SPEAKERS
Sean Mathews has been an elected HSR for 5 years. He is an Equipment and Resource Nurse at Eastern Health. Sean won WorkSafe’s HSR of the Year in 2015 for improving health & safety when his worksite was moved and several hazards cropped up, including carcinogenic chemicals being placed near food preparation areas!
Vasalia Govender has been an elected HSR for 16 years while working as a Disability Development Support Officer. Vasalia is a passionate advocate for her DWG, and this passion has led her to take on studying a Masters of Occupational Health, Safety and Ergonomics at La Trobe University. She will speak about her personal experiences as well as presenting the findings of her research into consultation. (Take her survey here).
Clayton Larkin is a WorkSafe Inspector. He has a long working history and involvement in OHS since being elected as an HSR in 1997 at Kraft in Port Melbourne. Clayton worked as the OHS Officer at the National Union of Workers for 8 years.
Lauren Keillor has been an elected HSR for 2 years. Lauren works as a Lab Operator at Boeing Aerostructures Australia. Lauren will feature on the panel sharing her successes improving safety in her worksite by using the hierarchy of controls to prevent exposure to solvents.
Krista Barnes is a teacher who has been an elected HSR for 2 years at Sebastopol Primary School in regional Victoria.
more speaker bios will be published in the lead up to the conference. The important thing is all the speakers at the conference have a lived experience worth sharing that you can learn from.
PROGRAM
Consultation & Issue Resoultion
MC Melbourne: Wil Stracke, Industrial/Campaigns Officer VTHC
Facilitator Bendigo: Deidre Chance
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Session |
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Topic |
Speaker |
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1: Welcome |
9am |
Welcome to country |
Aboriginal Elder |
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9:10am |
HSRs, Unions and OHS. |
Luke Hilakari VTHC Secretary |
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9:20am |
The importance of HSRs and Government Commitments |
Minister Robin Scott |
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9:30am |
WorkSafe – report card, program for 2016/17, commitment to HSRs |
Claire Amies, Chief Executive WorkSafe. |
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9:40am |
2015 HSR of the Year |
Sean Mathews 2015 HSR of the Year |
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9:50 |
Questions from the floor (30min) |
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Morning Tea Break 20min. |
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2. Keynote Speech |
10:40-11:40am |
HSRs, Consultation and Issue Resolution. |
Vasalia Govender La Trobe Masters Student Dr Paul Sutton VTHC Lead OHS Organiser. |
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11:40-12:00 |
Questions from the floor (20 min) |
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3. HSR Panel Session |
12:00pm |
Welcome from the chair Framework Question: As an HSR, what is an experience you have had where you successfully resolved an OHS issue in your workplace? |
Renata Musolino Occupational Health and Safety Information and Website Organiser |
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12:05 |
Panel 1 Occupational violence in my workplace. |
Krista Barnes HSR - Sebastapol Primary School |
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12:12 |
Panel 2 Bullying and poor workplace behaviours. |
Tarek Soueid HSR - Woolworths Distribution Centre Broadmeadows |
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12:19 |
Panel 3 Solvents in my workplace. |
Lauren Keillor HSR - Boeing Aerostructures Australia |
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12:26 |
Panel 4 Setting up an HSR and DWG structure in my old workplace at Kraft. |
Clayton Larkin WorkSafe Inspector |
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12:35 |
Questions from the floor (25 min) |
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13:00-13:40 Lunch |
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4. Breakout Sessions Get together with members of your union to talk about what you’re going to do when you get back to your workplace. HSRs who are not union members can choose to attend one of several breakout sessions. |
13:40 |
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Bendigo: Deidre Chance |
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MCEC Room 101: Community & Public Sector Union - |
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MCEC Room 102: Education Unions - Brian Martin (IEU) & Janet Marshall (AEU) |
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MCEC Room 103: Non-union HSRs - Trevor Shewan |
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MCEC Room 104: Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) - Sue Bull |
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MCEC Room 105: Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Sarah Ross & Cindy O’Connor |
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MCEC Room 106: Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) - Rose Nechwatel |
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MCEC Room 108: The Police Association - Michael Clark |
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MCEC Room 110: Non-union/ General Anna Pupillo |
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MCEC Room 111 & 112: Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation - Zoran Bukarica |
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Plenary: Non-union HSRs - Paul Sutton |
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14:40 Room Change to Plenary (10 min) |
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5. Wrap Up |
14:50 |
Report Back and close |
Luke Hilakari VTHC Secretary |
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15:20pm Close |
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