Programme
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Experience Taranaki by participating in one of the mini pre-conference tours. All groups will depart from the conference venue at 3.00pm. Each pre-conference tour will return to New Plymouth at various times from 5.00pm.
| Taranaki Termal Spa | $40.00 |
| Art Galleries & Museum Walkabout | $26.00 |
| Chaddy's Charters | $40.00 |
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
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8.00am |
Registration Desk Open | |
| 8.45am | Official Welcome | |
| 9.20am | Ministerial Address Hon. Kate Wikinson | |
| 9.45am | Morning Tea | |
| 10.35am | Keynote Address Dr Kathleen Callaghan | |
| 11.15am | Keynote Presentation Dr Hillary Bennett "Workplace Safety Culture" | |
| 12.00pm | Lunch | |
| NZOHNA Stream | NZISM Stream | |
| 12.45pm | NZISM AGM | |
| 1.30pm | Professionalism in Health & Safety Judith Vercoe |
Case Studies Janet Connochie |
| 2.00pm | ACC Better at Work Kevin Morris |
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| 2.30pm | Workplace Drug & Alcohol Testing Rod Dale |
Case Study: UK RAF air crash in Afghanisan Brian Holmes |
| 3.00pm | Conversations for Commitment and Leadership Andy Haydon |
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| 3.30pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 4.00pm | Keynote Presentation Dr Geraint Emrys, Department of Labour | |
| 6.30pm | Taste New Plymouth | |
Thursday, 2 September 2010
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8.00am |
Registration Desk Open | ||
| 8.30am | Keynote Presentation Ross Gilmore "Influencing Mental Health in the Workplace" | ||
| 9.20am | Refuel & Re-energise | ||
| 9.30am | Keynote Presentation Mariska Mannes "Cultural Diversity in Health & Safety" | ||
| 10.15am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.45am | 3M Awards Finalists | ||
| 11.30am | Keynote Presentation Dr Jim McLeod "Wellness v Occupational Health" | ||
| 12.15pm | Lunch | ||
| NZOHNA Stream | NZISM Stream | Field Trip | |
| 12.45pm | NZOHNA AGM | ||
| 1.30pm | Smokefree: Creating a positive place to work and learn Terry Buckingham |
Safety KPls looking for the wrong thing Stephen Cooper |
Group 1 M & O Pacific |
| 2.00pm | Health and Safety Excellence Eleanor Archer |
Using Questions to Influence Behaviours Ross Gilmour |
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| 2.30pm | Preceptor Programme Jas Futter |
H & S Legislation Channa Perry |
Group 2 M & O Pacific |
| 3.00pm | Professional Development Nicky Curran |
NZ Airforce Noise Programme Derek Miller |
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| 3.30pm | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 4.00pm | Keynote Presentation Dr David Black "Magnetic fields and Mobile phone use" | ||
| 6.30pm | Pre-dinner Drinks | @ Espresso | |
| 7.30pm | Conference Dinner | @ Puke Ariki | |
Friday, 3 September 2010
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8.30am |
Registration Desk Open | ||
| 9.00am | Keynote Presentation Geoff Wilson "Safety is Good for Business & Community | ||
| 9.50am | Refuel & Re-energise | ||
| 10.00am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30am | Keynote Presentation Clive Manley "Resilience: A Total Safety Culture" | ||
| 11.05am | Keynote Presentation Allison Mooney | "Pressing the Right Buttons" | |
| 12.00pm | Lunch | ||
| NZOHNA Stream | NZISM Stream | Field Trip | |
| 12.15pm | Group 1 HSE Centre |
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| 1.00pm | Occupational and Lung Cancer David McLean |
Curtailing the Culture of Blame Bill Rainey |
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| 1.30pm | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Dr David Ruttenberg |
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Group 2 HSE Centre |
| 2.00pm | Occupational Disease Greg Simmons |
First Aid Best Practice Don Gutsell |
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| 2.30pm | Health & Safety Legal Update Grant Nicholson |
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| 3.00pm | Departing Refreshments | ||
Pre-registration of the concurrent streams is not required. You are not obliged to commit to just one stream per afternoon but may indeed switch between streams according to the speakers you wish to listen to.
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DISCLAIMER: Program is subject to change and may differ from that which is published and downloadable.
Saturday, 4 September 2010
Why not make a weekend of it. Extend your stay in Taranaki and enjoy a Saturday with one of the following post-conference tours. All tours depart from TSB Showplace at 10.00am returning to New Plymouth around 3.30pm.
| Garden Tour - Pukekura Park, Pukeiti and Ngamamaku Gardens | $80.00 |
| Wine, Beer and Food Tour - Whitecliffs Brewery, Waiau Estate, Okurukuru | $80.00 |
| Tawhiti Museum | $80.00 |
The programme is subject to change. (last updated 3 August 2010)

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