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Free small business workshops - Managing for safety

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) and the Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry (DTRDI) are collaborating to offer free safety workshops for small business in 24 locations across Queensland.

These workshops introduce the Serious about Safe Business pack which provides small and medium businesses with a simplified safety management framework. The systems learned in the workshops are a great way to ensure a safe workplace and increase staff productivity.

The workshops are only suitable for small-to-medium sized businesses without well developed, existing health and safety systems.

Workshops will provide information to small business operators on how the Serious about Safe Business package works. It focuses on how easy it can be to develop and implement a safety management system in your workplace.

The three hour workshops will be hosted primarily in DTRDI Regional Centres and will address the following topics:

Management commitment to safety
Consultation
Developing and implementing safe work procedures
Training and supervision of employees
Reporting safety issues
Workers compensation and return to work programs
Self assessing your business
Additional support services available from the WHSQ Small Business team and Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry

The workshops will be practical, allowing participants the opportunity to provide input and discuss health and safety issues present in their own business.

Numbers will be kept to a maximum of 20 participants to ensure positive results and personal contact with the Small Business Advisor.

Current dates include:

Date	Time	Location	Venue
June 2008
24 June 2008	2pm - 5pm	Southside (Springwood)	DTRDI Regional Office 6 Paxton Street Springwood
26 June 2008	2pm - 5pm	Southside (Springwood) In Chinese	DTRDI Regional Office 6 Paxton Street Springwood

Call Infoline on 1300 369 915 to register for a 'Managing for safety' workshop in your area.

If you cannot attend any of the above dates, contact the Small Business team to discuss the possibility of conducting a workshop with business operators in your area.

Last updated 3 July 2008