The WA Civil Works Safety Forum is back for 2025! CCF WA is again collaborating with Main Roads WA and the Public Transport Authority to present a one-day program packed with information, insights and best practice for anyone interested in safely delivering civil construction projects in WA.
Highlights of the program include:
Welcome address by Director-General, Transport Portfolio
Peter Woronzow
Keynote address by Worksafe Commissioner Sally North
Keynote address by award-winning author and lawyer Greg
Smith
Subjects to be covered will include: -
Delivering impactful
pre-starts
- Crystalline Silica -
practical prevention
- Mental health and
wellbeing tools and tactics
- New developments in
protecting underground services
And more to come!
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DATE: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
TIME: 8:30am - 2:30pm
VENUE: Crown Ballroom, Crown Perth
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The WA Civil Works Safety Forum will bring together like-minded infrastructure delivery and safety professionals to share and learn information on new developments and best practice in safely managing civil construction projects in Western Australia.
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2024 WA Civil Works Safety Forum
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The 2024 WA Civil Works Safety Forum, held at Crown Perth on October 23rd, 2024, featured presentations and panel discussions covering a range of topics with practical and insightful information to make civil construction sites across WA more safe.
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2024 WA Civil Works Safety Forum Program
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8:30AM 
CCF WA Welcome Andy Graham, CCF WA CEO
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8:35AM
Welcome to Country
Walter McGuire
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8:40AM
Transport Portfolio Welcome & Address
Peter Woronzow, Director General of the Transport Portfolio
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8:55AM
Strategies to avoid service strikes – ALUA Nick Kemp, Alliance Safety Manager, Armadale Line Upgrade Alliance (ALUA) The ALUA team, working with subcontractors and suppliers, developed a coordinated and collaborative approach to reducing the significant risk of utility service strikes on this complex brownfield project.
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9:10AM
Strategies to avoid service strikes – Technology
Jeff Hugo, WA State Manager & Neil Hollis, Survey Sales at C.R. Kennedy
Subsurface data collection and its application in 3D machine control to protect assets and personnel via Leica safety awareness solutions.
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9:25AM
Strategies to avoid service strikes – Utilities
Julie Mullett (BYDA), Shane Wray (Water Corporation), Natalie Mathers (ATCO), & Craig McCall (Western Power)
Ensuring safety around utilities is paramount for any project involving excavation or construction near utility lines. It’s not just about following procedures but about proactively managing and mitigating risks at every stage.
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10:05AM
 
Safety communication – Supervisors are key
Dr Tristan Casey, Director at New View Safety & Santana Van As, WHS Business Partner at Protech Group
A research-based survey of 1,800+ workers across Australia has identified specific supervisor behaviours that promote safety, and resulted in a practical and scientifically-derived model of supervisor safety communication.
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10:55AM
Worksafe WHS Awards finalist
Greg Hutchinson, CEO at Cape Dunstans
Cape Dunstans is a finalist in the 2024 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards. Their innovative Clip Gun Extension Handle for the Square Kilometre Array Organisation (SKAO) project is up for Work health and safety invention of the year.
12:10PM
Traffic management
Edward Rose, Road Safety Policy Manager at Main Roads WA
Overview of the Temporary Traffic Management framework in WA and how to manage the risks associated with providing the optimal level of safety for workers working near traffic.
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11:05AM
Worksafe address
Sally North, Worksafe WA Commissioner Keynote address by Worksafe WA Commissioner Sally North.
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11:25AM
Psychological safety
Janet Curran, CEO/Managing Director at Future Institute
Creating a psychologically safe culture can solve many recurring issues in organisations as well as boost motivation, productivity and performance. Hear how to address the four stages of psychological safety and create a thriving work environment.
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11:45AM
Panel discussion and Q&A
Sally North, Janet Curran, Philip Roche (BMD) and Tristan Casey
The panel will discuss some of the issues covered so far at the Safety Forum and respond to audience questions/comments.
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1:10PM
Risk conditioning
Anton Piccinin, Regional SHEQ Coordinator at Rob Carr
What is risk conditioning and risk appetite? Young and inexperienced workers may appear to be an obvious risk, but the facts show us that experienced and older workers are much more likely to have serious injuries or fatalities.
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1:30PM
Measuring WHS success and the 'illusion of safety'
Greg Smith, Partner - Workplace Relations at Jackson McDonald
Based on his recent book ‘Proving Safety’, Greg's presentation argues that traditional measures of WHS performance are neither effective nor legally compliant, and offers alternative ways of thinking about measures of safety.
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2:00PM
 
Worksafe investigations
Murray Thornhill, Managing Director & Craig Fordham, Senior Associate at HHG Legal Group
Understanding the investigator’s powers and your rights and responsibilities in an investigation, especially by reference to the practical operation of WorkSafe’s policies around compliance, enforcement and prosecution.
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2:30PM
Panel discussion: Themes and takeaways
Sarah Pettit (Georgiou), Sean Coyle (RJV), Phil D'Souza (Main Roads) and Anton Piccinin
The panel will discuss some of the issues covered so far at the Safety Forum, provide their own perspectives, and respond to audience questions/comments.
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