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WEDNESDAY 19 JANUARY 2000
Conference Scientific Programme
| 8.30 - 5.00 | Registration Desk | Podium Level Between T & U | |||
| 8.30 - 8.45 | Speakers' Briefing | U202 | |||
| Official Opening Ceremony | |||||
| TU201 | |||||
| 9.00 - 9.05 9.05 - 9.10 |
ANZAOHSE Presidential Address by Mrs. Sue Reed Welcoming Address by Dr. Chris Wong, Director of Industrial Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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| 9.10 - 9.40
9.40 - 9.50 |
Opening Address by Mr. Matthew CHEUNG Kin-chung, J.P., Commissioner for Labor, Hong Kong Labor Department Special Address by Dr Ng Tat-lun, J.P., Chairman of Occupational Safety & Health Council |
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| Keynote Address | |||||
| Chair: Mr. Michael Chan | TU201 | ||||
| 9.50-10.45 | Professor Toshiteru Okubo, University
of Occupational & Environmental Health, Japan Establishment of an OH Training and Certification Program in Reference to Legislation for a Formal Qualification of OH Physicians - a Japanese Experience |
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| MORNING TEA | |||||
| 10.45-11.15 | |||||
| Concurrent Session 1 |
OHS EDUCATION | ||||
| Chair: Ms. Debra Moodie | U202 | ||||
| 11.15 – 11.45 |
Two Means to One End: Experience with Providing Entry Level Post-Graduate and Under-Graduate Courses in Occupational Health and Safety |
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| 11.45 – 12.15 |
A "Yin & Yang" Duality Approach to an Integrated Curriculum |
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| 12.15 – 12.45 | Stearne, J.M., Vale, C. & Mehmet, S. Occupational Health and Safety - Developing Curriculum Materials for Year 10 Science Students |
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| Concurrent Session 2 |
OHS LEGISLATION |
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Chair: Ms. Cecilia Fung |
W502d |
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| 11.15 – 11.45 |
Health and Workplace Safety in the NSW Sex Industry |
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| 11.45 – 12.15 | Ma, G.C.H., Kwok, A.W.K. & Ho, J.K.L. A Wider Spectrum in University Research Project to Underpin Safety Legislation Development |
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| 12.15 – 12.45 |
The Price of Progress: OH&S in an Industrial Region |
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| Concurrent Session 3 | BEHAVIOUR AND CONSTRUCTION SAFETY | |||
| Chair: Mr. Jonathon Chung | TU101 | |||
| 11.15 – 11.45 |
Safety Training to Improve Construction Worker Behaviour |
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| 11.45 – 12.15 |
Cultural Factors and their Significance to the Hong Kong Construction Industry |
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| 12.15 – 12.45 |
An Evaluation of Acceptance on Construction (Design and Management) Regulations in Hong Kong |
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| LUNCH | ||||
| 12.45-2.00 | ||||
| Concurrent Session 4 | CONSTRUCTION SAFETY | |||
| Chair: Ms. Felicity Lamm | TU101 | |||
| 2.00 - 2.30 |
CSTC Building a Dream by Offering a Future |
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| 2.30 - 3.00 | Poon, W.F., Ma. G.C.J. & Ho, J.K.L. Statistical Analysis on Factors in Reducing Construction Site Accident Frequency Rate in Hong Kong |
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| 3.00-3.30 |
Obstacles in Implementing Safety Management on Hong Kong Building Sites |
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| Concurrent Session 5 | EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND OH&S | |||
| Chair: Mr. Patrick Poon | W502d | |||
| 2.00 - 2.30 |
A Model for the Virtual Occupational Health and Safety Classroom: Videoconferencing Using the Internet |
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| 2.30 - 3.00 |
Technological Means to Support Safety Education & Legislative Changes |
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| 3.00-3.30 |
Development of a Collaborative Centre for OHS Model in Two States of Australia |
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| Concurrent Session 6 | OHS PRACTICE | |||
| Chair: Mr. Albert Kwok | U202 | |||
| 2.00 - 2.30 |
OSH Education and Training: Its Contribution Towards Employer Compliance |
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| 2.30 - 3.00 |
The Role of the Safety Practitioner in Europe in the New Millenium |
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| 3.00-3.30 |
Implementing Safety Training in Maintaining High Performance Standards (A Case Study in MTR Corporation, Hong Kong) |
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| AFTERNOON TEA | ||||
| 3.30-3.45 | ||||
| ANZAOHSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | ||||
| 3.45-5.00 | TU101 | |||
| HARBOUR CRUISE | ||||
| 6.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. | ||||
THURSDAY 20 JANUARY 2000
Conference Scientific Programme
| 8.30 - 5.00 | Registration Desk | Podium Level Between T & U | |||
| 8.30 - 8.45 | Speakers' Briefing | U202 | |||
| Keynote Address | |||||
| Chair: Ms. Megan Tranter | TU101 | ||||
| 9.00 - 9.45 | Mr. Robert Seljak, General Manager, Queensland Division of Workplace Health and Safety Is Education an Effective Way to Increase Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Laws |
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| 9.45 - 10.30 | Ms. Michele Patterson, Assistant
General Manager, New South Wales WorkCover Persuasion and Prosecution - A Powerful Path to Prevention |
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| MORNING TEA | |||||
| 10.30-11.00 | |||||
| Concurrent Session 7 |
OHS LEGISLATION | ||||
| Chair: Mr. John Stearne | W502d | ||||
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Safety Auditors Training Scheme (SATS) |
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| 11.30 - 12.00 |
An Overview of OHS Education in Hong Kong: Shall OHS Training Course Compete or Compensate Each Other in Supporting Legislation |
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| 12.00 - 12.30 | Findlay, C., deMunk, F. & Jackson, N. Occupational Health and Safety Law in an Undergraduate Programme - the Learning Experience at RMIT University |
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| Concurrent Session 8 | OHS EDUCATION |
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Chair: Assoc. Prof. Mike Capra |
U202 |
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| 11.00 - 11.30 | Chu, C., Harris, N. & Diprose, B. The Need for an Integrated Approach for Workplace Health & Safety Education |
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| 11.30 - 12.00 | deMunk, F., Findlay, C. & Jackson, N. Ecologically Sustainable Development: An International Paradigm with Implications for Occupational Health and Safety Education |
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| 12.00 - 12.30 |
Metal Scaffolding Safety |
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| Concurrent Session 9 | OHSE MANAGEMENT | |||
| Chair: Dr. Ann Holder | TU101 | |||
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
An Investigation into the Effectiveness of OHS Management Systems on Other Organisational Outcomes |
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| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Risk Management and Occupational Health and Safety in the Commonwealth Public Sectors: Lessons for the Future |
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| 12.00 - 12.30 |
An Object Oriented Modelling for the Development of a Safety Management System |
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| LUNCH | ||||
| 12.30 - 2.00 | ||||
| Concurrent Workshop and Workplace Visits | ||||
| 2.00 - 4.30 | Workshop 1 Chair: Jacob Kam |
W502d |
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Systems Safety of Large Engineering Systems |
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| 2.30 - 4.30 | Workplace Visit Delegates meet at Reception Desk at 2 p.m. |
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| CONFERENCE DINNER | ||||
| 6.30 p.m. - 10 p.m. | ||||
FRIDAY 21 JANUARY 2000
Conference Scientific Programme
| 8.30 - 12.30 | Registration Desk | Podium Level Between T & U | |||
| 8.30 - 8.45 | Speakers' Briefing | U202 | |||
| Keynote Address | |||||
| Chair: Mr. C.S. Chan | TU101 | ||||
| 9.00 - 9.45 | Professor Jeff Spickett, Division of Health Services, Curtin University, Western Australia Factors that Influence Occupational Health and Safety Curricula |
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| 9.45 - 10.30 | Mr. LEE Hung Kwong, Safety Auditor,
Lloyd's Register - Hong Kong Occupational Safety and Health in China and Hong Kong - A Practitioner's View |
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| MORNING TEA | |||||
| 10.30-11.00 | |||||
| Concurrent Session 10 |
OHS LEGISLATION | ||||
| Chair: Dr. Donald Dingsdag | U202 | ||||
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
The Load-Constant of Lifting for Chinese Young Males |
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| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Occupational Hygiene Practice and Training Programmes in Hong Kong |
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| 12.00 - 12.30 |
Absenteeism in Small Business |
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| Concurrent Session 11 | OVERSEAS EXPERIENCES WITH OH&S EDUCATION |
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Chair: Dr. John Ho |
W502d |
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| 11.00 - 11.30 | Capra, M., Cook, M., Kuan, E. & Stoneham, M. Malaysia, Mozambique and Fiji: Teaching Occupational Health and Safety in Different Settings |
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| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Double Marking of Coursework Masters Research Projects |
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| Concurrent Session 12 | OHSE MANAGEMENT | ||
| Chair: Mr. Colin Findlay | TU101 | ||
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Recent Safety Management Development in MTR Railways of Hong Kong |
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| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Pro-active Safety Management Through Effective Use of Technology |
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| 12.00 - 12.30 | Glendon, I., Hassall, E., Hassall, S., Horstmanshof, L. & O'Connor, C. Measuring the Impact of Workplace Health and Safety Officer Training Upon Levels of Risk in Queensland Workplaces |
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| CONFERENCE CLOSE | |||
| 12.30 | |||
| LUNCH | |||
| 1.00 | |||