Safe Work Month 2008

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Well tomorrow is the beginning of Week Four of the month long program. The final week of Safe Work Month 2008 takes place in metropolitan Adelaide and will be opened by the Hon Paul Caica MP on Monday 3 November at the Hilton Adelaide.

There are many many many workshops being held all of the city, too many to... mention!! For more information about what's on offer in metropolitan Adelaide in week four, view the Week 4 Programme of Events at www.safework.sa.gov.au

Safe Work Month 2008 culminates with the Safe Work Awards dinner on Friday 7 November at the Adelaide Convention Centre. To secure your seat for the dinner, book online.

Need more info? Post a question on the discussion board, or hop onto our website www.safework.sa.gov.au
Why not leave a comment on the Month and what have been your highlights so far?

Hope to see you there!
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Well we are already up to Week Three in the program, and what a full week it is going to be!!

We start off the week with the Official Launch of the South-East Week tomorrow morning. The launch will be held at Bunnings' Warehouse in Mount Gambier with a free community breakfast and will start at about 8am.

Wee...k Three will take us all over the South-East with workshops to be held in Mount Gambier, Kongorong, Willalooka and the Coonawarra.

Some of the week’s highlights include:

• Working towards safe communities
• How to make loading and unloading safer
• Preventing ATV injuries
• OHS in shearing
• Winery walk and talk
• Dairy walk and talk…

…and much much more.

Need more info? Post a question on the discussion board, or hop onto our website www.safework.sa.gov.au
Hope to see you there!
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Well Week two is over, and what a wonderful week it was. The official Launch of the North-East Week took place at JHI Builders, and everyone though that the Breakfast put on by Tafe SA was fabulous!

Week Two was certainly very busy with talks in Port Pirie, Clare, Tanunda, Nuriootpa, Berri, Kingston-on-Murray and Renmar...k. Again we had higher numbers than expected, and people remarked how wonderful it was to have so many workshops in their area.
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Hi Everyone

Well week two’s program will be officially launch tomorrow morning at JHI Builders in Port Pirie at 8am, and what an exciting week it will be!!

Week two will take us all over the North-East with a day each in Port Pirie, Clare, Barossa, Berri and the Riverland. Some of the weeks’ highlights include

• Winery an...d vineyards walk and talks
• Fruit and Vegetables Walk and talks
• Changes to the WorkCover Scheme
• Serious about Safe Business
• Arrive Home Safe …..

….and much much more.

Need more info? Post a question on the discussion board, or hop onto our website www.safework.sa.gov.au
Hope to see you there!
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Week One was an overwhelming success! We had a wonderful start with a beautiful sunny day for the Port Lincoln Launch. We heard from guest speakers, Executive Director of SafeWork SA Michele Patterson, who Spoke on behalf on Minister for Industrial Relations the Hon Paul Caica, Advisory Committee Chairperson Tom Philli...ps, and the Hon Liz Penfold, Member for Flinders. The Port Lincoln Bowls club did a wonderful job catering and ensured no-one went hungry.

We were lucky enough to have the Whyalla Launch in Bob’s Home Hardware, where the staff went out of there way to make the launch extra special. We heard from SafeWork Sa’s Joe Paparella, Advisory Committee Chairperson Tom Phillips and Whyalla Mayor Jim Pollock. A big thank you to Advancing Whyalla for their wonderful breakfast.

All the workshops in Port Lincoln, Whyalla and Roxby Downs were very well attended, with organizers having to arrange extra chairs for all the walk-ins! Read More

Hi Everyone

It is just over a week until Safe Work Month is officially launched in (hopefully) sunny Port Lincoln! Week One is kicked off, on Monday 13th at 8am with a launch on Foreshore at Port Lincoln. Guest Speakers include Tom Phillips and the Hon Liz Penfold. Come along and enjoy a cooked breakfast

There will be fr...ee workshops in Port Lincoln, Whyalla and Roxby Downs on topics like
• Serious about Safe Business
• Manual Handling
• Machine Guarding
• Construction Safety
• Safety Tips for home renovators
• Changes to license holders
• Bullying

….and much much more.

Need more info? Post a question on the discussion board, or hop onto our website www.safework.sa.gov.au
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The final week of Safe Work Month 2008 takes place in metropolitan Adelaide and will be opened by the Hon Paul Caica MP on Monday 3 November at the Hilton Adelaide. The official opening will be followed by a full week of FREE workshops and events being held at various locations around metropolitan Adelaide.

For more in...formation about what's on offer in metropolitan Adelaide in week four, view the Week 4 Programme of Events. Book online for week four workshops and events, http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/show_page.jsp?id=7482, or alternatively for country residents call Event Planners on 08 8422 8335 to book over the phone.

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The launch of week three, the final regional week, will take place in Mount Gambier on Monday 27 October and will run until Friday 31 October. The south-east week begins with a community breakfast on Monday in Mount Gambier followed by a week of FREE workshops and events being held in Mount Gambier, Kongorong, Willaloo...ka and Coonawarra.

For more information about what's on offer in the south-east in week three, view the Week 3 Programme of Events Book online for week three workshops and events,http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/show_page.jsp?id=7482, or alternatively for country residents call Event Planners on 08 8422 8335 to book over the phone.

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The launch of week three, the final regional week, will take place in Mount Gambier on Monday 27 October and will run until Friday 31 October. The south-east week begins with a community breakfast on Monday in Mount Gambier followed by a week of FREE workshops and events being held in Mount Gambier, Kongorong, Willaloo...ka and Coonawarra.

For more information about what's on offer in the south-east in week three, view the Week 3 Programme of Events Book online for week three workshops and events,http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/show_page.jsp?id=7482, or alternatively for country residents call Event Planners on 08 8422 8335 to book over the phone.

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Week 2

Week two, the north-east week, kicks off in Port Pirie on Monday 20 October. FREE workshops and events in the north-east will run until Thursday 23 October and will be held in various locations in the mid-north, Clare Valley, Barossa Valley and the Riverland.

For more information about what's on offer in the nort...h-east in week two, view the Week 2 Programme of Events Book online for week two workshops and events, http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/show_page.jsp?id=7482 or alternatively for country residents call Event Planners on 08 8422 8335 to book over the phone.

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Week 1

The official opening of Safe Work Month 2008 will take place in South Australia's north-west region, with a community breakfast in Port Lincoln on Monday 13 October. A week of FREE workshops and events will be held in Port Lincoln, Whyalla and Roxby Downs and will run until Friday 17 October.

For more information... about what's on offer in the north-west in week one, view the Week 1 Programme of Events. Book online http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/show_page.jsp?id=7482
for week one workshops and events, or alternatively for country residents call Event Planners on 08 8422 8335 to book over the phone.





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The final week of Safe Work Month 2008 takes place in metropolitan Adelaide and will be opened by the Hon Paul Caica MP on Monday 3 November at the Hilton Adelaide. The official opening will be followed by a full week of FREE workshops and events being held at various locations around metropolitan Adelaide.

For more in...formation about what's on offer in metropolitan Adelaide in week four, view the Week 4 Programme of Events. Book online for week four workshops and events, http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/show_page.jsp?id=7482, or alternatively for country residents call Event Planners on 08 8422 8335 to book over the phone.

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The final week of Safe Work Month 2008 takes place in metropolitan Adelaide and will be opened by the Hon Paul Caica MP on Monday 3 November at the Hilton Adelaide. The official opening will be followed by a full week of FREE workshops and events being held at various locations around metropolitan Adelaide.

For more in...formation about what's on offer in metropolitan Adelaide in week four, view the Week 4 Programme of Events. Book online for week four workshops and events, http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/show_page.jsp?id=7482, or alternatively for country residents call Event Planners on 08 8422 8335 to book over the phone.

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The launch of week three, the final regional week, will take place in Mount Gambier on Monday 27 October and will run until Friday 31 October. The south-east week begins with a community breakfast on Monday in Mount Gambier followed by a week of FREE workshops and events being held in Mount Gambier, Kongorong, Willaloo...ka and Coonawarra.

For more information about what's on offer in the south-east in week three, view the Week 3 Programme of Events Book online for week three workshops and events,http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/show_page.jsp?id=7482, or alternatively for country residents call Event Planners on 08 8422 8335 to book over the phone.

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