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Safety
Beyond
City Limits
CSG August 2024 speakers:Phil Dwyer & Carly Chambers

Safety Beyond City Limits

Presenters:

    Phil Dwyer, OHS Officer, South West Institute of TAFE
    Carly Chambers, OHS Officer, South West Institute of TAFE

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How do you keep in contact with safety colleagues and issues out in the country? Phil Dwyer, from regional Warrnambool in Victoria, gave us an insight into this on 13 August when he spoke about regional safety networks and his own job as OHS Officer - Audit, Risk and Compliance, at multi-campus South West Institute of TAFE.

Phil is a keen member of safety networking groups: Warrnambool Area of Safety and Health Group (WASH Group) and the TAFE Safety Network Group that covers Victoria. He is also a member of Central Safety Group.

Phil and his colleague, OHS Officer Carly Chambers, talked about how they operate, spending a great deal of time on the road keeping safety tabs on a network of diverse regional TAFE sites.

The talk was followed by questions and discussions from the CSG Zoom audience.

The presenter:

Phil Dwyer has been an OHS officer for over 10 years. He had a long career in his family’s construction firm in Warrnambool before becoming a building compliance officer at South West TAFE in 2008. He is now a Health and Safety Officer at Warrnambool TAFE.

The presenter:

Carly Chambers became South West TAFE OHS Officer in 2023. Prior to that, her career included being owner/operator of a local freight business and mentor/trainer at a number of hospitality establishments in Warrnambool and interstate. She has a Bachelor of Health Science and a Diploma in Management.

 
 

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Fatigue Management
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CSG November 2025 event - Presenter Jane Skillen, OHS Advisor, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine - Fatigue management in a high-risk environment


Fatigue management in a high-risk environment

Presented by: Jane Skillen, OHS Advisor, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Topic: Fatigue management in a high-risk environment

How: CSG Lunchtime Presentation - via zoom or in person

Date: Tuesday 11 November 2025, noon
Non-Members welcome to attend

Fatigue management in a high-risk environment
Fatigue in the workplace can be a critical safety and psychosocial risk. However, some contributing factors are often overlooked, resulting in poor management of the issue.
At our final in-person presentation for 2025 on 11 November, Jane Skillen, OHS Advisor at Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, will provide an informative case study on managing fatigue for clinical forensic nurses in regional Victoria.
She will discuss the implications of being impaired by fatigue in such a high-risk work environment, and the importance of recognising both external and workplace factors that can contribute to it.
Her talk will outline strategies to identify fatigue-related concerns early, and what a timely intervention looks like. Come along in person to take advantage of Jane’s extensive experience in OHS and continue the discussion after the formal event is over.

About the Speaker:

Jane Skillen has over 20 years’ experience across the Victorian Public Service and specialised sectors including healthcare, education, corrections, and the arts.
She has been in her current role of OHS Advisor with the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) for two and a half years. VIFM provides the justice system with crucial evidence that underpins safe convictions and appropriate acquittals.
Her previous career includes providing expert OHS leadership to organisations such as Youth Justice, Corrections Victoria, the Department of Health & Human Services and Victoria Police.
Jane is a Financial Member of Central Safety Group.

Date: Tuesday 11 November 2025
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where: Regus Yarra Room, 50th floor, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne. Our thanks to Helen O'Keefe for providing the venue.
How: Online via Zoom or in person - the link will be sent out on the afternoon of the Monday preceding the event
N.B. A video recording of the session will be available on the website exclusively for financial members.
Cost: Financial members* free. Others $15
RSVP: COB Monday 10 November 2025. Online using our RSVP form
Join: Join CSG now [Individual membership fee: $85.]
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   RSVP: by Monday 10 November.
Online using our RSVP form or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., phone the secretary T: (03) 9387 9768 Mobile 0417 040 252
The Zoom event link will be emailed on the afternoon of Monday 10 November.

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