WorkSafe Victoria launches 12 free, expert-led webinars

WorkSafe Victoria’s annual Health and Safety Month webinar series has begun — running from 27–31 October. The 12 free, expert-led webinars are intended to help drive conversations about workplace safety, providing an opportunity to learn about current health and safety trends and issues, including new psychological health regulations to be introduced later this year.

Also to be explored through the sessions are challenges facing specific industries, such as keeping employees safe while working from heights, regulatory requirements for planning and managing dangerous goods in renewable projects, and enhancing health and safety in a hospital environment. There will be a question-and-answer segment included in each session, for participants to seek guidance on workplace health and safety issues.

“The strong response we’ve had through early registrations shows there’s great interest from Victorian employers and workers who understand there is always more that can be done to improve health and safety in workplaces,” WorkSafe Victoria Chief Health and Safety Officer Sam Jenkin said.

“The webinars align with WorkSafe’s purpose to reduce workplace harm and help employers support people returning to work, providing a great opportunity to build the knowledge to help drive positive change in Victorian workplaces.”

Topics include:

• Improving Health and Safety in the Workplace
• Violence and Aggression in the Workplace: Know the Risks
• Psychological Health Regulations: A Focus on Risk Management
• WorkSafe’s New Safety Strategy
• Workplace Dangerous Goods Calculator and Notification Requirements
• Scaffolding Safety: Practical Advice to Stay Safe in the Workplace
• Psychosocial Hazard Fundamentals
• Future Fuels, Present Hazards: Managing Dangerous Goods in Renewables Projects
• SWMS: Staying Safe in High-Risk Construction
• Planning for Return to Work
• LEAP: Understanding Safe Systems of Working in a Hospital Environment
• Critical Changes to Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants
   

More information is available here, via the WorkSafe Victoria website.

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