If you are interested in learning more about work health and safety, mental health and wellbeing, and best practice rehabilitation and return to work, you won’t want to miss these upcoming events
If you are interested in learning more about work health and safety, mental health and wellbeing, and best practice rehabilitation and return to work, you won’t want to miss the upcoming in-person and online events in Queensland this September and October.
All events will be livestreamed so you can join from anywhere. Please see the outlines below for more information and links to register.
Electrical Safety Week 2023 is a series of events for electrical industry leaders, workers, contractors, and apprentices. The week kicks off with the Electrical Safety Summit on Tuesday, 5 September at Victoria Golf Club in Brisbane, where you can hear from former Brisbane Lions captain Simon Black, Queensland’s Commissioner for Electrical Safety Keith McKenzie, Electrical Safety Office head Donna Heelan, and Ergon Energy’s Melinda Williams.
Electrical apprentices can also join in-person, or online, rugby league legend Johnathon Thurston for breakfast at Bracken Ridge TAFE on Wednesday, 6 September, and learn how to get the right start in your career and stay safe at work.
You can also register for the Electrical Industry Safety webinar on Thursday 7, September, where international speaker and author Anton Guinea will share his story of surviving an arc flash incident.
Click here to view the full program and register.
The Work Well Conference 2023, will be held on Tuesday 17 October at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The conference will feature a host of high-profile speakers, such as AI expert Dr Mark Van Rijmenam, Australia’s first female naval helicopter pilot Natalee Johnston, and human communications expert Anneli Blundell. The conference will cover topics such as artificial intelligence in safety, systems thinking, critical conversation management, psychosocial risks, good work design and safety capability.
Click here to view the full program and register.
Both of these online events are taking place during Safe Work Month, held nationally each year in October.
The month-long event calendar also includes regional information sessions and the livestreamed Work Well Speaker Series