At the Safety In Action conference in Melbourne Australia, SafetyAtWorkBlog was able to catchup with John Lacey, a past President of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health in England. John has attended ten of the conferences and has some interesting comments on the conference, how Australian safety differs from the UK and who he would nominate as an example of safety leadership.
The short interview is available at delegate-day-1-02
On 30 March 2009, WorkSafe Victoria released a suggested traffic management plan for forklift trucks. It basically reiterates the regulators calls over many years of separating pedestrian walkways from traffic areas.
WorkSafe is, justifiably, concerned over this type of workplace machinery and the risks presented by its inappropriate use, as seen by its response to forklift high-jinks recently.
Tomorrow in the Safety In Action Trade Show there will be a forklift driving competition. This will involve
“Obstacle course tests forklift driver hand-eye coordination and skills. Thousands in prize money”
and there will be
“Colour, movement, competition, clumsy forklifts moving with grace and speed”
Let’s hope they move safely.