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Local, high quality CPD. Meet your colleagues in health and safety.

It’s that time of year with boutique health and safety conferences and symposia happeningin every Australian state and territory. Our Branch teams – health and safety people oneand all – work together to build programs and activities which they think would be greatvalue for the profession, for themselves and colleagues. Click here to find out what’s happening in your state/territory, and join us. I’m aiming to beat all these great events, so I’ll see you there. Have a great week.David Clarke, CEO

INDUSTRY NEWS

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What are the biggest OHS challenges incontractor management?

Contractor management continues to be one ofthe biggest risks facing organisations, according toa legal expert in the area.

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Four in �ve working people injured or illdue to work

Nearly 80 percent of working people have beeninjured, or become ill, or both as a result of theirwork, according to a recent survey conducted bythe ACTU.

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What’s behind the rise of employeeburnout?

Organisational changes are key to preventing thegrowing number of workers with chronic workplacestress, according to Monash University research.

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WorkSafe Victoria inspector assaultedon construction site

A man has been convicted and fined for assaultinga WorkSafe inspector at an Elwood constructionsite in Victoria.

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WorkSafe WA inspection program looksat commercial kitchen safety

WorkSafe WA will conduct a proactive inspectionprogram to look at safety standards and issues incommercial kitchens in various WA workplaces.

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NOPSEMA calls for comment onoperational risk assessment guidancenote

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety andEnvironmental Management Authority(NOPSEMA) recently called for comment on thefinal draft of the operational risk assessmentguidance note (link is external).

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 POLICY & LEGISLATION

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NSW Resources Regulator issues safetyalert following �ight bar incident

The NSW Resources Regulator recently issued asafety alert after a flight bar hit a worker on theshoulder when he was installing a conveyor chainon a continuous miner at a NSW Hunter Valleyunderground coal mine.

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Safe Work Australia makes newguidance for labour hire available

Safe Work Australia recently issued a new guideLabour hire: duties of persons conducting abusiness or undertaking.

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By-law changes at theInstitute.

Like all not-for-profit agencies our constitutionallows for the Board to create policies to guide theadministration of the organisation, and one suchtype of policy is By-laws. In recent years we’veundergone many changes, and as a result theBoard has needed to make widespread changesto the By-laws, including updating TOR forAccreditation and Certification. For thosemembers interested in the internal functions of theAssociation, you can see both the 2018 By-Lawsand the drafted By-laws here. Members are welcome to provide any feedbackon these to admin@aihs.org.au under thesubject: AIHS By-Laws by 21 September 2019.

 AIHS EVENTS

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Perth Safety Symposium 2019Hear from a range of speakers share how they are 'forward thinking' in managingrisk into the next decade, by focusing on their people! The format is engaging,entertaining and fast-paced. Each presentation providing informative, practicallyapplicable concepts, grounded in real world proven research. The format isdesigned to challenge each attendee to open their mind and expand their 'toolbox'when preparing to manage workplace health and safety risk into and beyond 2020 –as it’s all about you and your people.

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Tasmanian Safety Symposium & Trade Show 2019The 2019 Tasmanian Safety Symposium & Trade Show will provide health & safetyprofessionals with access to Australia's leading WHS professionals,researchers and legal minds. It will showcase contemporary trends andemerging issues that will challenge the way you look at traditional safetyleadership and compliance. The Trade Show will expose you to Tasmania'sleading safety suppliers and vendors, who share our vision.

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MORE UPCOMING EVENTS28 August QLD Visions Conference 2019

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NT WorkSafe accepts $1.8 millionenforceable undertaking fromWoolworths

NT WorkSafe has accepted a $1.8 millionenforceable undertaking proposed by Woolworthsafter the 2016 death of a Maningrida man, whowas run over by a prime mover in the HibiscusShopping Centre loading dock.

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LakeCoal �ned $180,000 after workersuffers severe head laceration

LakeCoal was recently convicted and fined$180,000 following an incident at ManneringColliery in 2016 which left a worker seriouslyinjured.

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28 August WA WISH- Learning from the Past and Thinking for the Future1September The Not Boring Safe Design Online Short Course

2September

SA Visit to RAAS Rescue Retrieval & Aviation Service facility at AdelaideAirport

3September

NSW H.O.P & Learning Teams Course: Never Stop Learning &Improving

5September VIC Safety Symposium 2019

5September VIC Annual General Meeting

11September AIHS Webinar The Role of Complex Human Systems Methods in WHS

12September NSW Safety Symposium: Safety Leaders - The art of letting go

INCIDENTS AND PROSECUTIONS

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Retailer �ned $150,000 after worker’sfoot run over twice

A major retailer in Victoria has been fined$150,000 without conviction after a truck driver’sfoot was crushed when he was twice run over by amobile shipping container transporter.

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Meat processor �ned $90,000 afterworker’s hand amputated by hide puller

A meat processing company has been convictedand fined $90,000 after a worker’s hand wassevered at its Brooklyn plant.

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