Industry events
Keep track of events in the Australian vegetable industry using the AUSVEG calendar. If you have an event you’d like listed, use our contact form to get in touch.
Events listed in bold are part of the National Vegetable Extension Network (VegNET), a strategic levy investment project under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund which is communicating research and development information to Australian growers.
The 2017 Safety and Health Workshops are aimed at anyone who is a business owner, employer, manager, supervisor, safety and health representative or an OSH manager.
You will have the opportunity to hear and learn from presenters with a wealth of occupational safety and health industry experience and expertise, as well as gain tools, techniques and strategies to take back to your workplace.
Morning session: This practical workshop is aimed at OSH advisors, managers and supervisors who deal with plant equipment in the workplace. The session will cover:
Participants will have the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on knowledge and experience utilising cranes, pressure equipment, forklifts and elevated work platforms (EWPs).
The workshop will conclude with the examination of a catastrophic pressure vessel accident that resulted in the death of two workers.
Afternoon session: Repeat of morning session.
For more information, see the event website.