Conference Programme
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| 8:00 | Registration | 7.00 - 8.00 | AGM Physio Group |
| 8:30 | OFFICIAL WELCOME AND HOUSEKEEPING Presenter: Paul Jarvie |
8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | SAFE DESIGN Presenter: Vanessa Yule, Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) How engineering has a major impact on safety. Safe work, safe design |
9:00 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Presenter: John Kerr - Australasian Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZSOM) This presentation gives an overview of OHS in developing countries, using Vietnam and Egypt as principal examples. It examines the history, current culture and practice of OHS in these places, comments upon some of the drivers for current practices and explores responsibilities, opportunities for support and services that New Zealand OHS practitioners may be able to offer. |
| 9:50 | Morning Tea | 9:45 | ELEMENTS IN BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION'S SAFETY CULTURE Presenter: Prof. Graham Hunt Safety culture is something that is often talked about - something that every organization wants to have. But what is it? Do organizations already have it - some more than others? This paper will propose practical strategies for changing an organization's safety culture. |
| 10:25 | AN EXPLORATION OF THE AGE-OLD QUESTION:
IS OH&S A PROFESSION OR NOT? Presenter: Dianne Dyck, Canada What is an OH&S professional, what do they do, is it mirrors and smoke or is it a profession with creditable jurisdictions. |
10:30 | Morning Tea |
| 10:50 | ASSESSING WORKABILITY IN THE WORKPLACE Presenter: Philip Taylor - Swinburne University of Technology, Australia This paper will provide a new means to determine the ability of an injured/ill employee returning to work and being safe and productive. |
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| 11:15 | ACCOMODATION AND GRADUATED RETURN TO WORK AFTER INJURY Presenter: Margaret Macky ACC WORKWISE Challenges and strategies for engaging Injured workers and workplaces. In this session, we review the influences which contribute to the success or failure of this critical phase of injury management. |
11:20 | IMPLEMENTING A GLOBAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMME - THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP Presenters: Richard Crafter - Newmont Australasian Occupational Health and Hygiene Mining is a multidisciplinary industry. This paper will explore how many disciplines are involved in producing a safe workplace and how collaboration is vital across OH&S sectors. |
| 11:45 | PANEL DISCUSSION Following Lunch industry groups will split into SIX concurrent sessions where accepted papers will be presented Click here the Concurrent Session Programme. |
12:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION Following Lunch industry groups will split into SIX concurrent sessions where accepted papers will be presented Click here the Concurrent Session Programme. |
| 12:15 | Lunch NZISM AGM 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Limelight Room 1) NZOHNA AGM 12:30pm - 1:30pm (Durafort Room) |
12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | CONCURRENT SESSION PROGRAMME 13:30pm - 15:30pm - see separate programme for details |
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| 15:30 | Afternoon Tea | 15:35 | Summary, Vision for the Future Open Letter |
| 15:50 | 3M Award Finalist presentations | 16:00 | CLOSE |
| 16:20 | CONCURRENT SESSION PROGRAMME 16:20pm - 17:20pm - see separate programme for details |
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| 17:30 | End of Day One | ||
| 19:00 | Drinks and Gala Dinner Dance (Town Hall) | ||
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