OHS Leaders Summit is coming

Leading companies across Australia are now, more than ever, looking for ways of increasing safety for their workforce by implementing and investing in new technologies and services so that they comply with new rules and regulations. The OHS Leaders Summit being held from 19-21 February 2013 at the Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa, Queensland, provides the perfect setting for senior safety professionals to network and hear the latest from health, safety and environment (HSE) thought leaders, both locally and internationally.

Chairman of ISQEM (International Safety Quality Environment Management Association) Wayne Harris will be the master of ceremonies at the summit. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the World Safety Organization (a UN-NGO) and his voluntary work and contributions to the industry are fundamental in the continual advancement and acceptance of the HSE profession.

Harris has advised major international organisations, both private and governmental, on key issues of strategy and organisational risk and safety management for over 29 years in Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, he is a regular speaker at international conferences around the world.

His presentation ‘Global HSE Management and Future Leaders within the industry’ will focus on the global approach to professional HSE management and how to make the change from routine compliance to becoming an international leader within industry. He will talk about:

• Taking HSE to new levels of international management standards;
• Influencing your Board of Directors and gaining acceptance of HSE; and
• International approach to HSE leadership and operational efficiency and profitability.

He will have a major impact on the event, bringing with him the true international approach in relation to safety leadership and management practices.

The national harmonisation of the OHS laws (WHS Act), the increasing number of younger and older workers, and other workforce challenges encountered in Australia all add to the increasing complexity of a national workplace. The OHS Leaders Summit specifically caters for senior safety professionals wanting to keep informed and up to date on current occupational health and safety strategies and products that are designed to comply with new regulations.

This year’s OHS Leaders Summit will play host to 150 senior directors from within the OHS sector. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and interact with one another through a series of scheduled one-to-one business meetings and additional networking activities. Leading technology suppliers will be on site and the strategic summit sessions, which include best practice examples of technology innovation, are all led by senior health and safety executives, both locally and internationally.

Date: 19-21 February 2013
Venue: Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa, Noosa Heads, Queensland
Website: http://www.ohsleaders.com.au/