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Join us at the GV Hotel as we dive into a world of workplace health and safety with dynamic guest speakers and industry experts. Hosted by Geelong Cats AFL Premiership Captain Cameron Ling, this event is free with a light lunch provided, so don't miss your chance to connect, learn and share.
Schedule:
Arrival and registration: 9.00am to 9.30am
Ask WorkSafe: 9.30am to 10.20am You're invited to discover WorkSafe's purpose to reduce workplace harm as Victoria's occupational health and safety regulator. This session will explore the basics of WorkSafe's role in harm prevention and enforcement. WorkSafe will address local issues, welcome questions from the audience and explain how to create safer workplaces.
How to support injured Victorians back to work: 10.30am to 11.20am An interactive case study on a worker who has been injured at work and as a result has submitted a workers compensation claim for a mental injury. We will discuss an employer's Return to Work planning obligations, with a focus on how to balance both the mental injury and meeting obligations. This presentation will also provide the audience with the opportunity to ask questions about planning for a worker's return to work.
Welding fumes and occupational hygiene: 11.30am to 12.20pm Join WorkSafe's Occupational Hygienists as they discuss what the recent changes to welding fumes exposure standards mean. You'll also hear about what controls are available to help reduce your exposure to welding fumes. We'll have time for any questions you may have at the end of the session.
Lunch: 12.20pm to 1.00pm
