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CSG August-2026 speaker David Caple: Sharing OHS knowledge across sectors

Sharing OHS knowledge across sectors

Presentation by: David Caple AM, Director, David Caple & Associates

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What are some OHS initiatives that can be shared across the "legal supply chain", health sector and banking industry? This was the subject of Central Safety Group's lunchtime presentation by David Caple AM on Tuesday 11 August.

David’s distinguished career has spanned the last 50 years as a researcher and consultant in multiple industry sectors. He sees his work as a privilege, and we were equally privileged to have him as our August speaker.

David has witnessed and contributed to the evolution of OHS through an ergonomics lens with wide-ranging applications. His experience shows that there are links between OHS issues across industry sectors that provide opportunities to learn and share initiatives.

In his presentation, David focused on three sectors in particular:
1. The "legal supply chain" – police, courts, prisons, youth justice and legal support services.
2. The health sector – public and private, aged care and paramedics.
3. The banking industry – where design has evolved from a focus on robbery prevention to using 24/7 accessible cash-handling machines.

In these industry sectors, David’s role in ergonomics involved assessing work systems and developing OHS controls as part of multidisciplinary teams. Many of these have industry-level applications to address risks to staff and the community.

This presentation provided an overview of the methodologies used and the key outcomes.

The presenter:

David Caple AM is a leading figure in occupational health and safety here and overseas. He has advised a wide range of businesses, industry groups and public sector organisations, and has worked with Australian and overseas governments on work health and safety strategy. He has spent more than 40 years as an OHS consultant, and was an Adjunct Professor, Centre for Ergonomics & Human Factors, La Trobe University for 20 years. David was President of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) 2006-2009, in which capacity he represented the profession in 23 countries, to governments, universities, researchers and practitioners. David is a Financial Member of Central Safety Group.

 
 

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Aikenhead Centre
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Discovery

CSG September 2026 event - 

Presenter: David Caple AM, David Caple & Associates


Site Visit -The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD)

Where: 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
NE corner of Victoria Parade and Nicholson St, Fitzroy - next to St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne

How: On site only, please note early RSVP: COB Monday 31 August

Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026, 12 noon
Non-Members welcome to attend

Site Visit -The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) The Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD) – Australia’s first hospital-based medical discovery centre –officially opened its doors in June this year, marking the culmination of more than two decades of planning, collaboration and investment in Australia’s biomedical engineering future.
Central Safety Group is privileged to have the opportunity to visit this brand new centre on Tuesday 8th September. Located on the corner of Victoria Parade and Nicholson St, Fitzroy, the ACMD is a $206 million state-of-the-art biomedical engineering centre. Our tour will include a look at cutting-edge laboratories, a human kinetics lab, a clinical simulation lab, and dedicated education facilities to train the next generation of clinical, nursing, allied health and biomedical research leaders.
The ACMD’s unique collaborative model – placing researchers, engineers, clinicians and industry partners under one roof for the first time – is designed to deliver ground-breaking technologies that improve patient outcomes, enhance health equity and transform Australia’s health system.
The ACMD stands on the site of the former Aikenhead Wing – St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne’s residence for trainee nurses. The ACMD is named after Mary Aikenhead, the founder of the Sisters of Charity, the order of nuns who established St Vincent’s.
The tour is fully accessible for attendees with mobility issues.
Please note: this is an in-person event only – there will be no video recording of the tour.

Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026 2026
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where: 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065
NE corner of Victoria Parade and Nicholson St, Fitzroy - next to St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Note: Please note early RSVP date: COB Monday 31 August
N.B. A video recording of the session will NOT be available on the website .
Cost: Financial members* free. Others $15
RSVP: COB Monday 31 August 2026. Online using our RSVP form
Join: Join CSG now [Individual membership fee: $85.]
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   RSVP: by Monday 31 August.
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