AGENDA

Building Code Compliance

The Building Codes set out the Commonwealth Government’s expected standards of conduct for all building industry participants that seek to be, or are, involved in Commonwealth funded building work.

Janine Drennan, National Manager Building Code, Australian Building and Construction Commission

Mental Health and Construction

• Managing risks and ensuring the safety of all your workers extends past physical to the mental health and wellbeing of your team. 
• Providing workers with a safe and welcoming space – ensuring safety basics are met and exceeded on a regular basis, destigmatising talking about mental health, breaking down toxic workplace culture.
• The case for having a mentally healthy workplace. 

Chris Lockwood, National CEO, MATES

Hamish Park, Senior Consultant - Client Engagement, Lysander

Fireside Chat:
Keeping workers safe in the construction industry

• Current safety trends and practices being implemented on construction sites.
• How to identify and utilise the latest technological devices in the sector – working safety with interactive machinery.
• Does technology cause real change on-site? How can apps on smart devices speed up the construction process and contribute to a safe workspace?
• Approaching COVID-19 on a worksite.

Andrew Cialini, Victorian State Building Surveyor, Victorian Building Authority
Skye Buatava, Director, Centre for Work Health and Safety

Working with Elevated Platforms

• MEWP Secondary guarding systems
• Machine safe working conditions
• Site supervision and training

James Oxenham, Chief Executive Officer, Elevated Work Platform Association
Peter Wenn, Technical Director of Engineering, Elevated Work Platform Association

David Provan, Founder & Managing Director, Forge Works

Timothy Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Everyday Massive