Water Industry Safety Event
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Batman Royale – Coburg
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Batman Royale – Coburg
The program for the 2018 Water Industry Safety Event has been finalised and we thank all the the individuals and organisations for their expressions of interest to present. We were oversubscribed and had a very high quality of submissions and we have been able to put together a fantastic program of presentations.
All water industry personnel involved in safety in the operation and maintenance of urban, rural and industrial water related infrastructure should attend this event.
If you work in the water industry and have an interest in safety, then this is a must attend event.
8.30am Exhibition Open & Delegate Registration
9.10am WIOA welcome & housekeeping
9.20am Opening Presentation – Creating a Safety Revolution in the Water Industry – Eamonn Kelly – Melbourne Water
9.40am Keynote Presentation – Safety in the Water Industry, a Call to Action – Jeff Rigby – Coliban Water (WSAA)
10.10am Turning Safety Compliance into Safety Enthusiasm – Mick Clewes – North East Water
10.30am Morning tea
11.20am The 2009 Marysville fires and the road to recovery – Alan Tyson & Scott Whitehead – Goulburn Valley Water
11.40am Workshop/panel discussion – Hypothetical safety scenario – Mary Tehan, Kathy Northcott & invited panel
12.30pm Lunch
1.20pm Lone worker – Working in isolation toolkit – Chris Wood – Gippsland Water
1.40pm Robust strategies for creating a Generative safety culture – Michelle Riley – Melbourne Water
2.00pm 15 years of safety improvements at the Aqua2000 plants – Konrad Mueller – Veolia
2.20pm Afternoon tea
3.10pm Standardisation and consistency in safety training, policies and practices – Kashif Azhar – South East Water
3.30pm Raising melanoma awareness – Let’s get proactive! – Kate Seabrook – North East Water
3.50pm Summary and close
4.00pm Expo closes
Live demonstrations will be held throughout the day, with all exhibitors encouraged to provide demonstrations of equipment and services.
Demonstrations include:
The exhibition will provide access to some of the world’s leading suppliers of safety products, equipment, initiatives, services and products.
The exhibition is open from 8.30am to 4.00pm