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Part two of a presentation Safe Work Australia’s CEO Michelle Baxter gave at the Singapore WSH Conference in 2018.

This video is a presentation Safe Work Australia’s CEO Michelle Baxter gave at the Singapore WSH Conference in 2018.

An experienced panel of work health and safety experts explore key issues on heat and work injury, including: the importance of developing and adhering to preventative strategies for working in heat, identifying hazards, implementing risk-management strategies, and the need for training and awareness across all levels of management.

If the body has to work too hard to keep cool or starts to overheat, a worker begins to suffer from heat-related illness. Workers from BA Murphy Constructions discuss strategies to avoid heat-related illness while doing physical work in hot conditions.

Working in heat can be hazardous and can cause harm to workers. the Sunshine Coast Council talk through some of the control measures in place to keep their workers safe in hot conditions.

If you are involved in managing a small to medium business then you are likely to have a duty as an ‘officer’ under work health and safety laws. This video features workers from a range of industries talking about why they are an officer in their business.

A diverse and experienced panel talks about grey fleets: what they are, their safety and legal risks and why we should make them safe workplaces.