SafeWork’s second biennial Building and Construction Symposium is being launched in Parramatta today, ahead of seven regional roadshow events in September and October.
The symposium brings together industry and government representatives to collaborate on major health and safety concerns impacting the NSW construction sector.
A major focus will be the ongoing incidence of construction workers falling from heights, with SafeWork NSW issuing one million dollars in fines relating to management of workers at height during the 2023/24 financial year.
Falls from heights is a key priority for SafeWork NSW, with the regulator launching a number of compliance campaigns to identify and stop dangerous behaviours as part of the SafeWork NSW Building and Construction Work Health and Safety Blueprint 2023-2026.
Panel sessions will also examine how to ensure safety during the current housing and infrastructure boom with a skills shortage, ways for the industry to empower and protect at-risk workers, mental health issues affecting workers and new research into women in construction.
SafeWork will be providing an overview of the new industrial manslaughter offence, giving prosecutors the ability to hold a business or individual responsible for the death of a person due to gross negligence in the workplace.
The symposium will travel to Newcastle, Port Macquarie and Ballina in September, as well as Merimbula, Wollongong, Albury and Dubbo in October.
For further information visit Building and Construction Symposiums 2024
Head of SafeWork NSW Trent Curtin said:
“This event will focus on how work health and safety solutions can keep workers out of harm’s way, while also saving time and money for businesses.”
“We’ll be updating symposium participants on key construction industry trends, issues and initiatives, our range of service offerings including the popular Site Supervisor Workshop Series, safety podcasts and targeted awareness campaigns.
“SafeWork NSW has made tremendous strides since the inaugural Building and Construction Symposium two years ago, but there is always more to be done when it comes to worker safety."
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