Free electrical safety forums – working with or near live electrical parts
The Electrical Safety Office is hosting a series of electrical safety forums in February and March 2009 for electrical workers, safety managers and their employers to learn about and discuss the need to work safely with and around electricity.
The forums are an opportunity for all those associated with the electrical industry to recognise the risks and identify the solutions for working around live electrical parts.
These facilitated forums will introduce you to the legal requirements discuss practical ways for safe electrical work including:
- using a risk management approach to electrical work
- supervising apprentices and trainees
- safe systems of work.
The forums will also allow you to discuss issues relevant to you, learn from others and have your say on electrical safety in Queensland.
Who should attend?
These forums will be of interest to anyone who performs, supervises or manages electrical work including people in control of facilities where electrical work is performed.
Appliance repairers
Apprentices – electrical and refrigeration
Designers and manufacturers of electrical equipment
Designers of electrical installations
Electrical contractors
Electrical licence holders
Electrical workers
Electricians
Facilities managers
Maintenance electricians
Maintenance managers and engineers
Refrigeration workers – electrical licence holders
Restricted electrical licence holders
Safety managers and officers
Service and maintenance technicians
Supervisors and managers of electrical workers
Forum locations and times
All forums will start at 8.30 am and be one and a half hours in duration.
| Date (2009) | Location | Venue | Maximum capacity |
| Monday 2 February |
Rockhampton | Department of Primary Industry Conference Centre, Cnr Bruce Hwy and Yeppoon Rd, North Rockhampton | 150 |
| Tuesday 3 February |
Gladstone | Rocky Glen Hotel, 7 Dawson Hwy, Gladstone | 150 |
| Wednesday 4 February |
Bundaberg | Brothers Sports Club, 130 Takalvan St, Bundaberg | 150 |
| Thursday 5 February |
Maryborough | Wide Bay Motel and Conference Centre, 298 Walker St, Maryborough | 100 |
| Tuesday 10 February |
Loganholme | Fitzy’s Loganholme, Cnr Pacific Hwy and Bryants Rd, Loganholme | 140 |
| Wednesday 11 February |
Gold Coast | Gold Coast Turf Club, Racecourse Dve, Surfers Paradise | 150 |
| Thursday 12 February |
Kallangur | Norths Leagues and Services Club, 1347 Anzac Ave, Kallangur | 150 |
| Tuesday 17 February | Cairns | Brothers Leagues Club, 99-108 Anderson St, Manunda | 150 |
| Wednesday 18 February |
Townsville | RSL, 139 Charters Towers Rd, Hermit Park | 150 |
| Thursday 19 February |
Mackay | Souths Leagues Club, 181 Milton St, Mackay | 100 |
| Tuesday 24 February |
Sunshine Coast | The Big Pineapple, Nambour Connection Rd, Woombye | 150 |
| Wednesday 25 February |
Ipswich | Ipswich RSL, Lowry St, North Ipswich | 150 |
| Thursday 12 March |
Toowoomba | Toowoomba Motel and Events Centre, 2 Burnage St, East Toowoomba | 150 |
No need to pre-register – just turn up!
Please note, in the interests of fire safety, attendances will be restricted to the venue maximum capacities, so please arrive a little early to ensure a seat.
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