WORKSHOPS and the practical tools needed to solve Queensland's biggest workplace safety challenges will be a drawcard of the Queensland Safety Show when it returns to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from 16 to 18 June 2009.
Organisers say the Queensland Materials Handling and the Queensland Safety Show will feature 7,500 square metres of specialist safety products and services presented by nearly 200 exhibitors.
Attendees will hear directly from experts on how they can manage some of the most difficult hazards facing the state's workplaces: fire, manual handling, work at heights and obesity.
Organisers say that the event is essential for those working in the mining industry given the new fire regulations.
Queensland Safety Show exhibitor and supplier of an innovative online fire training system, Carla Scott of Concept Safety Systems, says the new regulations represent a significant upgrade from the existing legislation and penalties can exist for non-compliance.
Interactive workshops will also address Australia's number one cause of workplace injury — manual handling — by offering afree manual tasks workshops on each the show's three days.
A fall prevention specialist, Carl Sachs of Workplace Access & Safety, will guide visitors through the maze of fall prevention standards, codes and legislation at this free workshop. The show will also address inactivity at work, which is being recognised as a new workplace hazard with serious implications for worker health and productivity. Exercise physiologist Fleta Solomon of Onsite Health Solutions will explain how organisations of all shapes and sizes have rejuvenated the health of their workers without the dreaded boot-camp.
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