Conference 2015: Rydges Conference Resort, Queenstown, New Zealand
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Tuesday 23 June 2015
9:30am
Registrations for Pre-Conference Workshops
10:00am to 1:00pm
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Emergency Management – Chris Hawker
Field work management in Tertiary Institutions – Andrew Knight
Director, Centre for Risk, Resilience & Renewal
Principal University Incident Controller
Canterbury University.
Deputy Director of H&S, University of Brighton, UK.
Chair of the Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA) UK project group on
safety in fieldwork.
Building a Prepared Community and Campus Resiliency to Better Tackle
Emergency Situations
One of the greatest challenges to institutional planning is keeping the plan
alive and key staff engaged. How do you ensure your staff is prepared, your
plan stays current and your school ready to react to emergency situations?
This workshop will focus on helping campuses prepare for, respond to, and
ease the recovery process from a crisis and emergency situation. Learn
how you can:
· Develop tools and best practices to build resilience into your planning
· Expand upon existing planning efforts and identify necessary resources
· Embed frequent, short and practical training sessions with key
emergency response team
· Build a mutual aid network to support you in your time of need
· Establish a positive connection with senior management to ensure a
unified front
Applying the USHA higher education fieldwork and offsite safety guidance
This workshop provides delegates with an overview of the requirements of the
USHA guidance on safety in fieldwork.
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Registrations & welcome
2:00pm to 2:20pm
POWHIRI
Drawing upon a recently conducted research study, the session will identify
differing approaches to application of the guidance requirements. The session is of
particular interest to those either establishing or reviewing fieldwork and offsite
safety arrangements at their institution.
Welcome by Michael Flannery, AUSA President
Welcome by Andrea McMillan, University of Otago
2:20pm to 3:10pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1: HOW TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT AN EMERGENCY PLAN TO BETTER TACKLE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Chris Hawker, Director, Centre for Risk, Resilience & Renewal
Principal University Incident Controller
Canterbury University.
Many educational institutions have plans that have never been really tested, and neither have the staff that will have to implement them. Source practical tips
and lessons learned from a University that has responded and recovered from four major earthquake events since 2010. Learn how you can:
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Understand some of the biggest challenges you will face implementing your plan
Ensure you have a truly shared understanding of what “response” means
Incorporate the lessons learned from others to great effect
Keep your plan/programme alive after a major crisis
3.10pm to 3.30pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.30pm to 5.30pm
(1/2 hour sessions)
CONCURRENT SESSION 1: AUSA MEMBERS PRESENTATIONS
5:30pm to 7:30pm
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Jasleen Bhinder et al. University of New South
Wales
Preparing for the worst: challenges of emergency
preparedness in multilayered educational
institutions.
Dr Scott Flower, University of Melbourne
Fieldwork in complex and hostile places: A new
approach to research training for graduate
students.
Ray Gilbert, University of Auckland
HazTrac Project: introduction of a cradle to grave
purchasing and inventory system for hazardous
chemicals and risk biological items.
Rick Minter, Macquarie University, NSW
Are the methods you use to assess your emergency
preparedness enough?
Blathnaird Farrell, University of New South Wales
Evolution, building and embedding of online
systems for management of fieldwork risk
assessments and equipment.
Dr Jeffery Shi, University of Sydney
Chemical laboratory safety practices: what we learn
from world leading universities best practice.
Jo Fox, Massey University
Paritutu Rock: Lessons from drowning fatality on a
school trip.
Daphne McCurdy, University of New England
Fieldwork safety as a priority.
Christian Rantzau, University of Melbourne
Biohazard material risk reduction, improved sample
storage and cost benefit analysis of a novel TCE
management system.
Norman Kuttner, Monash University
Electronic online hazard and incident reporting and
analysis system.
Sally Hibbert, Monash University
Changing the approach and overcoming challenges
to OHS auditing in a University environment.
Adam Williams, QUT & Chemwatch
Implementing a Chemical Management Information
System
WELCOME RECEPTION FUNCTION
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Wednesday 24 June 2015
8:00am
Registrations
9:00am to 10:00am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2: DEVELOPING FIELDWORK SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR THE UK TERTIARY SECTOR
Andrew Knight - Chair USHA Project: Fieldwork Guideline Development Project.
Deputy Director, H&S, Brighton University, UK.
Universities in the UK are under increasing pressure to offer an outstanding student experience, deliver world leading research and enhance employability. A vital
ingredient to successfully realizing these ambitions is the conduct of fieldwork and offsite activities which are organized and managed to reduce risk of harm and
comply with legislation.
In 2011 the Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA) and the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) published revised Safety in
Fieldwork guidance for the higher education sector. The project team took account of legal opinion on corporate manslaughter legislation and the British
Standard 8848 “Specification for the provision of visits, fieldwork, expeditions, and adventurous activities outside the United Kingdom'.
This presentation will re-visit the journey taken in developing the guidance, highlight the impact of the guidance upon a selection of universities, showcase good
practice and discuss lessons learnt for both AUSA and it’s member institutions.
10:00am to 10:30am
Morning Tea and Exhibitions
10.30am to 11.30am
GEOFF OCKWELL: PREPARING AN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT FOR THE OUTDOORS MARK ACCREDITATION.
Professional Practice Fellow - School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago.
The PE department offers over 20 different ‘off-campus’ or ‘outdoor based’ courses, involving 280 students every year as part of the Bachelors of Physical
Education degree. In 2011 the School achieved ‘Outdoorsmark’ certification following an external ‘desk’ and ‘field’ audit of the School’s safety management
systems. This session will highlight the lessons learnt from preparing for, and now maintaining, ‘Outdoorsmark’ certification. The session will also address the
implications for the tertiary, ‘outdoor’ sector following the introduction of the Adventure Activities Regulations (2011).
11:30am to 12:00pm
AUSA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch and Exhibition
1:00pm to 4.00pm
Fieldwork onsite visits (most of these events will involve sometime outside – please dress very warmly!)
NZSki – Remarkables Ski Field
Managing H&S in a high risk activity
and high hazard location.
5.00pm to 9.30pm
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AJ Hackett Bungy – Bungy Jumping
Managing H&S in a high adrenaline
activity.
KJet – H&S management in the jet
boating adventure tourism industry.
Vineyard – managing H&S within the
wine making industry.
Dinner at Skyline before return via gondola Trip. Dinner Speaker : Nigel Latta, Psychologist.
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Thursday 25 June 2015
8:30am
Registrations and Luggage Storage
9:00am to 9.50am
DR LISA WARREN: CAMPUS THREAT MANAGEMENT
Code Black Threat Management: Clinical/Forensic Psychologist
Lisa was pivotal in the development of the Campus Threat Management practices in Australia, having worked with the topic for over 20 years and published widely from
her research on managing explicit threats and stalkers. She has more recently worked in the field of persistent complainers and has guided the tertiary sector on
managing the poorly behaved and creating Safer Community Programs and Threat Management Teams.
9.50 am– 10.20am
AUSA BENCHMARKING PRESENTATION
10:20am to 10.50 am
Morning Tea and Exhibition
10.50am to 11.30am
JOHN HEYDON: THE AGING WORKFORCE
University of Otago, Occupational Physician.
11.30am to 12.30pm
NEVILLE ROCKHOUSE
Previous Pike River Mine H&S Manager
12.30pm to 1.30pm
Lunch and Exhibition
1.30pm to 3.30pm
CONCURRENT SESSION 2: AUSA MEMBERS PRESENTATIONS
3.30pm – 4.00pm
John Hayman, Monash University
Reducing the burden of compliance training:
engaging audiences through flexible training
programmes.
Fiona Austin, Herbert Smith Freehills.
Consultation, cooperation and coordination – the
third party safety interface in the higher education
sector.
Rosie O’Halloran, & Ira Tedja. University of
Melbourne
Manual handling risk assessments in anatomy
teaching laboratories.
Gae Stevenson, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Staff development day: delivering health and safety
education.
Stephen Ween, University of Adelaide
A lot of noise about music – WHS and the
Conservatorium
Doug Pringle, Massey University
An assessment of stress risk in Australasian
Universities using VOICE staff agreement survey
constructs.
Ali Fathi, et al. University of Sydney
Postgraduate safety committee: a bottom up
approach to promote safety culture.
Diane Bunch, University of Newcastle
Responding to challenging circumstances: thinking
outside the square.
Anne Ohlmus, Monash University
Smoke free Monash
Colin Chua, University of Sydney
Changing landscape for WHS
Professionals/Practitioners in Australia
Julia Cohen, University of Sydney
Safely exploring dangerous ideas – our journey
from technical to cultural safety.
Peter Gooding, University of the Sunshine coast.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Blitz.
PLENARY ADDRESS
Panel discussing the Model Workplace Health and Safety legislation – application in Universities.
4.00pm – 4.15pm
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