The Safety Show Sydney eyes record attendance

An Australian Exhibitions and Conferences product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Sep 11, 2006

WorkCover NSW has signed on as principal sponsor and will use the event to celebrate best practice occupational health and safety at the WorkCover NSW Safe Work Awards

The Safety Show Sydney, is on track for a record-breaking attendance again when it is held at the Sydney Showground from October 17 - 19 this year.

Following the successful 2005 event, which drew 10,371 visits, WorkCover NSW has signed on as principal sponsor and will use the event to celebrate best practice occupational health and safety at the WorkCover NSW Safe Work Awards.

The regulator will also run the entertaining and informative WorkCover NSW Hypothetical, which brings the unions, employers, WorkCover and safety professionals together for a lively debate on the OHS issue of the day.

WorkCover will be on hand on the exhibition floor to provide visitors to The Safety Show Sydney advice and information about the entire spectrum of workplace safety challenges.

The regulator will be joined by more than 350 safety suppliers offering a wide array of products and services.

On display are height safety, materials handling and automation safety products, plus training, management, first aid and workplace wellness services.

"The Safety Show Sydney is the largest collection of safety solutions under one roof, certainly in Australasia and, we believe, in the Southern Hemisphere," says organiser Marie Kinsella of Australian Exhibitions and Conferences (AEC).

"No matter what industry you're from, the safety essentials for your workplace will be there".

She continues, "Because it's so important to be aware of the latest and most effective protection and safeguards, anyone serious about safety really can't afford to miss The Safety Show." Just as the latest products and services will be available at The Safety Show trade show, The Safety Conference will provide delegates with the most recent developments, ideas, trends and real life case studies in the safety profession.

Hosted by the Safety Institute of Australia, The Safety Conference opens this year with an international breakfast addressed by Eddie Greer, president elect, American Society of Safety Engineers.

He will discuss the role of the International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO) and breakfasting delegates can network with INSHPO members from the around the globe, including the United States, Canada, Mauritius and the United Kingdom.

Among the special interest streams at this year's conference is one dedicated to the WorkCover NSW Research Centre of Excellence (WRCE).

Staff and the recipients of WorkCover research grants will detail how their research will prevent or minimise workplace injury and disease, or add to the availability of high quality education and training in injury prevention, management and rehabilitation.

The Safety Show and Conference will run from Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 October at The Dome, Hall 2 and Southee Complex respectively at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.