Civil Works Safety Forum

• Author and lawyer Greg Smith presenting on how a reliance on safety performance measure can create a potentially harmful ‘illusion of safety’.

• WHS training expert Janet Curran on the four stages of psychological safety to create a thriving work environment, followed by a panel discussion with industry experts.

• Leading safety researcher Dr. Tristan Casey on how supervisors are key to a safe site, and research into the specific supervisor behaviours that promote safety.

• Representatives from Cape Dunstans on its innovative Clip Gun Extension Handle for the Square Kilometre Array Organisation (SKAO) project, recently nominated for Invention of the Year at the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards.

• HSEQ Manager Anton Piccinin on how experienced and older workers can become ‘risk conditioned’ and more likely to have serious injuries or fatalities.

• Representatives from major utilities (including ATCO and Water Corporation) and HSEQ professionals from industry will discuss best practice strategies for avoiding service strikes.

• Main Roads WA Road Safety Policy Manager Edward Rose on advances and innovations aimed at keeping frontline traffic management workers safe from harm.

Event information

DATE:  Wednesday, October 23, 2024

TIME: 8:30am - 2:45pm

VENUE: Crown Perth

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.