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Dear Colleagues,

I’m very pleased to introduce the newest member of our Board of Directors, Deanna Lane. Deanna has

held senior leadership roles with a number of professional Institutes and her focus has always been on

member engagement, relevance, clear communication and delivering value to members through advocacy

and thought leadership.

“I am delighted to have joined the Board of the Safety Institute of Australia as an Independent Director,

particularly at this time of its evolution and I am keen to contribute to its work, both for and with health and

safety professionals in all spheres and industries.”– Deanna Lane.

It has been a busy year at the SIA and I’m looking forward to continuing our growth into the new year. On

behalf of the Institute and our Board of Directors, I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a healthy

and safe New Year.

See you in 2019.

David Clarke, CEO LATEST NEWS

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Regulators warn on physical and mentalhealth with pre-holiday stresses

With the end of year fast approaching,

WorkCover Queensland recently warned that

ensuring workers are physically safe and

mentally healthy is critical to avoiding

unnecessary and costly injuries.

Union appeal to High Court over abuseof safety powers case rejected

The High Court of Australia recently refused to

grant special leave to the CFMMEU to appeal

against a Full Federal Court decision to

impose $306,000 in fines for the illegal

conduct of its former Queensland President,

Dave Hanna.

National inquiry puts spotlight onworkplace sexual harassment

Employers need to understand their legal

obligations to educate workers about

appropriate office behaviour and ensure that

WA regulator issues final cyclonecontingency planning warning

WA is now well into cyclone season and

WorkSafe WA warned businesses throughout













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robust procedures for managing harassment

claims are used, according to Sam McIvor, an

employment and safety partner at Mullins, a

WorkCover Queensland panel law firm.

the State to ensure that contingency plans

have been established and are in operation.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Super Early Bird Rates End 10th January 2019

Don’t miss your chance to save $400 and

secure Super Early bird rates to the 2019 SIA

National Health & Safety Conference.

Held from 22-23 May 2019 at the International

Convention Centre Sydney, the conference will

again be part of the #SAFETYSCAPE

Convention.

To see how the 2019 SIA National Health &

Safety Conference program is shaping up

please click here.

Date: 22-23 May 2019

Venue: International Sydney Convention Centre

Tickets: Super Early Bird Offer ends 10 January

2019

Super Early Bird Ticket Prices

SIA Member $590 ex GST

SIA Corporate Member $590 ex GST

Non Member $790 ex GST

Non Member & Join $790 ex GST

Student $495 ex GST *

(standard rate)

Student Nominations Now Open - SIANational OHS Education Awards

The Safety Institute of Australia is calling for

Student Nominations for the 2018 SIA OHSEducation Awards.

All students who have completed their

relevant course requirements in the 2018

calendar year are eligible to apply via our

new online nomination form which can be

found here.

The two awards on offer this year are:

1. National OHS Education (Postgraduate)

Award

2. National OHS Education

(Undergraduate) Award.

The winner of each award will receive:

A commemorative medal and certificate

Professional Development Fund to the

value of $1500

Travel and accommodation from home

state to the awards presentation

Membership of the SIA for one year











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(Note: prices do not include conference dinner or

CEO breakfast)

Register here

Commemorative plaque for the

educational institution.

The awards will be presented at the SIA

National Health & Safety Conference on

Wednesday 22 May 2019

Please note: Nominations will close at 5pmon Wednesday 20 February 2019.

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INCIDENTS & PROSECUTIONS

$80,000 fine for company after worker’shand amputated by trenching machine

Queensland’s Rockhampton Magistrates Court

recently fined a company $80,000 after it was

found that inadequate supervision and training

for a young inexperienced labourer led to an

incident in which a trenching machine

amputated his hand.

Timber company fined $60,000 afterworker loses thumb and fingers todocking saw

The Brisbane Magistrates Court recently fined

a timber company $60,000 for failing to protect

a young inexperienced worker who lost a

thumb and three fingers to a docking saw on 7

October 2015.











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Building company fined $52,500 afterapprentices risked falling from height

An Ocean Grove building company in Victoria

has been fined $52,500 without conviction for

safety breaches that exposed workers,

including three apprentices, to the risk of

serious injury from falls from height.

Mining company fined $30,000 for failingto report dangerous roll-over incidents

NSW Quarry Services was recently fined

$30,000 by the NSW Local Court and ordered

to pay legal costs of $25,000 for failing to

report two dangerous roll-over incidents to the

NSW Department of Planning and

Environment’s Resources Regulator.

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Safe Work Australia: new guidelines forchemical storage in workplace

Safe Work Australia recently announced new

guidelines for the safe identification,

positioning, storage and management of

chemicals in the workplace.

NSW: Safety blitz on falls from heightsin construction industry

A 12-month safety blitz to reduce falls from

heights in the construction industry was

recently launched by SafeWork NSW, with

inspectors visiting 1000 sites after nine

workers died in 2017 and many more were

injured in an alarming spike in the number of

reported falls from heights.

SA: Safety alert issued over working inthe heat

SafeWork SA recently issued a safety alert

reminding employers to take measures to

manage the risks associated with heat stress

and solar UV radiation as South Australia’s

summer takes hold with hot weather forecasts

the next two days.

NT: Safety alert issued over asbestos inbunsen burner gauze mats

WorkSafe NT recently issued a safety alert

regarding the possible presence of asbestos in

Bunsen burner gauze mats with ceramic

centres, commonly used in laboratories.

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