Sue Pilkington, FSIA, President - Victorian Division, 


10.45am 

OHS Harmonisation: 

What it Will Mean for Corporate Governance 

Mr Barry Sherriff, FSIA (Hon), Partner, Freehills 

The proposed harmonisation of OHS laws will have a 

significant impact on the nature and scope of the duties of 

organisations and directors and the way in which those 

duties are satisfied. Hear about the reports of the National 

OHS Review Panel and what they mean for governance. 

11.30am 

Shift Shapers - CSIRO HSE Network (B-I) 

Dr Angelica Vecchio-Sadus, CFSIA, 

HSE & Site Operations Manager, CSIRO Minerals 

In 2001, a review of safety culture and service delivery 

coupled with a fatality identified the need for change in 

HSE in CSIRO. Gain insight into how the HSE network 

has grown and adapted to economic, social and 

technological change, and been a key driver of strategic 

programs and safety culture. 

12.00pm 

Corporate Governance and Undertaking a Due Diligence 

Review, how the Department of Primary Industries 

Approached Managing the OHS Risks of Emergencies (A) 

Mr David Clancy, CPMSIA, 

Principal Consultant, Human Safety Systems Pty Ltd, 

Mr Hayden Cater, CPMSIA, 

OHS Manager, Department of Primary Industries & 

Ms Jacqueline Wood, CPMSIA, 

OHS Coordinator, Department of Primary Industries 

Given the specialist nature of dealing with a number 

of emergencies and the broad range of skills required, 

the management of hazards is sometimes difficult. 

Hear how the DPI employed a range of short term 

and long term strategies to ensure positive outcomes 

for organisational risk management and safety. 

Gain insight into the issues faced, the processes 

undertaken and what worked and did not work. 


1.45pm 

Developments in Building and Construction 

Industry OHS (I) 

Ms Helen Marshall, Federal Safety Commissioner 

Gain insights into developments in building and 

construction industry OHS and the key functions of the 

Federal Safety Commissioner including; promoting 

world class OHS outcomes on Australian building and 

construction projects; developing and administering the 

Australian Government Building and Construction OHS 

Accreditation Scheme; and identifying and progressing 

initiatives to improve OHS performance. 

2.30pm 

What Does Corporate Governance Mean in Terms 

of OHS, Due Diligence in a Large Organisation 

Dr Ross Trethewy, Group Manager 

Health Safety & Environment, Mirvac 

The concepts of Corporate Governance and Occupational 

Health and Safety invoke duty and due diligence which is 

inherently entwined. Board members need to know what is 

being done and its effectiveness without crossing the line 

into the management of day to day operations. Hear about 

some of the strategies adopted by Mirvac including its use 

of lead and lag indicators to drive improved and more 

transparent safety outcomes. 


3.45pm 

Panel Discussion 

Enjoy a lively debate with today’s speakers and have 

your questions answered. 


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY - 

THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE 

Stream Chair 

Julie Honoré, Managing Director, SafeSearch 

10.45am 

Ready, Set, Offset - The Race for Environmental 

Sustainability (B-I) 

Rohanne Young, HSE Manager, 

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research 

An increasing number of OHS professionals are being 

tasked with environmental management, with the 

current focus on climate change and sustainability. 

Hear a case study of CMAR’s journey to implement a 

sustainability program and the pitfalls and successes. 

11.30am 

Making Sustainability Sustainable. 

Why Profit is Not a Dirty Word 

Tony Gray, Director of Sustainability, Visy 

The economic slowdown has raised questions about 

whether companies will reduce their commitment to 

sustainability principles. Visy’s director of sustainability, 

Tony Gray will discuss how Visy maintains the link 

between the bottom line and the triple bottom line. 

12.00pm 

Building and Embedding a Comprehensive 

Environmental and Sustainability Program (B-I) 

Ms Olivia Tyler, Global Manager Environment, 

Foster’s Group 

Explore the key drivers for and objectives of the overall 

Foster’s Sustainability Program, with emphasis on the 

environmental priorities. 


1.45pm 

Climate Change as an Opportunity for HSE 

Professionals (A) 

Richard Coleman, General Manager HSE & 

Turlough Guerin, Group Environment Manager, Telstra 

More than any other time in history, HSE professionals 

are now challenged to re-examine the environmental 

component of their roles. Climate change provides an 

opportunity for HSE professionals to create value for 

their businesses by applying the same rigour and 

innovation which has lifted corporate safety 

performance over the past two decades. 

2.30pm 

Emerging Issues, Similarities and Differences 

between Safety and Environment/Sustainability 

Dr Vanessa Guthrie, Vice President Sustainability, Woodside 

Gain insight into the synergy as well as the differences 

between the realms of Safety and Environment/ 

Sustainability. Find out what the emerging issues in 

these areas are and what challenges lie ahead. 


3.45pm 

Sustainability - Making It Business as Usual 

Mr Leon Harris, Environment & Sustainability Manager, 

ANZ Operations - BP 

If sustainability is not business as usual then you’re 

probably not getting as much value as you could. 

Incorporating sustainability into everyday decision making 

can improve the bottom line, reduce environmental 

impacts and enhance the lives of staff and local 

communities. BP incorporates sustainable thinking in 

both the way it operates and the products it sells. 

4.15pm 

Grow Me The Money Program - Practical Tools 

for SME’s to Reduce Your Environmental Impact 

Ms Roberta Constanzo, Marketing Coordinator, 

Grow Me The Money 

Grow Me The Money is a free online program assisting 

Victorian Businesses in reducing their environmental 

impact and saving money in the process. Gain insight 

into the program and gain practical tools to use in your 

office to minimise their resource use and their impact 

on the environment. 


SAFETY CULTURE & WORKPLACE BEHAVIOUR - 

SO NEAR, YET SO FAR 

Stream Chair 

Phil Kamay, FSIA, Associate Director, Safety Action 

10.45am 

Practical Safety Leadership Skills (B-I-A) 

Mr Gary Rowe, CEO, Safety Action 

Learn what safety culture and safety leadership is, 

and more importantly, how to implement an appropriate 

program to deliver a strong sustainable safety culture in 

your organization. Gain practical tips will be provided 

which you can apply immediately in your own organisation, 

without any further authority or budget being granted. 

11.30am 

Building An Effective Safety Culture (B-I) 

Mr Dean Cipolla, Group Safety Manager, 

John Holland Group 

Learn how, in four years, the John Holland Group 

went from a culture of compliance to an effective safety 

culture focussed on collective risk awareness, personal 

ownership and accountability. Hear how this shift was 

achieved through creating a culture where our leaders 

own and drive safety, our safety people influence, support 

and provide safety expertise, and our systems are relevant. 

12.00pm 

Beyond Behaviour Based Safety (I-A) 

Mr Darren Head, CPMSIA, 

Senior Consultant, Noel Arnold & Associates 

Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) systems have been used 

with some success to “kick start” safety performance. 

BBS essentially seeks to modify unacceptable (or unsafe) 

employee behaviour with “safe” behaviour via feedback. 


1.45pm 

Making OHS Core Business: The Role of OHS Professionals 

in Embedding Operational Ownership in OHS (I-A) 



Whilst both Operations and Safety Managers pursue 

the company’s values, which inevitably embrace safety, 

there is often a disjuncture between them. Consider how 

this discord can be avoided through effective safety 

connecting at all levels of the operational chain resulting 

in a culture where safety is owned and enforced by all. 

2.30pm 

What To Do When Incidents Are Not Caused By OHS 

Management System Deficiencies (B-I-A) 

Mr Cristian Sylvestre, MSIA, Principal, Safetrain Pty Ltd 

Explore the findings of research that was carried out to 

identify why people still have incidents even though 

organisations have a mature and effective OHS 

Management System in place. It suggests areas of focus 

that would not normally be targeted by organisations and 

how these areas can be linked to the OHS Management 

System to improve OHS culture and OHS performance. 


3.45pm 

How Front Line Managers and Supervisors Influence 

Health and Safety Culture in the Workplace (I) 

Ms Jill McCabe, Manager, Workplace Support & 

Education Division, WorkSafe Victoria 

Hear an overview of the profile of frontline managers 

and supervisors in Victorian workplaces; the views of 

frontline managers and supervisors about organisational 

approaches to health and safety; and their own attitudes 

and behaviours in terms of health and safety. 

4.20pm 

How Significant is Safety Culture to the Effective 

Implementation of Safety Management to an 

Organisation? (B-I) 

Mr Paul Lyndon, OHS&IM Coordinator, 


Examine your organisation’s safety culture and consider 

how it culture can improve the effectiveness of your 

Safety Management System through strong leadership 

and communication, engaging the whole organisation, 

determining values, beliefs and attitudes. 



Stream Chair 

Dr Geoff Dell, CFSIA, Principal, Protosafe 

10.45am 

Safety Challenges From Transport 



Consider rail and ferry transport safety incidents, 

including the Daegu City underground fire, the Staten 

Island Ferry Crash and the Waterfall Railway accident. 

Explore legislative issues associated with regulating 

transport alongside OHS legislation. Safety topics will 

include safety in design, emergency management and 

approaches to worker health assessment. 


11.30am 

Level Crossing Safety: Human Factors Issues 

and Research Priorities (B-I-A) 

Ms Jessica Edquist, Research Fellow, 

Monash University Accident Research Centre 

Safety at level crossings, where roads and railway lines 

intersect, is an issue of continuing community and 

government interest. MUARC recently conducted a project 

to review human factors issues and countermeasures 

used at level crossings, and to provide the evidence base 

for further improvements in safety at Australian level 

crossings. The practical countermeasures and research 

priorities identified will be presented. 

12.00pm 

Safety in the Road Freight Transport Industry: 

Achieving a Paradigm Change 

Mr Paul Hennekam, Project Manager, WorkSafe Victoria 

Be updated on WorkSafe Victoria’s recent research into 

the culture of OH&S in the Road Freight Transport 

Industry. Gain insight into the attitudes and behaviours 

towards OH&S within the Industry and the key barriers 

that prevent compliance. Learn about the resulting 

strategy to eliminate high risk work practices. 


1.45pm 

Learning from Transport Accidents and Incidents (B-I-A) 

Mr Kym Bills, FSIA, Executive Director, 

Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) 

ATSB investigation of aviation, marine and rail accidents 

and serious incidents uncovers many systemic and 

human performance issues of relevance to the wider 

safety community. 

2.30pm 

Modernisation of the Worlds Second Oldest Profession 

Capt Steve Pelecanos, Head, Standards & Training, 

Australasian Marine Pilots Institute 

Hear how a profession steeped in tradition is casting 

off the shackles of inertia and moving to take its place 

as part of modern transport system. 


3.45pm 

The Role for Human Factors Research in Achieving 

a Safe Road System 

Dr Michael Lenné, Team Leader - Human Factors, 


There is a great potential for vehicle and infrastructurebased 

technologies to play a significant role in shaping 

road user behaviour and reducing road injury in the near 

future. Consider some of the key themes needed to 

ensure continued reductions in road injury are realised. 

4.15pm 

Panel Discussion: “The Future of Transport Safety” 

Mr Kym Bills, FSIA Executive Director, 

Australian Transport SafetyBureau 



Dr Michael Lenne, Team Leader - Human Factors, 


Mr Alan Osbourne, Director, Public Transport Safety VIC 

Mr Brian Riches, Director, Marine Safety Victoria 

Interactive debate between the expert panel and audience 


05 

04

DAY 2 

2WEDNESDAY 

1 APRIL 



9.00am 

Towards One National OHS Law 

Mr John Merritt, FSIA (Hon) 

Executive Director, WorkSafe Victoria 

Presented by 



Major Sponsor 

Mr John Merritt, 

FSIA (Hon) 

Executive Director, 


COMMUNITY & PUBLIC SAFETY 

Stream Chair 

Cameron Montgomery, CPMSIA, 

Safety Manager, City of Ballarat 

10.00am 

The Key Role of Leadership in Crisis Situations (I) 

Paul Barton, Director Environmental Sustainability, 

Monash University 

Gain insight into the key role that leadership plays 

in the successful management of crisis situations. 

The World Trade Centre attack in 2001 is examined 

together with the leadership of Mayor Rudy Giuliani. 

Using this analysis, the tragic shootings at Monash 

University in 2002 and at Virginia Tech in 2007 are 

discussed and the responses to the crises reviewed. 


11.15am 

Not for Profit Pain: 

Managing Community Organisation Safety (I) 



Why is there discord between Operations and Safety? 

Both streams of managers aspire and pursue the 

company’s values and these values embrace safety. 

The answer lies in how safety evolves within the business. 

Where safety connects at all levels of the operational chain 

- developing systems that are clear, simple and reflective of 

operational practice - it will be owned and enforced by all. 

11.45am 

VSCN, Enhancing Community Safety: 

A Network Approach (B) 

Mr James Sherry, Community Safety Planner, 

Co-chair Victorian Community Safety Network, 

Victorian Community Safety Network 

Gain insight into the approach taken by the Victorian Safe 

Communities Network in linking community safety 

professionals from diverse fields and enhancing the 

profession. Hear about the recent development of October 

Community Safety Month, the network’s approach to 

professional development and recent research conducted 

into the elements of the VSCN’s network success. 


1.45pm 

Safety and Risk Management at Public Events, 

Whose Responsibility? (I) 

Mr Stan Sexton, Corporate Manager Safety, 

Public Transport Authority 

Identify potential stakeholder risks in conducting and 

staging events. Assess the organisational and 

arrangement requirements, and analyse the risk potential 

based on the event activities, and provide an action plan 

to achieve appropriate controls proportionate to the risk 

associated with individual events. 

2.30pm 

Achieving a Safe Community for the Victoria Harbour 

Precinct (B-I) 

Mr Rodney Mounsey, EH&S Coordinator, 

Lend Lease Development 

Learn how Lend Lease aim to delivery strong, safe 

community in the Melbourne Docklands Victoria Harbour 

precinct. Gain insight into how Lend Lease Development 

and Bovis Lend Lease Construction intend to achieve to 

transform the Incident and Injury Free philosophy into a 

practical reality and their experience so far. 


3.45pm 

Operation Link - Be Safe Late Program (I) 

Bob Barby, Retired Chief Inspector 

When the number of assaults and property damage 

problems associated with late night venues in regional 

CBD’s becomes unacceptable, is it a policing problem or 

is it a whole of Community problem? Consider the key 

aspects identified as contributing factors and what 

solutions have been implemented to decrease assaults 

and property damage and improve Community Safety. 

4.15pm 

When the Source of Risk is People - 

Controlling the Risks of Violence at Work (B-I-A) 

Ms Andrea Shaw, Principal, Shaw Idea Pty Ltd 

Too often, the hierarchy of control is turned on its 

head when we are faced with occupational violence 

risks. Learn about recent initiatives to implement 

systems approaches to controlling violence at work in 

the SA and Victorian health systems - the challenges 

and successes of focussing on elimination. 


DEFENCE OHS & EMERGENCY Management 

Stream Chair 

Gary Lawson-Smith, CEO, Safety Institute of Australia 

10.00am 

Collaboration Across the Continuum (A) 

Professor Rod McClure, Director, 

Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) 

The full benefits of coloration can only be achieved if we 

radically rethink our service delivery structures. In this 

context, injury prevention could usefully be defined as 

the optimal governance and functioning of individuals 

within their environments in circumstances where 

human safety is an expected performance requirement. 


11.15am 

Operationalising Safety in a Large Organisation - 

Army Experience and Future Challenges (B-I-A) 

Col. Phil Langworthy, Director Army Safety Assurance, 



Consider the challenges and rewards of effectively 

operationalising safety in a large and complex 

organisation with learnings from the Army experience. 

Gain insight into how Army is mainstreaming safety to 

better align with the safety responsibilities of 

commanders and managers, while redefining the safety 

advisory and governance roles of safety practitioners. 

What challenges are likely to be faced in the future? 

11.45am 

Military Risk Management - Lessons a Year On (B-I-A) 

Lt Col Tony Mitchell, SO1 Military Risk Management, 



Learn about the new Risk Management program 

implemented by Defence in 2007 and hear the lessons 

learnt a year on from implementation. What has been 

Army’s experience with the roll out of National gap 

training on military risk management and what are the 

early responses of senior commanders to the elevation 

of residual safety risks for operational activities? 


1.45pm 

Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management 

of Heat Illness and Rehydration in Safety-Critical 

Occupations (Can you drink yourself to death?) (A) 

Dr Barry Gilbert, FSIA, Public Health Physician, 

Private Consultant, Barry Gilbert Consulting 

The challenges for preventing and managing heat 

stress and illness at work are considerable. Hear an 

evidence-based approach to managing heat illness at 

work with the focus on safety-critical workers and 

industries including, but not limited to defence, mining, 

manufacturing and emergency services. 

2.30pm 

Developing a Defence OHS Management System 

for Army (ArmySAFE) (A) 

Lt Col Sean Falkner, SO1 Safety Incident Prevention, 



Gain insight into the challenges of developing a Defence 

OHS Management system for Army and consider the 

learnings that can be applied to your organisation. 


3.45pm 

Safety Governance as part of an Organisational 

Assurance System (B-I) 

Lt Col Phillip Draber 

Deputy Director Safety Governance, Directorate of Army 

Safety Assurance, Department of Defence 

Gain insights into how safety practitioners can 

leverage off other kindred governance disciplines 

including risk management and auditing for more 

effective safety outcomes. 

4.15pm 

Design for Safety - Good Planning to Avert Failure (A) 

Mr John Lacey, FSIA, UK Managing Director, Principal 

Safety Consultant, Lincsafe (Health & Safety) Ltd 

The cost of failure in some arenas can purely be loss 

of money or loss of job. When looking at military or 

personal failure in work or combat operations, the 

cost can be fatal. Explore the ‘win-win’ benefits of 

risk management in the form of early interventions. 

With a focus on practical design at the correct stage, 

cost, as well as physical damage, can be prevented. 


RISK MANAGEMENT 

Stream Chair 

Frank Mistretta, CPMSIA, Principal Risk Management 

Consultant, The Risk Management Business 

10.00am 

Risk Management in WorkSafe Victoria (I) 

Ms Carol Pagnon, Chief Risk Officer, WorkSafe Victoria 

We can treat risks by choosing to transfer, control, avoid 

and/or accept them depending on the likelihood of the 

impact and weighing up the cost versus benefit. Hear 

about WorkSafe’s “3 Lines of Defence”, a best practice 

method of providing assurance on our Risk Management 

Framework, providing an outline on how risk management 

methods are integrated across WorkSafe Victoria. 


11.15am 

The Application of Enterprise Risk Management (I) 

Mr Mark Humphreys, Manager, Operational Risk, 

The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) 

The VMIA is a Victorian Government statutory 

body tasked with ‘protecting the state through risk 

management and insurance services’. Hear the lessons 

learnt by the VMIA through the Risk Framework Quality 

Reviews (RFQRs). Gain insight into the status of 

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in Victoria, 

the attributes of successful ERM. 

11.45am 

Research Findings into the Level of OH&S Legislative 

Compliance Amongst a Sample Group of Event 

Management Companies (B-I-A) 

Mr Anthony Evans, Lecturer in Event Management, 

Study Group Australia 

Hear results from research conducted on a sample group 

of event management companies/organisations to 

ascertain the level of OHS legislative compliance existing 

amongst the group, specifically relating to the area of OHS 

administrative controls. The research showed that if called 

upon to provide evidence of OHS legislative compliance, 

not one of the participating event management 

organisations would be able to fully comply. 


1.45pm 

Open Space Session (B) 

Mr Steve Bell, Solicitor, Freehills 

Participate in an open space session where you contribute 

the topics for discussion. Gain new ideas, hear common 

experiences and uncover different approaches to solving 

your risk management challenges. 

2.45pm 

Risk Management Solutions for Retaining Older Workers 

Ms Gabrielle Carlton, CPMSIA, 

Senior Consultant, National Safety Council of Australia 

Are employers keeping up with the inherent risks 

associated with an ageing workforce? Hear an 

examination of age trends and data in the Australian 

workforce and review realistic risk preventative 

strategies. Explore these strategies in conjunction 

with risk management systems to ensure they are 

adequately implemented throughout the business. 


3.45pm 

Building Risk Management Capability (B-I-A) 

Mr Glen Hollingshed, CPMSIA, 

Corporate Safety Manager, OneSteel 

Hear about a risk management process that involves a 

combination of training, coaching, mentoring, use of a 

newly developed pre-task risk assessment tool, safety 

observations, and team communications, in an attempt 

to drive risk management capability improvements 

across the breadth of the organisational structure. 

4.15pm 

HOWZAT! Winning Strategies for Risk Management (B-I-A) 

Mr Dan Ahern, CFSIA, Safety and Risk Coordinator, 

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd 

Is Target Zero a meaningful goal for OHS professionals 

to promote, or is it just a pleasant sounding slogan 

aimed to placate the concerns of managers, workers 

and the regulator? Can we do better than Target Zero as 

the ultimate measure of safety performance? How do 

we reconcile the difference between Target Zero and 

ALARP? And what is the role of Regulator in all of this? 

These questions and more will be addressed using 

fielders in a game of cricket to illustrate the 

fundamental principle of risk management. 


SAFETY EDUCATION - FOR A SAFE AUSTRALIA 

Stream Chair 

Dr Steve Cowley, FSIA, Lecturer, University of Ballarat 

10.00am 

Developing Safety Risk Intelligence in Children - 

A Continuum of Learning (I-A) 

Ms Susie O’Neill, Director and Founder, KIDS Foundation 

Be informed about the preliminary stages and findings of 

a Doctoral Study which aims to contribute knowledge in 

the area of child safety by examining the potential of early 

year’s education in “Developing Safety Risk Intelligence in 

Children as a Continuum of Learning” for later years. 


11.15am 

Using Injury Research to Underpin Safety Education (I-A) 

Dr Eric Wigglesworth, AM, FSIA (Hon), 

Honorary Senior Research Fellow, 

Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) 

Learn how health research in the 20th Century has 

benefited Australians in all aspects of their life - except at 

work - where it has been neglected. Australian health 

research, has provided the evidence-based foundation for 

health improvements. Hear how OHS research findings 

could provide a similar firm basis for evidence-based 

countermeasures that could be taught in tertiary courses. 

11.45am 

Leadership Equity in Safety - by Engaging, Educating 

and Empowering Employees (A) 

Ms Susan Heron, CEO, 

Australian Institute of Management VIC 

Managers must ask: “Are we delivering on leadership 

equity by providing our employees with sufficient 

empowerment on workplace safety?” Help analyse this 

question with regards to; developing a strong leadership 

culture on OHS; eliminating the “disconnect” in some 

organisations between top management and the workforce; 

effective engagement in safety by providing employees, 

through education, with a greater sense of empowerment. 


1.45pm 

Learning How People Learn - for Safety Education, 

Training, Teaching (B-I-A) 

Mr Shane Mahar, CEO and Founder, F.A.M.I 

Experience a “FUN” session and hear how different 

people learn to understand and apply safety using an 

acclaimed learning model based on findings from 

neurosciences, cognitive and social psychology, 

and processes of effective learning environments. 

2.30pm 

Learning Process Models and Techniques - 

for Safety Education, Training, Teaching 

Mr Werner Naef, Director, 

Kahler Communications Oceania Ltd 

Behavioural early warning signals can indicate something 

going wrong with an individual in terms of teamwork, 

leadership, risk assessment and other safe performance, 

which can often result in taking unjustified risks. 

Learn how to identify, understand and train others how 

to decode early warning signs and avoid potential harm. 


3.45pm 

Educating Workers - It is Not Rocket Science! (B-I-A) 

Mr Gavin Merriman, MSIA, OH&S Manager, 

Boral ACM (Vic/Tas) 

Hear findings from research undertaken as part of a 

Masters of Applied Science to determine whether H&S 

representatives who complete a Certificate IV course in 

OHS are more effective at representing their Designated 

Work Group on resolving OHS issues, than HSR’s that 

have only completed the Victorian 5 day OHS course. 

4.15pm 

Safety Engineering Education - The Need is Today! (B-I-A) 

Mr Keerthy Mysore, MSIA, Principal, Shakti Corp Pty Ltd 

Consider the role of safety engineering in improving safety 

of machinery standards and education; the emergence 

of new standards, radical changes in approach and 

methodologies; the promotion of quantitative methods 

of risk analysis as being superior to qualitative methods 

and the need for countries to prescribe “Process Safety 

Management” as part of legislation. 


Major Sponsor 



06 

07

DAY 3 

DAY 3 

3THURSDAY 

2 APRIL 



9.00am 

Dealing with OHS Inspectors 

Prof Michael Quinlan, FSIA, University of NSW 

Gain insight into how managers and others should deal 

with OHS Inspectors based on results from a major study 

of inspectorates in Australia carried out by Prof Quinlan 

and Richard Johnstone. 

Presented by 



Major Sponsor 

Prof Michael Quinlan, 

FSIA, 



Stream Chair 

Scott Puddy, CPMSIA, Hazard and Risk Management 

Advisor, BP Australia Pty Ltd 

10.00am 

Lessons from Beaconsfield 

Professor Michael Quinlan, FSIA, University of NSW 

Be updated on the lessons from the Beaconsfield 

tradegedy including effective systems for managing 

high hazard workplaces. 


11.15am 

Blue Sky Burning - The Lost Lesson’s from Longford 

Mr Jim Ward 

The Longford gas plant explosion in 1998 was a seminal 

event in the history of MHF’s in Australia. Hear what safety 

lessons have been lost in the years since the explosion from 

one of the control room operators on shift that fateful day. 

12.00pm 

Biohazard Disasters: When One Country Sneezes, 

is a World-Wide Cold Inevitable? 

James Schluter, Senior Associate, Holding Redlich 

In late 2002, the first case of Severe Acute Respiratory 

Syndrome (SARS) was detected. Over the next eight 

months, 8,096 people contracted SARS and 774 died. 

The human and financial effects of SARS continue to 

impact on local and global communities. Whilst the threat 

of SARS has subsided, other biohazards threaten local and 

global communities (eg avian influenza, HIV, Hendra virus). 

Explore the root causes of the SARS pandemic, how that 

experience could translate to other pathogens and how 

safety risk management responds to biohazards. 


2.00pm 

Asian Tiger - Accidents and Enforcement 

Mr Craig Docherty, CPMSIA, 

Director, Fusion Safety Management Pty Ltd 

Building on experience as Singapore’s ex-Deputy 

Commission for Workplace Safety and Director 

of Enforcement, Craig Docherty reveals insights 

into the Singapore Government’s administration 

of the Workplace Health & Safety Act 2006. 

Consider the techniques and strategies used in 

enforcement, including the detail of some of the more 

influential accidents that occurred in Singapore during 

that time and the lessons learnt that can be applied to 

preventing future incidents. 

2.30pm 

Applying the lessons from the 1991 Coode Island fires 

Ian Thomas, Principal, 

I F Thomas & Associates 

Hear about the Coode Island Fires of 1991, the Coronial 

Investigation and various theories as to the cause 

presented since, including new evidence revealed since 

the coronial enquiry. 

3.15pm 

In-depth Investigations of Major Incidents - 

Learning to Prevent a Further Tragedy 

Dr George Rechnitzer, FSIA, 

Principal Forensic Engineer, 

Managing Director, DV Experts 

Be presented with effective investigation methods and 

findings from major rail crashes and other incidents 

which have occurred in Australia. Hear how applying 

forensic levels of investigation techniques and insight, 

can better ensure that the human, equipment and 

environmental factors are all decoded as to cause 

and contribution, allowing rational and effective 

consideration of potential countermeasures. 


MANAGING SAFETY IN SMALL 

AND MEDIUM BUSINESS 

Stream Chair 

Lindsay Pritchard, CPMSIA, OH&S Officer, Schiavello 

10.00am 

Jack of All Trades? Oh to be Master at Everything! (I) 

Jonathan Amies, CFSIA, 

Senior Consultant OHS, Deakin University 

The so called safety “juggler” is not confined to small 

businesses but can include some full time safety 

professionals in larger organisations, who have to 

cope with a wide range of tasks, some of these being 

on the fringes of his/her knowledge or experience. 

Hear personal experiences from a ‘Jack of All Trades’. 


11.15am 

Juggling Many ‘Hats’ in a Rapidly Growing Organisation 

Mrs Robyn Rourke, Manager Quality and Risk, 

Eastern Access Community Health 

The development of a strong and externally audited 

systems approach to OHS at Eastern Access Community 

Health (EACH) has enabled a multi-’hat’ role to 

continue. The multi-’hat’ role is OHS coordination, 

quality improvement and in the past clinical services. 

There is “ground up” approach to OHS which enables 

staff to have collaborative work practices to manage and 

in most situations mitigate the risks in their program. 

12.00pm 

“Proactive Agricultural Safety & Support Inc” - 

a NFP Grass Roots Organization Passionate about 

Safety in the Rural Environment 

Mrs Anne Taylor, Chairperson, 

PASS Inc (Proactive Agricultural Safety & Support Inc) 

PASS Inc was formed in February 2007, after the double 

fatality of two 21 year old farm workers, the sixth and 

seventh fatalities in 7 years within a 20 kilometre radius 

of one Northern Tasmanian rural town. Hear about 

PASS Inc activities and events conducted since 

formation and their methods to actively engage farmers, 

their contractors and service providers in focusing on 

safety issues and stimulating change. 


2.00pm 

New Approaches to Improving Workplace Health 

and Safety in Small Business (B) 

Mr Richard Versteegen, Manager, WorkSafe Victoria 

Gain insight into lessons learned by WorkSafe Victoria 

through a range of activities to support small 

businesses to improve their health and safety and 

outlines of future initiatives to help small businesses 

enhance workplace safety. 

2.30pm 

Multi-skilling - Fact or Fiction (I) 

Mrs Janis Veldwyk, CPMSIA, Support Services Manager, 

Churches of Christ Community Care 

Hear about one persons experience in carrying out many 

duties including Human Resources, OHS, Contract 

Management and Maintenance Coordination whilst 

ensuring that OHS remains the main focus of the work. 

3.15pm 

OHS within Medium Business 

Carolyn Kennedy, Project Manager, 

Medium Segment, WorkSafe Victoria 

Does your role involve managing OHS and Return to 

Work? Do you perform these functions on top of your 

day-to-day duties? Gain tips for success in juggling all of 

these for your workplace, with the aim of improving your 

OHS and Return to Work outcomes. 


Recruitment, Labour Hire & 

Contractor Management 

Stream Chair 

Kelvin Blackney, FSIA, President Geelong Branch, 


10.00am 

Mistaken Beliefs: Who Bears Responsibility? (I-A) 

Mr Campbell Fisher, Managing Partner & Solicitor 

Director, FCB - Workplace Lawyers & Consultants 

Gain insight into FCB’s experience in advising in the 

area of OHS responsibility of employees of labour hire 

agencies and some of the systems and practices that 

can be put in place to best manage the health and 

safety of agency workers. 


11.15am 

Strategies to Work Together to Implement Prevention 

Strategies on Site within the Labour Hire Context (A) 

Ms Karen Horne 

National OHS Manager, Atvio 

From the beginning, one of the keys to achieving success 

in OHS between clients, labour hire and contracting 

companies is to ensure that expectations of all parties 

are clarified and managed. Learn how to improve these 

partnerships and how this will improve OHS on site. 

12.00pm 

OHS Issues Arising From the Engagement of Labour 

Hire Employees and Contractor Management 

- an ABB Perspective (B) 

Mr Gavin Kenny, CPMSIA, 

National OH&S Manager, ABB Australia Pty Limited 

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies 

that enable utility and industry customers to improve 

their performance while lowering environmental impact. 

In today’s world, OHS needs to meet the challenges of 

an aging workforce, availability of experienced and 

appropriately skilled workers, the increased use of 

labour hire (casual labour) and contractors as well as 

the challenge of standardising programs and procedures 

in countries with wide cultural differences and demands. 


2.00pm 

Hiring Services within the Construction Industry 

Maninderjit Singh, National OHSE Manager, 

Pysmian Cables & Systems 

Gain an understanding of your OHS requirements as a 

controller of premises and the tools used to manage risk 

when hiring services within the construction industry. 

2.30pm 

The Use of OHS Key Performance Indicators - 

The Difference Between Lag and Lead Indicators (I) 

Ms Melinda Tan-Stephen, National OH&S Manager, 

Chandler McLeod 

OHS is often seen as an extra task by operational 

managers, often perceived to conflict with core business. 

For OHS to succeed in any organisation, it must be treated 

like any other core business function, with measureable 

targets and key performance indicators. Hear an insight 

into the strategies which any company can use to establish 

targets and tips for engaging commitment and “buy in” 

at the operational frontline. 

3.15pm 

Managing Safety in the Labour Hire Sector (I) 

Mr Lee Edwards, Managing OHS Consultant, 

Charles Cameron 

On-hired Employment Service (OES) providers share 

responsibility with their clients to ensure a safe 

workplace for their on-hired workers. While the OES 

provider does not have direct control over the work 

environment in which they place their on-hired 

employees, they are responsible, as far as reasonably 

practicable, to ensure all employees are safe from risks 

at work. State OHS authority guidance expects that OES 

providers undertake host employer site assessments to 

identify hazards and assess the adequacy of controls. 


WELLNESS IN THE WORKPLACE 

Stream Chair 

Debra Burlington, CPMSIA, Director, Enhance Solution 

10.00am 

Emotional Capitalism - A New Science of Health 

and Wellbeing (B-I-A) 

Dr Martyn Newman, CEO, RocheMartin 

We know that to be successful in our personal and 

professional lives we need to develop our emotional 

intelligence. Hear from a leading international expert 

on emotional intelligence, revealing the seven dynamic 

emotions that create success, and provides a 

step-by-step guide for building emotional wealth 

and well-being. 


11.15am 

Assessing Health and Ability to Work: Impacts on 

Workers and Family Wellbeing in an Ageing Population 

Dr Josephine Palermo, Lecturer, Organisational 

and Industrial Psychology, Deakin University 

Participation in work is a well established health 

determinant of family wellbeing. Therefore prolonging 

employment, whilst important for sustaining wellbeing, 

must be accomplished without threatening the well being 

of workers and their families. Research being conducted 

at Deakin University expands the work ability model to 

better understand how workplace factors contribute to 

the wellbeing of workers and their families. 

12.00pm 

Driver Fatigue - The Challenge of Compliance (B-I) 

Mary Vespa, National Manager HR & Risk, Toll SPD 

Hear about the requirements under the various pieces 

of Driver Fatigue legislation; and how driver fatigue was 

managed in the past and how effective having a positive 

impact is on driver health and wellbeing. Are the new 

onerous requirements having a detrimental effect on 

driver health? 


2.00pm 

How Wellness Goes Beyond Health (B-I-A) 

Mr Rashmi Somu, Senior Human Resources Consultant, 

ANZ Banking Group Limited 

Take part in a discussion about how organisations can 

create a healthy workforce through proactive approaches 

in the workplace, focusing initiatives that will create a 

highly engaged, flexible and agile workforce. 

2.30pm 

Happy People = Happy Profits (B-I-A) 

Ms Naomi Simson, CEO, RedBalloon 

Corporate wellbeing involves getting Employee 

Engagement right. How do you lead and inspire people 

with a shared purpose? What creates an engaged team? 

What makes people want to come to work and work? 

Get ready for some inspiration on aspiration and 

compelling anecdotes and learn how to ‘love your people 

and your customers’, making you an employer of choice. 

3.15pm 

Wellbeing @ AGL - 

An Adaptable Program in Times of Change 

Robyn van Yzendoorn 

Wellbeing Manager, AGL Energy Limited 

During a period of organisational change and turmoil 

there can be many distractions and an employee 

program can be at threat of diminishing impact, losing 

employee focus or struggling for survival. Hear how 

the Wellbeing @ AGL program survived such times. 


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ConferenCe Program 09 - Safety Institute of Australia

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