Conference Day Two

Conference Day Two

28 March 2018

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08:30     Registration and welcome coffee

08:50     Opening remarks from the Chair
David Cliff, Professor of Risk and Knowledge Transfer, The University of Queensland


OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

09:00     How to do ‘Safety Differently’ - What is your organisation capable of improving?

  • Proving that people are not a problem to control but problem solvers that adapt around goal conflicts, resource limitations, variations and constraints
  • Demonstrating the benefits of not telling people what to do through procedures, checklists and rules, and instead ask them what they need to be successful
  • Why you should stop counting negatives (incidents & injuries) as if their absence is telling you anything interesting about your organisation’s safety
  • Learn about the positive resilient capacities your people and teams that help make things go right everyday can provide

Sidney Dekker, Professor – School of Humanities, Griffith University


09:40     Case Study: Reflexive simulation – Understanding how safety can be accomplished differently

  • Understanding reflexive simulation and its worth as a quality improvement tool
  • Benefits of Safety Improvement Methodology (S2i) model; human factors and safety engineering
  • Providing new perspectives and applications of simulated safety training

Dylan Campher, Director of Simulation, Queensland Health Clinical Skills Development Service


Partnering for success: exploring the benefits of effective safety collaboration


10:10     Case Study: Examining how challenging the right people leads to the best safety result

  • Identifying your safety site restraints
  • Outlining the strategies for utilising in house talents and acknowledgements
  • Demonstrating the importance of overcoming resource obstacles

Paulo Gomes, Regional Senior Safety Advisor, Otraco International (Downer)


10:40     Morning Tea


Demonstrating the effectiveness of a positive safety culture to company efficiency


11:10     Case Study: Queensland Urban Utilities’ approach to understanding the importance of safety culture in driving practical solutions in hazardous industries

  • How and why Queensland Urban Utilities have invested in safety culture
  • Exploring QUU’s approach to practical safety solutions
  • Building the capability to understand the complexity of human behaviour

Kym Bancroft, Safety Culture and Performance Partner, Queensland Urban Utilities


11:40     Case Study: Safety Differently in practice – Safety culture that enables work

  • How to ensure organisational resilience through new levels of engagement and trust
  • Outlining the purpose of Laing O’Rourke’s ‘Next Gear’
  • Discussing new approaches to safety ‘thinking’ to better implement safety management strategies

Adam Dempster, Regional Next Gear Coordinator – VIC/SA/QLD, Laing O’Rourke


12:10     Networking lunch


Inspiring change in approaches to safety regulation, standards, and objectives


13:40     Effective regulation of Major Hazard Facilities (MHF) to ensure safe operation

  • Setting expectations, monitoring compliance
  • NSW Strategies for effective regulation
  • Risks for The Regulator and avoiding regulatory capture

Melanee Reilly, State Inspector – Major Hazard Facilities, SafeWork NSW


14:10     Panel Discussion: The concept of Vision Zero and its favourability in the Australian safety sector

  • 'Zero Harm’ an achievable goal?
  • Does it set an unattainable and dangerous standard?
  • What are the positives and negatives of the concept?
  • Should Vision Zero be pursued or altered?
  • How important are ‘human factors’ to this goal?

Moderator:
Peter Thorning,
Director – Regulatory Strategy and Boards, Office of Industrial Relations Queensland
Panellists:
Sidney Dekker,
Professor – School of Humanities, Griffith University
Tony Pooley,
Associate Professor – Risk and Safety Management, University of South Australia
Adam Dempster,
Regional Next Gear Coordinator – VIC/SA/QLD, Laing O’Rourke


15:00     Regulator Session: How to have healthy and effective relationships with regulators

  • Balancing regulation with practicality
  • What to avoid and what to strive for in keeping regulators happy
  • How to communicate with regulators in the most practical way

Peter Thorning, Director – Regulatory Strategy and Boards, Office of Industrial Relations Queensland


15:30     Closing remarks from the Chair

15:40     End of Day Two and close of conference


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Reference: 
Safety in Hazardous Industries 2018