WorkSafe Victoria Health and Safety Month 2024
WorkSafe Victoria is running Health and Safety Month again this October and the theme is "Connect Learn Share".
As a part of the activities, free 45-minute webinars on a variety of topics are being run via zoom, so you can attend from the comfort of your own home!
A few of the highlights are:
October 28: Work-related gendered violence in healthcare; High-risk crystalline silica work and ban of engineered stone
October 29: Workplace safety in Victoria: challenges and priorities. Presented by: Joe Calafiore, Chief Executive Officer, WorkSafe Victoria, and Sam Jenkin, Executive Director, Health and Safety, WorkSafe Victoria.
Manual Handling Basics: Do’s and Don’ts of risk control
How the WorkWell program can support a mentally healthy workplace. Presented by: Darcy Cooper, Program Manager, WorkSafe Victoria.
Nic Crooks, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, WorkSafe Victoria.
Darcy spoke about this program at the CSG May event this year.
October 30: From risk assessment to incident investigation: Why consultation is so important; Safe use of elevating work platforms (EWPs)
October 31: How changes to the WorkCover scheme will impact injured workers; Preventing exposure to welding fumes
November 1: Treatment pathways – Mental injury.
Supporting and supervising apprentices. Presented by: Professor Helen Lingard, Executive Director, RMIT Safety and Health Innovation Network, and Peter Booth, Senior Construction Advisor, WorkSafe Victoria.
Prof. Lingard gave a great presentation to us in October 2023.
There is also a wide range of in-person regional activities.
Further details on the speakers and topics, as well as registration for the webinars & events, are available on the WorkSafe website here: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/events
