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EXHIBITORSTABLE OF CONTENTS

Chair Welcome

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APOSHO Secretary General Welcome

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About APOSHO

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About NSCA Foundation &National Safety Awards of Excellence9

Welcome to Melbourne

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Program

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MCEC Map

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Keynote Speakers

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Speakers

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Sponsors

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Exhibitors

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Exhibition Map

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CHAIR WELCOME
Welcome

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all attendees of
the APOSHO 36 Conference. The NSCA Foundation is proud
to be able to be the host of this magnificent conference,
which has only been held in Australia on two previous
occasions in its 36-year history.
The Asia-Pacific Occupational Safety Health Organization(APOSHO) is currently made up of 39 health and safety
organisations from 21 countries. It is from this wealth of talent we havebeen able to compile a vast array of keynote speakers and three streams of
speakers both internationally and locally. We are confident our respected
speakers will offer ideas and insights which will stimulate lively discussion andcontemplation, well after the conference concludes.
As well as the many talented speakers, our exhibitors are displaying the latest
in health and safety equipment and services. I recommend that you take thetime to explore what they have on offer.
On the evening of the first night of the conference we will be hosting the
National Safety Awards of Excellence dinner. Several nominees will be awarded
for their contribution towards the many facets of health and safety.
I would like to express the appreciation of the NSCA Foundation to the many
speakers for volunteering their time and energy in sharing their expertise with
their fellow safety colleagues.
I would also like to extend our appreciation to our sponsors who have provided
the support that has enabled us to host a conference of this calibre. My
heartfelt thanks goes out to Richard Cornish, NSCA Foundation Event Manager
and Kayleigh Cookson from The Association Specialists and their respective
teams, for their coordination efforts over the past few years to bring thisconference to fruition.
Please enjoy the conference, gaining knowledge from the many speakers andavailing yourself the opportunity to connect and collaborate with the gatheringof national and international participants.
Ray Thurlow
Chair, APOSHO 36 Conference
Vice President, NSCA Foundation

SECRETARY GENERAL WELCOME
WelcomeMay I offer my sincere congratulations to the NSCA
Foundation on the hosting of APOSHO 36. As one of theoriginal founding members, it is very fitting that they now
join a very select group of APOSHO members who havehosted the annual conference on three or more occasions.
At the very first conference in 1985, the NSCA had thegreat privilege of proving the inaugural chair in Mr. Clive
Peterson.
Since those very early formative years, the APOSHO membership has continued
to grow and again this year we will review membership applications fromseveral safety organisations that wish to join our family.
The last few years have proved very challenging for APOSHO, the planned
APOSHO 35 was due to be held in Malaysia but was cancelled due to COVID.
This was a huge disappointment to the dual hosts, NIOSH & MOSHPA, as I wasfortunate enough to attend their soft launch early in 2020 and what I witnessed
had all the hallmarks of an outstanding conference.
Then last year, the designated hosts JISHA had to deal with the first ever virtual
APOSHO conference. This was a great success, and our sincere thanks go to
JISHA for their hosting of the conference, which they produced without any
guidelines or blueprint, it was certainly a resounding success.
The annual conference has grown in stature and this year it is reflected in
the quality of the speakers in both keynote and general stream. The varietyof the themes covered by the speakers is very impressive and here we mustacknowledge the planning by the organizing committee to ensure that thisAPOSHO is remembered for many years.
Today and tomorrow, we will hear from some great presenters and ourknowledge will increase ever more. This continual improvement is critical to our
success, which will result in safer working conditions for thousands of workers.
May I wish this conference great success and I sincerely wish that the delegates
return to their organizations inspired to use their newfound knowledge to bringabout safer and healthier workplaces.
Bernie Doyle
Secretary General, APOSHOABOUT APOSHOThe Asia Pacific Occupational Safety and Health Organization(APOSHO) is an international body composed of non-profit
professional organisations devoted to the prevention ofoccupational accidents and diseases. Although full membership isgiven to Non-Governmental Organisations in the Asia-Pacific region,
any occupational safety and health organisations, even in theregions other than the Asia-Pacific, can join the APOSHO as associate or affiliate members. The
first APOSHO Annual Conference took place in Singapore in August 1985 chaired by thechairperson of the National Safety Council of Australia. It was called initially “the Coordinating
Committee of Asia-Pacific National Safety Councils” and later in 1992 renamed as now at the 8th
Annual Conference. As of 2020, the members are from 39 organisations from 21 different
countries or districts. The members of the member organisations are actively involved in the
APOSHO Conference. APOSHO Member and Affiliate Members include:
National Safety Council ofAustralia Foundation (NSCA
Foundation)
WHS Foundation (formerly IFAP)
China Occupational Safety and
Health Association (COSHA)
China Association of Work Safety(CAWS)
Sinosteel Safety andEnvironmental Protection
Research Institute (SEPRI)
Hong Kong Occupational
Safety and Health Association(HKOSHA)
Occupational Safety and HealthCouncil (HKOSHC)
Institution of Occupational
Safety and Health – Hong Kong
(IOSH-HK)
Chinese Taipei Industrial Safety
and Health Association (ISHA)
National Safety Council of India(NSCI)
National Safety and HealthCouncil of Indonesia (NSHCI)

Korea Industrial Safety
Association (KISA)
Research Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health(RIOS)
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society (HFEM)
Malaysian Society for
Occupational Safety & Health(MSOSH)
National Institute ofOccupational Safety & Health(NIOSH)
Malaysian Occupational Safety
and Health Practitioners
Association (MOSHPA)
Pakistan Safety Council(PSC)
Safety Organisation of thePhilippines, Inc. (SOPI)
Association of Safety
Practitioners of the Philippines,
Inc. (ASPPI)Workplace Advocates on Safety
in the Philippines, Inc. (WASPI)IOSH Singapore

Institute for Certification ofCompetencies on OSH (ICCOSH)

National Safety Council ofSingapore (NSCS)

Japan Industrial Safety and
Health Association (JISHA)

Singapore Institution of Safety
Officers (SISO)

Korea Occupational Safety and
Health Agency (KOSHA)

Workplace Safety and Health
Association (WSHA)The Safety and Health at
Work Promotion Association(SHAWPAT)
National Institute ofOccupational Safety and Health(VNNIOSH)
Vietnam Occupational Safety
and Health Association (VOSHA)
Institution of Occupational
Safety and Health Management(IOSHM)
Authority for Building Control
and Construction Industry(ABCi)
Ministry of Development (MOD)Labour Affairs Bureau, Macao
SAR, PR China
Society for Occupational Safety& Health and Work Environment(Indonesia) (SOSHWE)
Institute of Safety Health andEnvironment Management(ISHEM)
German Social Accident
Insurance (DGUV)The Institution of Occupational
Safety & Health (IOSH)
The American Society of Safety
Professionals (ASSP)National Safety Council (NSC)
World Safety Orgnization (WSO)
Board of Certified Safety
Professionals (BCSP)ABOUT NSCA FOUNDATION &NATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
The NSCA Foundation is an independent, non-profit,
member based Organisation. Their vision is to assist
Australian organisations to be the safest in the world andprotect their most important asset – their people. With alegacy spanning over 90 years, they do this by inspiring,educating, informing and engaging Australian business inbest practice work health and safety (WHS) and risk
management.
The NSCA Foundation enables professional development through in-person events, webinars,
latest updates on industry developments through the Safe-T-Bulletin and the National Safety
magazine, networking opportunities, and online resources. APOSHO has been hosted twice by
the NSCA Foundation with these both being held in Melbourne at the Melbourne Convention
and Exhibition Centre.
The NSCA Foundation / GIO Workers
Compensation National Safety
Awards of Excellence are Australia’s
longest running and independent
awards, recognising outstanding Work
Health and Safety initiatives. 29 Years
in, these awards continue to celebrateorganisations and people that actively
promote workplace health and safety
as a cornerstone of elite businessperformance.
The awards are open to any Australian operating business, organisation, and alliance orindividual in the public or private sector, with a workplace health and safety initiative thatcomplies with one of the nine categories.
The National Safety Awards Gala Dinner will be held in conjunction with the APOSHO 36
Conference, with the dinner held on the 24th November at the Palladium at Crown.

WELCOME TO MELBOURNE
Location
The world’s most liveable city, Melbourne is a city with so much to give and explore, it has
something for everyone. An international destination of 19th century grandeur renowned forits vibrant cultural life, leading events and festivals, sport and racing, high fashion and dining.
Its beautiful skyline which is etched with modern and historical architecture to the rooftop
bars scattered along it. The real heart and soul of the city lies beneath in alleyways that snake
through the city and lead you to secret restaurants, boutiques and coffee shops. Wander
waterside paths for raspberry ripple sunsets and climb to a rooftop bar for cocktails with atwinkling night sky view.
South of the river, hop shop-to-shop in South Yarra, Prahran and Toorak. Head to the market
in South Melbourne, or take your beach towel to bayside St Kilda and Port Melbourne. Explore
more of Melbourne’s neighbourhood expressions.
Find out more about the sights and delights that Melbourne has to offer.

Conference Venue
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
provides you everything you need to attend a successful
event – incredible spaces, leading technology, awardwinning food and the expertise to bring it all together.
Add to this Melbourne’s unique character – a vibrant citywith a relaxed atmosphere – and you’ll find yourself inthe perfect place to learn, share and connect in one of
the world’s most liveable cities.

National Safety Awards Gala Dinner
Venue
The Palladium at Crown is the venue of choice when it
comes to hosting some of Australia’s most prestigious
events, including the Australian Football League
Brownlow Medal and the Allan Border Medal. Designed
to impress and inspire, opulence flows, with magnificent
custom designed carpets, seven metre ceilings, plush
wall panelling and superbly appointed fittings.

Proud sponsor ofEVENTPROGRAMWEDNESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2022
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS(separate registration required)
Courtyard Room

APOSHO COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Eureka Room

MANAGING PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKMASTERCLASSAPOSHO COMMITTEE MEETINGS
8:30am 5:45pm

10:00am 5:00pm

Opus Centre for Psychosocial Risk
Opus Centre for Psychosocial Risk

2:30pm 5:30pm

CONTRACTOR RISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPIOSHWELCOME RECEPTION
Exhibition Hall

6:00pm 8:00pm

THURSDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2022
8:30am 10:00am

8:30am 8:40am

8:40am 8:50am

8:50am 9:00am

9:00am 9:10am

9:10am 10:00am

10:00am 10:30am

OPENING CEREMONY & OPENING KEYNOTE
Goldfields Theatre
Darren Isenberg, APOSHO 36 MCWELCOME ADDRESSAPOSHO 36

WELCOME TO COUNTRY
OFFICIAL OPENING

NSCA Foundation

APOSHO SECRETARY GENERAL RESPONSE
Asia Pacific Occupational Safety and Health Organization

OPENING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: LEADING ON THE EDGE
Former Antarctic Expedition Leader and Author

MORNING TEA
Exhibition Hall

10:30am 12:00pm

10:30am 11:00am

CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES STREAM
Goldfields Theatre

SAFETY AND HEALTH EDUCATION STREAM
Eureka Room 2

Ahmad Fakhrul Anuar ismail, MSOSH

Maria Zoras-Christo, NSCA Foundation

SAFELY NAVIGATING PSYCHOLOGICALUNCERTAINTYCRITICAL CONTROL MANAGEMENT SIMPLIFYING THE COMPLEXSTUDENT STREAM
Darren Isenberg,
APOSHO 36 MC
THE NARRATIVES OF BI-LEVEL CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS BYDESIGNED PRINCIPLESHSE Global

Republic Research Institutefor Occupational Safety and Health

Murrumbidgee LHD

11:00am 11:30am

WORKPLACE BYSTANDERS - PUTTING A STOPTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT FOR GOOD

A UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE ACTIVITY:
THE ZERO-ACCIDENT CAMPAIGN IN
JAPANESE INDUSTRYINNOVATION IN OSH PSYCHOSOCIALCULTURE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
EnableOrg

SmartCulture

ASSESSING WORKERS EXPOSED TO
CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST

Japan Industrial Safety & Health Association

11:30am 12:00pm

A COMPARISON OF THE MODEL LAWS IN
AUSTRALIA AND NZ AND THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY LAWS IN ASIA

Monash University

THE NEW SAFETY TRAINING CONUNDRUM ONLINE OR TRADITIONAL?
BuildUp Research

Sparke Helmore Lawyers

LUNCH
Exhibition Hall

12:00pm 1:00pm
1:00pm 2:30pm

1:00pm 1:30pm

OSHE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/RISKASSESSMENT STREAM
Goldfields Theatre

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE STREAM
Eureka Room 2

MENTAL HEALTH &WELLBEING STREAM
Eureka Room 3

Phillipe Lai Choo, IOSHMDr Chaiyuth Chavalitnitikul,
APOSHO Honorary Member

Bill Kritharas, NSCA Foundation

ERGONOMICS AND OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE:A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MANAGE
WORKPLACE HEALTHPSYCHOSOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT;HOW TO CREATE A CLIMATE FOR
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY

THE 3C-3P MODEL FOR A RESILIENT
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SYSTEM
AcuiZenTechnologies Singapore

Opus Centre for
Psychosocial Risk

Institute of Ergonomics
and Hygiene

1:30pm 2:00pm

PITFALLS THAT CAN CAUSE YOUR WHSSOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION TO FAIL
ecoPortal

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE’S ROLE WITHIN THE
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM (MDT) IN MANAGING INFECTION RISKS DURING CONSTRUCTION,RENOVATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIESMENTAL FITNESS AT WORK…
THE EVOLUTION:
INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, PROMOTION.
HSE Global

Greencap

2:00pm 2:30pm

THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF
CERTIFIED OHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS:
THE RESEARCH FINDINGSACCIDENT PREVENTION SYSTEM FOR
CHEMICAL USING INDUSTRIES
Korea Occupational Safety
and Health Agency

WHY DON’T YOU ASK?
Communicate with Courage

IOSH Singapore Branch

2:30pm 3:00pm

AFTERNOON TEA
Exhibition Hall

3:00pm 5:00pm

PLENARY SESSION
Goldfields Theatre
Darren Isenberg, APOSHO 36 MC

3:00pm 3:55pm

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS – AND REFLECTIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING DURING CHALLENGING TIMES
Resilience NSW

3:55pm 4:05pm

WORLD CONGRESS ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2023
SafeWork NSW

4:05pm 4:50pm

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION TO ACTIVATE HUMAN POTENTIAL
People and Culture Strategist and Executive Coach

4:50pm 5:00pm

DAY 1 CLOSING

6:30pm 11:30pm

APOSHO 36 MC

NATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE GALA DINNER
Palladium at Crown

FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2022
DAY TWO OPENING
Goldfields Theatre
Darren Isenberg, APOSHO 36 MC

8:30am 10:10am
8:30am 8:40am

DAY TWO OPENING
APOSHO 36

8:40am 9:25am

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: OF MACHINES AND MEN - THE ROLE OF ALGORITHMS FOR WORK SAFETY
International Social Security Association (ISSA)

9:25am 10:10am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: UNDERSTANDING THE WHY - ROLE OF HUMAN FACTORS AND SAFETY CULTURE
Safety Specialist and Retired Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Pilot

10:10am 10:40am

MORNING TEA
Exhibition Hall

10:40am 12:10pm

10:40am 11:10am

CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES STREAM
Goldfields Theatre

INNOVATION STREAM
Eureka Room 2

SAFETY AND HEALTH EDUCATION STREAM
Eureka Room 3

Mike Morgan, WHS Foundation

Dr Marilyn Hubner,NSCA Foundation

Chelsea Cook, NSCA Foundation

NEW PRE-DEPLOYMENT TOOLS TO
RAPIDLY ASSESS INDIVIDUALS REQUIREDTO PERFORM SAFETY CRITICAL WORKMANAGEMENT OF NOISE HAZARD: MANAGEMENT OF HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM(AUDIOMETRY) USING SEMI ARTIFICIAL INTELLI-

Woolworths

11:10am 11:40am

11:40am 12:10pm

Malaysian Society for Occupational
Health and Safety

THE REALITY OF WHAT TRAGEDYLOOKS LIKEA SAFER TOMORROW: COVID-19 AND THE
FUTURE OF WORK

Let’s Talk about Safety

National Safety Council

INDUSTRIAL MANSLAUGHTER AND THE
INCREASING CRIMINALISATION OF WORKHEALTH AND SAFETY LAWSBIG DATA, AI AND IOT – HOW DIGITALIZATIONENABLES PREDICTIVE PREVENTION CONCEPTS
AND TOOLSEXPERIENCED-BASED SAFETY TRAINING- IMPACTFUL IN-PERSON TRAINING WITH
LONG-LASTING MEMORY EFFECT!

Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Occupational Safety & Health Council

Youngwoo Industries

OSHE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/RISKASSESSMENT STREAM
Eureka Room 2

TECHNOLOGY STREAM
Goldfields Theatre
Lalit Gabhane, NSC India

1:00pm 1:30pm

1:30pm 2:00pm

2:00pm 2:30pm

MAKING SAFETY TRAINING STICKIER: A
RICHER MODEL OF SAFETY TRAININGENGAGEMENT AND TRANSFER
New View Safety
Work Science

LUNCH
Exhibition Hall

12:10pm 1:00pm
1:00pm 2:30pm

LEADING AND LEARNING FROMNEAR MISSES
SentisDarren Isenberg, APOSHO 36 MCCOLLABORATIVE ROBOTICS: A NEW
WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT FOR A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY.
Leila Frijat, Research Assistant,Centre for Inclusive Design

RESILIENCE POTENTIALS:
AN RAG PILOT PROGRAMPeter Meredith, Consultant,
Effective Safety and Training

HARNESSING DIGITALIZATION FOR
ENHANCING OSH PROMOTIONS DURING
POST COVID-19

ISO 45K SERIES OF STANDARDS - LATEST NEWSAND PROJECTS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Institution of
Occupational Safety and Health Management

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING STREAM
Eureka Room 3
Maria Zoras-Christo, NSCA Foundation

MOVING MINDS: MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELLBEING BENEFITS OF A 50-DAY WORKPLACE WELLBEING PROGRAM
Moving Mindz

MANAGING THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH CHALLENGES OF AN AGEINGWORKFORCE IN HONG KONG

Occupational Health Safety Council

Occupational Safety and Health Council

USING TECHNOLOGY TO EVOLVE SAFETY
LEADERSHIP AND SENTIMENTEARLY MATCHED CARE AT AUSTRALIA POSTSTUDY - SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AND
IMPROVING REHABILITATION OUTCOMES

AmazonAustralia Post

2:30pm 3:00pm

AFTERNOON TEA
Exhibition HallFRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2022
3:00pm 5:00pm

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
Goldfields Theatre
Darren Isenberg, APOSHO 36 MC

3:00pm 3:45pm

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE:TOWARDS A GLOBAL BUSINESS CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE AND THE PLANET COME FIRSTInternational ORP Foundation

3:45pm 4:30pm

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE:SMA: LEARNING FROM HISTORY FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE:
HOW NASA APPLIES HARD LESSONS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
NASA Safety Centre

4:30pm 4:40pm

APOSHO 37 ANNOUNCEMENT
Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health

4:40pm 4:50pm

NATIONAL SAFETY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTNSCA Foundation

4:50pm 5:00pm

CONFERENCE CLOSINGAPOSHO 36 MC

SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2022
9:00am 1:00pm

APOSHO AGM(APOSHO Members Only)MCEC MAP

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
HANS-HORST KONKOLEWSKYPRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL ORP FOUNDATION (SPAIN)
Mr Hans-Horst Konkolewsky is the President of the International ORP Foundation,
based in Barcelona (Spain), which is committed to promoting the quality of work lifeand business innovation focusing on health and sustainability. He is also official Vision
Zero Ambassador and chairs the Global Vision Zero Business Council.
Following his election in 2005, Mr Konkolewsky served until early 2019 as Secretary
General of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) heading an extensive
programme of activities focused on strengthening the governance, performance and service quality of social
security administration. Under his leadership a range of new initiatives were taken to strengthen in particular theproactive and preventive role of social security, culminating with the launch in September 2017 of the global Vision
Zero campaign during the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Singapore.
Prior to his election as Secretary General, Mr Konkolewsky served for ten years as the Director of the European
Agency for Safety and Health at Work, a tripartite European Union institution located in Bilbao, Spain. Under his
direction, the Agency became the major provider of safety and health information for workplaces and a key driver inpromoting a prevention culture not only in Europe, but also worldwide.
Mr Konkolewsky, who is a Danish national, also held several senior positions in the Danish Ministry of Employment
and served as Deputy Director General of the Danish Labour Inspection. The Secretary General holds graduate
and post-graduate degrees from the University of Aalborg, Denmark, and has been recognized by a number ofinternational awards and prizes, notably for his contributions in the field of social protection, prevention andoccupational safety and health.

HARMONY MYERS
DIRECTOR, NASA SAFETY CENTRE (USA)Harmony Myers is the director of the NASA Safety Center (NSC), located at the Ohio
Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, and reports to the Office of Safety and Mission
Assurance at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. In this role, Myers aims to
make the NSC the preeminent and sought-after resource for the advancement ofagency Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) expertise and information. Specifically,
she generates an environment of learning and information sharing; advances SMA
expertise across the agency workforce; assures consistency, effectiveness, andquality in programs, products, and services; and enhances collaborations across the agency, industry, and othergovernment agencies.
Prior to this role, Myers served as the director of the Technical Excellence Office at the NSC. She was responsible
for planning, organizing and directing a full range of integrated services including SMA curriculum and course
development, SMA engineering support for over 2,800 NASA civil service and support contract employees
agencywide, and the SMA Technical Excellence Program — NASA’s university for safety. Before taking on this role,
Myers also previously served as the System Safety Technical Discipline Team Lead at the NSC.
Myers began her career in 2000 at NASA Kennedy Space Center with United Space Alliance as a systems engineer
for the electrical system on space shuttle solid rocket boosters. She transitioned to a reliability engineer in supportof Return to Flight and became passionate about ensuring that the Space Shuttle Program returned to flight assafely and as quickly as possible.
As a reliability engineer, Myers supported human spaceflight safety for the contractor’s SMA organization. She
moved to NASA SMA in 2005, overseeing the contractor for Space Shuttle Program safety as a safety engineer. She
went on to serve as Safety Engineering Section chief, Safety Engineering and Assurance Branch chief for the Launch
Vehicle Processing Division, and branch chief of the International Space Station and Spacecraft Payload Processing
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
During her career at Kennedy, Myers supported the final 36 space shuttle missions and the Ares I-X development
test flight.
Myers moved to NASA Headquarters in 2012 for a developmental detail as executive director of the Aerospace
Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) and was asked to stay in the position permanently when the detail ended. In that role,
she advised the NASA administrator and senior management on ASAP issues, guiding and influencing decisionmaking within the agency.

PROF. DR. JOACHIM BREUERIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, ISSA (GERMANY)
Professor Joachim Breuer was elected as the 16th President of the ISSA at the World
Social Security Forum in 2016. He is internationally recognized as an expert on social
security and social insurance.
Professor Breuer began his career at the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture andForestry. In 1990 he joined the management of the Federation of German Accident
Insurance Institutions (HVBG).
In 1995 Professor Breuer was appointed Director General of the accident insurance and prevention institution for
the German mining industry. In 2002 he was elected Director General of the German federation of institutions forstatutory accident insurance and prevention (now the DGUV – German Social Accident Insurance) and steppedback from this position at the end of June 2019. Since then he is working for DGUV as Ambassador for International
Relations.
Professor Breuer has advised a number of governments on the establishment of social insurance systems,
particularly insurance schemes for occupational diseases and accidents as well as structures aimed at prevention,
rehabilitation and occupational re-integration, including Brazil, China and the Russian Federation.
Before being elected ISSA President, he was an active member of the ISSA Bureau and Chairperson of the ISSA
Technical Commission on Insurance against Employment Accidents and Occupational Diseases. Professor Breuer is
Co-Chairman of the International Disability Management Standards Council and Honourary President of the German
Wheelchair Sports Association.
Born in Germany, Professor Joachim Breuer studied law at universities in Bonn and Berlin, and completed his
doctorate in canon and civil law in 1985. Since 2018, he holds a professorship for Insurance Medicine at the
University in Lübeck, Germany.

NATALEE JOHNSTONSAFETY SPECIALIST AND RETIRED ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY HELICOPTER PILOT(AUSTRALIA)
Natalee Johnston has 24 years of military experience as a qualified helicopter
instructor, operations and safety leader. Natalee is passionate about safety and how
an organisation’s culture and resilience can positively contribute to the welfare of all
employees, their families and the community as a whole.
Natalee has been part of the Royal Australian Navy’s and the wider Defence Forces’cultural transition from an operational and a personnel perspective. As the first female Naval helicopter pilot she
understands the challenges of trying to break into an established organisational culture. Being part of a minority forher entire career, she has a personal insight into how people change to fit in and the difficulties in trying to breakthis evolution.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
As the first woman in the RAN to return to flying duties post having children, she understands the stressors ofmodern life, the challenges and strain on managing time and responsibilities between work, family, friends andyourself and the guilt that can accompany it. Having sacrificed time with her children to continue on her career andgain qualifications in Accident investigation and piloting the MRH90 Maritime Support Helicopter she knows theimportance of support networks and developing resilience, understanding and a sense of what can be achieved inher children.
Natalee grew up in the Western Australian Wheatbelt and is the second daughter to a farming family. Her parents
struggled through with little to start with and high interest rates, moving around the locality to save before they
could buy their own. They taught Natalee a key lesson that has stayed with her throughout her extensive career thatis persistence and a good work ethic. The ability to not give up in the face of adversity, to use the defiers words tospur you on was something that she needed from the start of her career with her own extended family expressing
negativity towards her joining the military and trying to become a pilot.
Natalee is an engaging story teller who has an ability to connect and take the audience on a journey. She tells astory of personal challenges, resilience and will compel the audience to reconsider how they communicate andthink about workplace safety and culture.

RACHAEL ROBERTSONFORMER ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION LEADER AND AUTHOR (AUSTRALIA)
Rachael led the Australian expedition to Davis Station, Antarctica - the second female tolead a team at the Station and the youngest ever leader.
She managed a team of 18 people through the long, dark, Antarctic winter and throughtrial and error built a resilient and highly successful team based on the foundation that
‘respect trumps harmony’.
Since returning Rachael has completed her MBA, written 2 best-selling books, Leadingon the Edge and Respect Trumps Harmony, and has presented at over 1500 events
around the world.

SHANE FITZSIMMONS AOCOMMISSIONER, RESILIENCE NSW (AUSTRALIA)
Shane Fitzsimmons was appointed as the inaugural Commissioner for Resilience NSW
and Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management with the Department of Premier andCabinet from 1 May 2020.
This appointment followed a distinguished career with the NSW Rural Fire Service ofover 35 years, serving as both a volunteer and salaried member.
He is currently the chair of the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC), theState Recovery Committee (SRC), Board of Commissioners (BOC), the National Emergency Medal Committee (NEMC)
and the NSW Connectivity Innovation Network (CIN). Shane has also been a Director on the Board of the NSW
Government Telecommunications Authority since 2012.
In 1998 he was appointed an Assistant Commissioner with the RFS and has held portfolio responsibilities
for Operations, Strategic Development and Regional Management. In 2004, he was appointed the inaugural
Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) Visiting Fellow to the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM)
for a period of 12-months, developing and delivering programs in management and leadership.

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During the period of September 2007 - April 2020 he was the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service and was
also the Chair of the NSW RFS Bushfire Coordinating Committee and the Rural Fire Service Advisory Council. He wasalso a member of the NSW State Emergency Management Committee and the NSW State Rescue Board (SRB) andwas Chair of SRB from 2008 to November 2015.
He was appointed a Director of the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) in March 2008 and was the Chair of
the NAFC Board from 2009 to 2013. He was a Director on the Bushfire Co-operative Research Centre from 2009 to2014.
He was a member of the Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authority Council from 2007 and was a member
of its Board from November 2016 to November 2019 and held the position of Deputy President upon retirementfrom the Board.
In January 2016 he was appointed as a Councillor of the Royal Humane Society of NSW Inc. Additionally, he is apatron of two charities – Kids Xpress and Coffee 4 Kids.
Commissioner Fitzsimmons has been awarded the Rural Fire Service Long-Service Medal for more than 30 years, theNational Medal in recognition of more than 35 years, and the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM).
He has also been acknowledged with a Paul Harris Fellow and a Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire through Rotary Clubs ofBerowra and Sydney.
He was announced as the 2021 NSW Australian of the Year, and the Australian Father of the Year 2020 through The
Shepherd Centre.
Most recently, he was awarded an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia as part of the 2022
Australia Day Honours list.

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ALICE LAM

ANDY LEWIS

BILL SULLIVANPRINCIPAL CONSULTANT,OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ANDHEALTH COUNCIL (HONG KONG)

EXCO MEMBER, IOSH SINGAPORE
BRANCH (SINGAPORE)

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT – HEALTH& SAFETY, GREENCAP (AUSTRALIA)

Alice Lam is the Principal Consultantof the Occupational Safety and HealthCouncil in Hong Kong. Alice has beenworking as a safety professional
for more than 20 years and she isparticularly strong in OSH consultancy
project, development of safety
training and promotion programme
to corporations of different industries
and government departments.

Bill owned and operated an
occupational hygiene company inCanada for over 25 years. He has
worked as an Infection Control
Specialist for Island Health on small
to large scale construction projects aswell with Private Public Partnerships
during the building of three new
Since his move to Australia in 2011,
Hospitals in Victoria, Comox andAndy has worked in Broadcast
Campbell River, British Columbia.
Infrastructure, Telecommunications,
He is highly experienced providing
Construction, FMCG and Data Centre
technical advice and services inenvironments with businesses such as
infection control (construction related),
Broadcast Australia and Microsoft . He
hazardous materials, health andcurrently heads up EHS, Training andsafety, and occupational hygiene.
Operational Risk for Daifuku Oceana.
Bill has extensive experience in the
Andy holds a MSc from the University development of site closure strategies
to address liability and complianceof Greenwich and a BSc equivalentissues at industrial, commercial
from City & Guilds in OHS and isand health care properties. He hashoping to start his PhD this year.
provided technical support andSince 2020 Andy has sat on the Bureau
expert witness testimony for asbestos
Veritas Impartiality Committee for
litigation matters for manufactures
Australia and New Zealand and has
and private companies in the Supreme
been Executive Committee Member of
Court of British Columbia. Bill has
the IOSH Singapore Branch since 2021.
managed and provided technicaldirection, preparation of specifications
for hundreds of simple to complex
industrial hygiene site assessments
and remediation programs at both
operational and abandoned sites forPrivate Industry, Municipal, Provincial
and Federal Governments.
Andy started his safety journey in2002 after leaving the Royal Air Force,he has worked in several sectors in
the UK such as Local Government,
Public Transportation and Aviation
as well as Electrical and Construction
environments.

SPEAKERSBONNIE YAUCARLIE HOLTDAIKOH ISHIMATSU

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ANDHEALTH COUNCIL (HONG KONG)

PARTNER, SPARKE HELMORELAWYERS (AUSTRALIA)JAPAN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY &HEALTH ASSOCIATION (JAPAN)

Has been engaged in Zero Accident
Carlie is the first person many
activities(KYT) and contributed to theorganisations call when a workplace
upgrading of OSH activities in private
incident occurs. Carlie is onsite
sector in Japan as a KYT trainer.
immediately, giving clear advice
about what steps to take in thefirst hours and subsequent days.
Sometimes these incidents lead tocoronial inquests or companies andtheir executives being prosecuted; allmatters that Carlie assists with. Carlie
has been involved in many highprofile coronial inquests and SafeWork
prosecutions. Many of Carlie’s clients
work 24 hours, seven days a week
OSHC was established in 1988 by theand her clients are confident thatHong Kong Government for promotion
she is always just a phone call awayof workplace safety and health. Under
regardless of the time of day, or night.
Ms Yau’s leadership, OSHC has thrived
in many areas through promotion,
education and training, research,
information and consultancy services.
Ms Yau joined the Administrative
Service of the Hong Kong Government
in 1996 and served in various bureaus
and departments. She joined the
Occupational Safety and HealthCouncil (OSHC) as the Executive
Director in 2014. Ms Yau was elected
as the Vice-Chair of the “International
Section on Prevention in Trade Goods
Logistics and Port Handling” underthe International Social Security
Association from 2019.

SPEAKERSDIANA KAZBEKOVAEMMA BOUCHERFIONA HORE-LACY

SENIOR RESEARCHER, REPUBLICRESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ANDHEALTH (KAZAKHSTAN)SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST MENTALHEALTH & WELLBEING HSE
GLOBAL(AUSTRALIA)PHD CANDIDATE, MONASH
UNIVERSITY (AUSTRALIA)

Fiona Hore-Lacy is a PhD candidate
at Monash University working with
Emma Boucher has spent almost 25
the Silica-associated Lung Disease
Senior Researcher at the Republic
years working in the mental health
Projects. She also works with the
Research Institute for Occupational
field partnering with individuals,
Allergy and Asthma team at the Alfred
Safety and Health under the Ministry groups, and organizations within
hospital in Melbourne, where she hasof labor and social protection, Republic public and private settings. As aparticular interest in designing and
Kazakhstan
Registered Psychologist, Emma hasdeveloping electronic data capture
significant experience within the
She joined to OSH research field withtools for clinical assessment anddomains of clinical, occupational,
nuclear security background in 2021.
patient care. Current projects include
and organisational psychology.
severe and difficult-to-treat asthma,
She passionate about creating
Her research interests include
idiopathic anaphylaxis, and the newbudgeting of OSH costs, risk-oriented psychological healthy and safe
occupational respiratory clinic.
workspaces through promotion of
approach in personal protection
wellbeing practices, management ofequipment and protection clothing
psychosocial workplace hazards andprovision, ILO conventions inearly intervention to support andKazakhstani perspectives.
empower those experiencing mental
Ms. Diana Kazbekova has author’s
illness. Emma draws on her leadership,certificates in costs modelling,
project management, clinical andclassification of costs, tutorial textbook
organisational experiences to develop
in budgeting of OSH costs and several
and delivery programs tailored to
publications of economic costs,
clients’ individual needs.
principles of budgeting and risk based
approach in PPE provision.
Currently Ms. Diana B. Kazbekova
working on upgrading of PPE
provision.

SPEAKERSDR ISMANIZA ISMAILJC SEKAR

JOHN DONYSENIOR DIRECTOR, NATIONALMANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON OH & CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVESAFETY COUNCIL (USA)IH, MSOSH (MALAYSIA)OFFICER, ACUIZEN TECHNOLOGIES(SINGAPORE)
John is the Senior Director of Thought
Ismaniza (Izzie) is a senior lecturer at
Leadership at the National Safety
the Centre of Studies for Chemistry
JC Sekar is the CEO of AcuiZen
Council. In this capacity, he oversees
and Environment, Faculty of Applied
Technologies, a Singapore-founded
Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA
technology venture enabling people- the Campbell Institute, the global(UiTM).
centric digital transformation. JC is an EHS&S center of excellence, as well
MBA alumnus of National University of as Safe Actions for Employee Returns
She is the Honorary Treasurer for
Singapore and Masters in Technology (SAFER), NSC’s COVID-19 response
the Malaysian Industrial Hygiene
initiative, Work to Zero, focused on(Aerospace) from IIT Madras, India.
Association (MIHA), and also a
serious injury and fatality prevention
JC has spoken and moderated panel
committee member of the Malaysianthrough technology, and the new
discussions in several global events
Society for Occupational Safety &MSD Solutions Lab, targeted at one ofand conferences. Amongst other
Health (MSOSH).
safety’s most pervasive issues. John
events he was also invited by United
also leads a variety of other research
A professional technologist in the field Nations International Development
and impact initiatives includingof Chemical Technology, awarded by Organization to Vienna, Austria in
the Malaysian Board of Technologists 2019 to present a paper on Industrial programs related to psychological(MBOT), Izzie is also actively involved Safety in the context of Industry 4.0. JC safety, ESG & sustainability, and more.
as a trainer and speaker in the field of is also a founding member of “Global
occupational hygiene for several other Initiative for Future Industrial Safety”
an International working group led byconsultancy firms.
UNIDO,
Her passion has brought her to be
involved in the development of several
national guidelines and various
research studies. She is also appointed
as a subject matter expert by otheruniversities and by the Ministry of
Health for the National Environmental
Health Action Plan.

SPEAKERS

JOHN LACEY

KAREN MAHER

KEVIN ST MARTOHS CONSULTANT AND TRAINER &FORMER PRESIDENT, IOSH (UK)

FOUNDER & WHS CULTURE
CONSULTANT, SMARTCULTURE(AUSTRALIA)PSYCHOSOCIAL SAFETY SOLUTIONSEXPERT, OPUS CENTRE FOR
PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK (AUSTRALIA)

With over 40 years within theconstruction industry and the healthand safety management environment,
John has built up his knowledge
from practical hands-on experience.
Working as Safety Support forvarious multi-national construction
organisations and in the local
government field he also oversees
offices, workshops and factory fit-out
operations.

Kevin St Mart is a workplace mental
Karen Maher is a leading Australian
WHS + Culture consultant and keynote health expert with over 22 yearsof experience in work health andspeaker.
safety and is a consultant for the
Karen partners with and presents
Opus Centre for Psychosocial Risk.
to a diverse range of industries andWith qualifications in Business,clients across the globe. From the NRL
Injury Management and Training &to emergency services, retail, tech
Assessment Kevin has a well-rounded
companies, health, manufacturing,understanding of best practicelegal and accounting firms,
management of mental health ingovernment agencies, emergency
businesses of all sizes.
As part of the Working Party forservices, private schools, construction
Kevin previously worked at Beyond
Guidance to the CDM Regulations,and mining.
Blue as a Workplace Engagement
John is fully aware of the application of
Her experience spans over 19 years,
Manager providing training,
the Regulations and regularly assists
initially as an employment and safety
presentations and advice toclients with practical implementation,
lawyer in Australia and the UK.
workplaces across Australia. He alsoboth safety in design and construction
led a mental health program team
operations.
In 2010 she left the law to start her
own consultancy SmartCulture®. She at the National Health and Safety
John is a Chartered Fellow of I.O.S.H.,
Regulator Comcare, working withhas worked on over 300 cases froma Former President of the Institution
all parts of the process including legal, Public Service and large national(2003/4), He is also an Honorary Fellow
organisations to deliver mental healthinvestigations, advisory and processof the Association of Project Safety andtraining, presentations, projects
improvement. This includes working
a Fellow of the Australian Institute ofwith many organisations during times and worked on cross jurisdictional
Health and Safety.
mental health initiatives such as theof crisis and following workplacedevelopment of the People at Work
Closely involved with and Hon Fellow fatalities.
risk assessment tool and the Mentallyof the Asia Pacific Occupational Safety
Karen is passionate about building
Healthy Workplace Alliance.
and Health Organisation (APOSHO),
great workplace cultures andChair of APOSHO Safety Management
the prevention of psychosocial
Committee. He worked closely with thehazards such as bullying and sexual
Organising Committee for APOSHO 33
harassment. She focuses on the(2018) which was successfully held in
fundamentals of great culture andHong Kong in 2018
leadership to make this happen.
John contributes to technical journals
and gives ‘expert witness’ whenrequired.

SPEAKERSKIYOSHI SUMILEILA FRIJAT

LUKE BEESTONDEPUTY DIRECTOR, JAPANINDUSTRIAL SAFETY & HEALTHASSOCIATION (JAPAN)RESEARCH ASSISTANT, CENTRE FOR
INCLUSIVE DESIGN (AUSTRALIA)DIRECTOR, RISK AND INNOVATION,
HSE GLOBAL (AUSTRALIA)

Kiyoshi Sumi is a Deputy Director withthirty years of experience working
alongside JISHA’s executive team.
Kiyoshi specializes in OSH education,
including organizing OSH training
programs for not only Japanese but
also overseas employees at OSHaffiliated companies. Kiyoshi is a
powerful force in the workplace anduses his positive attitude and tirelessenergy to encourage these employees
to maintain safe and healthy work
environments.

Luke Beeston is the Director of
Leila is interested in the potential ofdesign thinking principles in reframing Risk and Innovation for HSE Global
and is responsible for global risk
and addressing complex problems.
management and governanceShe has a research background in
programs, including critical risk andsupporting carer inclusion in higher
education institutions and knowledge control management and client
solutions in the digital space.
translation. Leila has a Bachelor of
Design and a Bachelor of Media with
Luke has consulted to some of theher Design honours research focusinglargest organisations in Australia, UK,
on promoting the social inclusion of
New Zealand and the United States
culturally and linguistically diverse
to provide strategic advice relating
communities in cultural institutions.
to risk, leadership and culture. He
has held senior HSE leadership
positions for ASX listed organisations
as well as large private high-risk
companies and has been responsible
for transformational change,
strategic planning, development ofmanagement systems and building
high performing safety teams.

SPEAKERS

DR MANUEL SEIDEL

DR MARILYN HUBNERMARK COOPER

CEO, ECOPORTAL (NEW ZEALAND)DIRECTOR, BUILDUP RESEARCH(AUSTRALIA)

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, SENTIS(AUSTRALIA)

Dr. Manuel Seidel is an expert insafety and sustainability systems,
and a Founder and the current CEOof ecoPortal; an enterprise healthand safety software company that
continues to drive innovative, positive
cultural and safety change in someof Australasia’s largest organisations.
With over 15 years in the safety
software space, Manuel’s convictionis that cutting-edge technologies
should work in perfect tandem with
passionate safety leaders to create
meaningful, and lasting change

Dr Hubner is an experienced presenter As a Principal Consultant, Mark isand safety professional. She hascommitted to partnering with clientsdelivered educational sessions across and delivering high impact solutions
the globe and is a regular presenterto improve organisational safety
for APOSHO. She recently presented at performance. He applies academic andthe World Congress and in her spare practical insights gained over a diversetime runs a bespoke training andprofessional career and a blend of
consulting firm here in Melbourne.
corporate and operational experience.
Mark’s areas of specialisation are in
critical risk management, safety culturechange, leadership and individual andteam development. His passion for
positive health and safety approaches
is indeed part of his PB5, giving true
purpose to his work with Sentis.

SPEAKERS

MATTHIAS KROPEMELANIE IANSSENMEREDITH MCCLELLAND

GLOBAL SALES DIRECTOR,YOUNGWOO IND LTD (SOUTH
KOREA)HEAD OF REHABILITATION,
AUSTRALIA POST GROUP(AUSTRALIA)

MANAGER, WORK HEALTH SAFETY &WELLBEING, MURRUMBIDGEE LHD(AUSTRALIA)

Matthias Krope, a German national, is Melanie is the National Rehabilitation
the Chief Consultant EHS and Global
Manager for the Australia Post Group
Sales Director for Youngwoo Ind. Ltd. (APG), Australia’s leading logistics andwith more than 20 years of experience integrated services business. Melanie
in the field of major construction
is responsible for leading a team ofprojects for the powerplant business. in-house workplace rehabilitation
Prior to joining Youngwoo Ind. as aproviders who provide occupational
Chief Consultant EHS and Global Sales rehabilitation services to a 35,000
Director, he held several leadershipstrong workforce nationally. She hasroles in Operational Excellence, Quality been employed APG for the past 14
Management and EHS in Siemens
years working across rehabilitation
Energy Solutions, the last role as
and workers compensation. Prior
Business Unit Head Energy Solutions to that she has a further 10 years’for Environmental, Health, and Safety experience working in insurance,
as well as a wide variety of otherrisk management and occupational
technical and non-technical roles.
rehabilitation. Melanie has a BA
(Psychology) from the Universityof Newcastle and is a registered
Psychologist.

Meredith is the Manager WHS &Wellbeing at Murrumbidgee Local
Health District (MLHD). She has
extensive experience in strategicand operational human resource
management overseeing a broad
range of human resource functions.
Meredith’s workforce background has
been gained in both the public andprivate sectors throughout Australia.
Over the past twenty years’ Meredith
has specialised in the Health Sector
and since 2010 has managed the Work
Health, Safety and Wellbeing portfolio
for Murrumbidgee Local HealthDistrict.

SPEAKERSMICHAEL TAYLORNUALA JEWITTPATRIZIA CASSANITI

PRACTICE MANAGER OHYG &IEQ/MYCOLOGIST, GREENCAP(AUSTRALIA)HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER,MURRUMBIDGEE LOCAL HEALTH
DISTRICT (AUSTRALIA)DIRECTOR, LET’S TALK ABOUT
SAFETY (AUSTRALIA)

Patrizia is an International awardwinning work health and safety
Michael Taylor is the practiceNuala is a Health & Safety Manager
advocate with a compelling andmanager for occupational hygiene
at Murrumbidgee Local Healthconfronting life story. In 2021, she won
and indoor environmental quality
District (MLHD). With nearly 20
the Gold Stevie award as Maverick
with an academic background inyears’ experience as a WHS and riskof the year, which recognizes the
public and environmental health,management professional, she has
microbial ecology and mycology.
extensive experience and capability in achievements of female individuals
He has a research profile in thethe development and implementation who have affected positive change on
their companies and/or industries.
detection and spread of microbialof strategically focussed safety,
pathogens in soil, air, water andhealth and wellbeing services in large Has also been recognized as Top 100
constructed environments, andcomplex organisations across both the Women in Construction and with thetimes of COVID -19 lockdowns andextensive experience in the translation local and state government sector.
online presentations, Patrizia becameof research results into accessible
Nuala has specialised in applying
certified by e-speakers as a Virtual
information for stakeholders anda risk-based approach to thePresenter.
peers.
management of WHS hazards and risks
She shares the crucial lessons
Michael completed his doctoral studies and her leadership has contributed
everyone in construction,in 2012, and has applied this research to the approach MLHD has taken
manufacturing and engineering needfor the investigation of water, soil and to manage psychosocial risks in theto hear to shift out complacency andairborne diseases and creation of risk workplace.
create a safe working environment forassessments. He has consulted for
Nuala specialises in aligningthemselves and all their work mates.
and worked collaboratively with large
evidence-based innovation
utilities, local governments, statutory
Her devastating story is of a tragedy
with legislative obligations andauthorities, industry and private clientsthat was never an accident, but ancontinuous improvement of theto provide advice on human healthincident waiting to happen, all because
safety management system. The
risks following exposure to potentiallyof complacency that took her 18-yeareffectiveness of this approach waspathogenic microorganisms. He has
recognised with MLHD being awarded old son’s life.
extensive experience in the detection
category winners of Best Continuousand quantification of fungi in buildings
Be prepared for an emotional and
Improvement of a WHS Management
and their impacts on human health,inspiring journey with this powerful
System in the 28th Annual National
having co-authored the SafeWorkSA
and potentially life-saving session
Safety Awards of Excellence.
guidance document ‘Understanding
where the usual ‘she’ll be right mate’and managing occupational healthor ‘it won’t happen to me’ situation willrisks from fungal contamination in
make you evaluate your daily workindoor environments’.
practises and make your family thereason why you work safe every day.

SPEAKERSPETER MEREDITH

PHILIPPE LAI CHOO

PHOEBE HUANG XIANCONSULTANT, EFFECTIVE SAFETY
AND TRAINING (AUSTRALIA)PRESIDENT, INSTITUTION OF
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH
MANAGEMENT (MAURITIUS)

HEAD ERGONOMICS TEAM,INSTITUTE OF ERGONOMICS AND
HYGIENE (SINGAPORE)

A driven safety scientist with over 25
years of experience across forestry,transport, retail, warehousing, oil& gas, and manufacturing helping
organisations realises their potential.
While the traditional view of safety is
to prevent things from going wrong,
the new view is enabled safety
potentials to develop the ability tosucceed under varying conditions.
Peter’s focus is on embedding safety
excellence backed by research andtestable solutions to the frontline.
To develop resilient potentials andcollaborate with organisations serious
about safety who want to see results,
and not just to tick a box.

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President of the Institution of
Occupational Safety & HealthManagement

Phoebe, Huang Xian is occupational
hygiene and ergonomics consultant
in the Institute of Ergonomics andHygiene. During the years of working
Chairman of the Mauritiuswith IEH, she has been working withStandards Bureau (MSB) PPE
various industries, such as petroleum
Standards Committee(MSB/TC14)
industries, construction sector,
manufacturing, public institute,
Chairman of the Mauritius
and government agencies. Besides
Standards Bureau (MSB)
consultancy jobs, she have also actively
Subcommittee on Health andparticipated in research projects andSafety (MSB/TC 13/SC3) – Mirror
teaching activities, and showed her
Committee of ISO 45001
passion in apply the knowledge to help
Board Director of the Internationalraise the awareness and safeguard the
Network of Safety & Healthsafety and well-being of the worker.
Practitioner Organisations(INSHPO)•

Member of the Advisory Council
for Occupational Safety and Health•

Local expert on ISO/TC 283 ISO
Technical Committee - responsiblefor developing ISO 45001.

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Member of ISO/TC 283 Working
Group 3 (WG3) and•ISO/TC 283/TG 4 Task GroupSPEAKERSRANJEETA SINGHDR ROBERT MCCARTNEYROSSANA PARMEGIANIFOUNDER, ENABLEORG.COM (NEWZEALAND)OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN,RESILE & CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER,WOOLWORTHS (AUSTRALIA)

SPECIAL COUNSEL, SPARKEHELMORE LAWYERS (AUSTRALIA)

Rossana regularly advises andRanjeeta is currently undertaking her
represents the public and private
PhD in Psychosocial Safety Climate
Dr McCartney is a physician who has& Culture at Massey University, New
specialised in the field of Occupational sector on work health and safety
Zealand. She is also the Founder ofand Environmental Medicine for over (WHS) issues, compliance and
WorkCover prosecutions. Having
EnableOrg® - Benchmark Corporate
20 years.
worked as the principal lawyer in the
Wellness with Psychosocial Risk
He is a Fellow of the Australasianprosecutions branch of WorkCoverManagement System for Psychological
Faculty of Occupational and
NSW, Rossana understands what
Harm Prevention & Wellbeing
Environmental Medicine with the Royal
this regulator is striving to achieve
Enablement.
Australian College of Physicians andand how to engage with it. Rossana’s
Ranjeeta has had a career spanning
past president of the Australian andexperience as a senior WHS adviser,organisational governance,
New Zealand Society of Occupational
combined with the insights gained
development and risk management.
Medicine.
as a WorkCover NSW prosecutor,
She has worked across industries andWhile he has experience and expertise gives her a unique insight into thesectors in UK, Australia and NZ. She
regulatory and prosecutions process.
in all facets of this specialty, he has
has been an expert panel member
This deep knowledge of the processes
a particular interest in psychologicalfor JAS-ANZ Auditor development, ishealth. His career goal is to maximise helps her guide clients facing difficult
a Lead Auditor for Health & Safety,
the psychosocial health, wellbeing and situations, such as safety incidents,
Quality, contracts Compliancealleged breaches and prosecutions, toproductivity of working people and& Conformance, a BSI Executive
make appropriate decisions. Rossana
minimise the psychological impacts
ISO trainer across several varying
also uses her skills as a litigator to help
from industrial practices.
Standards, an Executive Coach and is a
individuals required to give evidence
current Board Director of NZOQ.
By virtue of his education, training,in public and private inquiries before
skills and experience he retains
the Independent Commission Against
specialised knowledge in the
Corruption (ICAC).
multidisciplinary field of Environmental
Medicine involving medicine,environmental science, chemistry andpathology.

SPEAKERSSAM JACKSONSANDI GIVENSSARAH CUSCADDEN

PARTNER, SPARKE HELMORELAWYERS (AUSTRALIA)MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST,COMMUNICATE WITH COURAGE(AUSTRALIA)WORLD WIDE SAFETY LEADERSHIPAND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER,AMAZON (AUSTRALIA)Sam Jackson advises on all aspectsof work health and safety (WHS) andOur next speaker knows only too well Sarah has a Bachelor of Science (OHS)
employment law across a range of
how difficult it can be to ask afterwith Honours and has recently been
sectors. His WHS experience includes someone’s mental health.
appointed as the Deputy Chair forincident response and management,
the College of Fellows (CoF) for the
She also knows from her lived
contractor management, officer
Australian Institute of Health andexperience with mental illness, howliability and the defence of companies
Safety. A visionary who challenges
isolating it can feel when no one asks if
prosecuted by health and safety
the norm, Sarah presents out of
you’re OK.
regulators. Sam also advises clientsthe box ideas and solutions toon employment issues, including
A Workplace Mental Health Specialist, health and safety issues. Sarah hasenterprise bargaining, industrial action qualified in Mental Health First Aid,
worked extensively on large scaleand employment contracts.
iconic construction projects aroundand drawing on her research andAustralia. Sarah has applied her
personal experiences, Sandi is on a
Sam works with general counsel,
operational knowledge to developing
mission to save lives.
safety managers and HR managers
and executing construction-specificacross a range of industries, including It’s time to reduce the stigma, conquer
health and safety strategies thatmining, construction, stevedoring,
our fears and bring mental healthaccelerate safety leadership andmanufacturing, education, electricity, conversations into our everyday life.
performance, through an increase
defence and transport. His clients also
By doing so, Sandi fervently believes … in engagement with employees andbenefit from his litigation experience
subcontractors. More recently Sarah
we can all safe lives.
and he regularly appears in hearings in
has been appointed to a global role atstate and Commonwealth courts andAmazon where she leads the Safety
tribunals.
Leadership and Engagement strategy
for Amazons global operations. In
Sam’s industry leading expertise isthis role Sarah thinks ahead creating
recognised by the Australian Financial
solutions that enable frontline
Review’s “Best Lawyers” guide
workers to engage, participate andawarding him the Best Lawyer Of The
influence the safety and, builds tolls
Year Award for Occupational Health &for frontline leaders to enhance their
Safety Law in Melbourne for 2021. Hesafety leadership capabilities. Sarah
is also listed as a Leading WHS Lawyer
is driven to empower to all persons to
by Doyles Guide (2019, 2020) andbe accountable for theirs and others
included on the Australian Financial
safety, and have the ability to positive
Review’s “Best Lawyers” guide for bothinfluence health and safety. Sarah
Labour and Employment Law (2021)
has the proven capability to adapt,and Occupational Health & Safety Law
conceptualise and implement strategic(2020, 2021).
and innovate concepts across multiple
geographies in diverse working

SPEAKERSSHANE BILSBOROUGHSTEVE TSANGDR TESSA BAILEYCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MOVINGMINDZ (AUSTRALIA)CONSULTANT, OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL,(HONG KONG)

DIRECTOR, THE OPUS CENTRE FOR
PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK (AUSTRALIA)

Dr Bailey is a registered psychologist
Shane is the Co-Founder and CEO ofand Director of The OPUS Centre
Moving Mindz (www.movingmindz.io), Dr. Steve Tsang is a Consultant offor Psychosocial Risk. She has
an Australian company dedicated to
Occupational Safety and Healthexperience working in the areas ofmeasuring mental health via engaging Council (OSHC) and has nearly 10
human resource management, injury
wellbeing programs. Previously he was years of experience in the field of
preventions, and injury management.
the Co-Founder and Executive Director occupational safety and health. He
Dr Bailey facilitates integrationof the Global Corporate Challenge,
holds a Bachelor of Engineering inof evidence based methods forand has published six scientific papers, Manufacturing Systems Engineering
managing psychosocial risk to create
two in the mental health space. He
and PhD in Human Factors andpsychologically safe systems ofhas made over 500 presentations
Ergonomics. Since joining OSHC, Dr.
worker that protect worker health andon health & wellbeing across the
Tsang has been actively involved inpromote wellbeing.
globe, and previously served asseveral territory-wide occupational
the Ambassador for the Victoriansafety and health research projects.
Government’s ‘Go For your Life”
He has also provided essential support
Wellbeing initiative with the Honorable to different consultancy, training and
Minster for Health, Bronwyn Pike. He is promotion services in OSHC. Dr. Tsang
the author of three internationally best also achieved the Certified Disability
selling books on diet & exercise.
Management Professional (CDMP)
designation under the auspices of theInternational Disability Management
Standards Council (IDMSC).

SPEAKERSDR TRISTAN CASEYYEONSUN YOODIRECTOR, NEW VIEW SAFETY AND
CHIEF SCIENTIST, WORK SCIENCE(AUSTRALIA)

KOREA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND JAPAN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY &HEALTH AGENCY (SOUTH KOREA)HEALTH ASSOCIATION (JAPAN)•
Dr Tristan Casey is an expert insafety leadership and organisational•
culture. With a career in workplace
health and safety spanning 12 years,
he has consulted nationally and•internationally across a diverse range
of industries such as law enforcement,
local government, utilities (waterand power, including renewables),offshore oil and gas, construction, andmanufacturing (wood and metals). Dr
Casey is an endorsed Organisational
Psychologist with two doctoral
degrees, including his PhD thatinvolved development and validationof the award-winning LEAD model.
His passion is translating abstract/
theoretical concepts into practical
tools that have measurable impact.

Korea Occupational Safety and
Health Agency(KOSHA), 2011~

YOSHIKO TAKAI

Has been engaged in coordinationof OSH trainings for government
officials and OSH manager atProfessional Engineer of Industrial
private companies sponsored byHygiene Management
Japanese government and JICA (Japan
International Cooperation Agency).
Master of Environmental
Also worked as a leading member ofEngineering
APOSHO35 secretariat in 2021.

SPEAKERSZEPHAN CHAN
DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OFERGONOMICS AND HYGIENE(SINGAPORE)
Zephan Chan serves as Director in theInstitute of Ergonomics and Hygieneand provides leadership to the teamof Hygienists and Ergonomists. He isa Registered Industrial Hygienist andhas practised ergonomics for overa decade. Zephan is an experienced
trainer in the field of ergonomics andtrained hundreds of professionals
over the years. He also teaches
Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
to undergraduates at The Universityof Newcastle. He is also a Certified
Usability Analyst and has researchand professional interest in exploringassessment of user interfaces toanalyst operational, health andsafety risk in the modern automatedworkplaces.

SPONSORSSTUDENT STREAM SPONSOR

As a wholly owned entity of the University of Newcastle, Australia, established in Singapore in 2006, we play animportant role in providing future leaders with access to world-class higher education by bringing the University’s
excellent support schemes directly to you. We have a team of leading academics, teaching and learning staff basedin Singapore. As a student, you will have access and support from your lecturers, tutors and a teaching and learning
adviser. Whether you choose to study in Singapore or Australia, Newcastle Australia is committed to providing all
our students with the same high-quality support services.

SILVER SPONSOR

Since 2011, HSE Global has been supporting organisations to identify, manage and reduce their operational risk
profile. With offices across Australia, New Zealand and the US, we have a global reach and industry-recognised
experts who genuinely know what it means to simplify and operationalise safety and wellbeing.
Trusted by Boards and Executive teams, we have supported hundreds of organisations globally to assess, assure
and provide strategic guidance and support to optimise people, process and performance across all aspects ofsafety leadership, safety culture, critical risk audit & assurance, and mental health and wellbeing.

SILVER SPONSORWorkSafe is Victoria’s workplace health and safety regulator. We are also the workplace injury insurer. Our job is to
reduce workplace harm and improve outcomes for injured workers. This is our promise to the Victorian community
and the reason we exist.

SPONSORSKEYNOTE SPONSORFirst held in 1955, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work is one of the largest international forums forwork health and safety. For the first time, it will be held in Sydney, Australia from 27 - 30 November 2023.
The World Congress is co-organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Social Security
Association (ISSA), and SafeWork NSW.

NOTEPAD & PEN SPONSOR

Actrua is a Performance Culture consulting business. We partner with our clients to activate performance culturesby delivering solutions in leadership, teams, safety and culture. Based in Brisbane, and operating globally, ourpassionate team of professionals develop, design and deliver strategies to improve the sustaining performanceof people, teams and organisations. Our purpose is “To foster and deliver True Growth to our client companies,
program participants, our team members and to the community.” We have transformed many lives through ourwork and are very proud to be able to say that we have supported the development and True Growth of over 45,000
people across Australia and overseas.

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Androgogic is Australia’s largest 100% Australian owned Educational
Technology Infrastructure and Services company in Asia Pacific providing
the online Learning Management System (LMS) Totara and Learning Content
providing online Induction, Risk Management & Onboarding training,with the ability to deploy integrated, enterprise Educational Technology
architecture for client-partners in practical, functionally rich and costeffective deployments in support of their strategic business initiatives.

Bodycare are a market leading supplier of occupation health consulting
services to blue and white-collar workforces across Australia and New
Zealand. We partner with companies to provide them with injury prevention,
pre-employment medicals, periodic health assessments, heath surveillance,wellness management, training, safety and mental health services acrossthe employment continuum.
Our programs aim to decrease the cost, duration, risk and prevalence of
injuries and illness to our clients, all the while working to improve collective
and individual employee culture, engagement, resilience and health.

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ecoPortal is your one-stop shop for Enterprise Health and Safety,
Environment, Quality and Risk Management Software. Our highly
configurable, easy-to-use solution is perfectly suited to benefit large-scale,multi-location businesses. Our comprehensive, real-time and configurable
dashboards help keep all stakeholders informed from the board to middle
management and our Customer Success Team is always collaborating withyou to meet your organisation’s needs. ecoPortal offers both a web-based
desktop and native mobile application, so everyone from your frontline staff
and contractors in the field to your HSEQ champions, managers and board
members can access it from anywhere, at anytime.

Everyday Massive is an award winning, professional services company
dedicated to improving the people experience in high-risk organisations.
We work collaboratively to develop safety, engagement and leadershipprograms that deliver results.
In a world where everyone is obsessed with process, we turn programs into
participation, compliance into collaboration and awareness into action.
We offer end-to-end solutions that enable organisations to drive the rightbehaviours, and lead real change, from the inside out.

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BOOTH 9The IEH is dedicated to providing strategic and innovative solutions for good
Ergonomics and Occupational Hygiene to create quality work and healthy
life for all. IEH brings to you a range of exoskeleton products from EXO fordifferent industries, e.g., automobile, mining, aircraft manufacturing etc., tosupport lifting, carrying, and reduce fatigue. Visit our booth to experienceand try on our leading products: Titan Arm, Sit Anytime, Elastic Waist andMetal Waist.

MSOSH is the oldest OSH NGO in Malaysia, was registered on the 27th ofApril 1971 as the Malaysian Society for Industrial Safety (MSIS). In 1991 theSociety was renamed as the Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and
Health (MSOSH)• Vision: To be a leader in Occupational Safety and Health organization in
Asia Pacific.
• Mission: To enhance and promote OSH in all workplaces and in allindustries in support of the Government’s policy on OSH

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BOOTH 2The NEVERalone 4G Personal Emergency Location Device is one of themost widely used solutions for Lone Worker safety and Victims of Domestic
Violence. The NEVERalone is also used by large not-for-profit organizations
as well as Local, State and Federal government agencies.Our NEVERalone
devices report to most major Monitoring Centres. MCM is a Platinum
member of A.S.I.A.L. (the Australian Security Industry Association Limited).
In 2019 James Neville (our Director) received a prestigious Industry award
from ASIAL for Technical Excellence. In 2021 MCM Electronics won the
coveted “PRODUCT of the YEAR” award for our NEVERalone personal
emergency location device.

The NSCA Foundation is an independent, non-profit, memberbased
Organisation. Their vision is to assist Australian organisations to be thesafest in the world and protect their most important asset – their people.
With a legacy spanning over 90 years, they do this by inspiring, educating,informing and engaging Australian business in best practice work health andsafety (WHS) and risk management.
The NSCA Foundation enables professional development through in-person
events, webinars, latest updates on industry developments through the
Safe-T-Bulletin and the National Safety magazine, networking opportunities,
and online resources. APOSHO has been hosted twice by the NSCA
Foundation with these both being held in Melbourne at the Melbourne
Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The NSCA Foundation hosts the National Safety Awards of Excellence,
Australia’s longest running and independent awards, recognising
outstanding Work Health and Safety initiatives.

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BOOTH 8St John Ambulance Victoria exists to help those in sickness, distress,
suffering or danger. Since 1883, we’ve grown to become the largest providerof First Aid Training, First Aid kits and defibrillators, and Non-Emergency
Patient Transport. As a trusted charity and certified Social Enterprise, wedeliver a range of community programs, including free first aid training inprimary schools, volunteers in emergency response, Community Transport,
CPR Lab, Defib In Your Street and Party Ready.

Staying Alive Health are the exclusive distributors of Europe’s top selling,
fully monitored, publicly accessible security defibrillator cabinet, The Rotaid
24/7, now available in Australia for the first time.
The Rotaid 24/7 is a 4G fully monitored security cabinet that ensures
your defibrillator is available and rescue ready 24/7, that reports when
defibrillators move, not working due to flat batteries all via texts/emails
maximising your chances of saving the life of loved one, friend, colleague orneighbour.

BOOTH 12Verge Safety Barriers are a leading provider of innovative solutions forsafer working environments. We design and manufacture in-house acomprehensive range of warehouse safety barrier and handrail systems,
pedestrian gates, mezzanine and loading dock safety gates and asset
protection barriers. With a range of both steel and polymer barriers, wehave a solution for every workplace!

BOOTH 6 & 7First held in 1955, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work is oneof the largest international forums for work health and safety. For the firsttime, it will be held in Sydney, Australia from 27 - 30 November 2023.
The World Congress is co-organised by the International Labour
Organization (ILO), the International Social Security Association (ISSA), and
SafeWork NSW.

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