Site Visits

Site Visits on the afternoon of Monday 23 October and Tuesday 24 October are included in all full registrations. All full registration attendees will be sent a form closer to the conference date to select their preferred site visit. 

The visits provide insight into the varying nature of work and the issues facing employers, employees and health professionals. 

Monday 23 october

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) promotes and protects Australia’s international interests to support our security and prosperity. DFAT work with international partners and other countries to tackle global challenges, increase trade and investment opportunities, protect international rules, keep our region stable and help Australians overseas.

The DFAT site visit will cover the following content:

• Overview of DFAT and its roles / responsibilities in Australia and Overseas
• DFAT occupational health aspects - Australia, overseas staff and families & crisis situations similar to that in Ukraine
• Smartraveller advice and Consular and Emergency Services (including a visit to the Crisis centre) including occupational aspects of Crisis Response Teams
• Regional Health Development (Aid)

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: DFAT is approximately 6 minutes walk from Hotel Realm. One of the ASM Organising Committee will be leading the walk. 
Duration: 2 hours including travel time

National Gallery of australia

Home to the most valuable collection of art in Australia, the national collection comprises over 155,000 works of art, including the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

The Gallery sits on the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, and within Canberra’s Parliamentary Triangle. The heritage listed building, designed by award winning architect Colin Madigan AO, is a beacon of experimental design and exemplary Brutalist architecture.

This site visit will involve a tour of the conservation laboratory where the unique tasks involved with conservation treatments, preventive maintenance, storage and associated manual handling techniques of valuable artwork will be touched upon.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: A coach transfer will be provided from Hotel Realm to The National Gallery.
Duration: Formal tour is approximately 90 minutes. On conclusion of the tour, you are welcome to explore the rest of the Gallery at your leisure.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

AMSA are Australia's national agency responsible for maritime safety, protection of the marine environment, and maritime aviation search and rescue.

This site visit will involve a tour of centre and a presentation in the Crisis Management Team (CMT) about the function that they undertake, telemedical and evacuations off ships, the importance of medical information and how AMSA undertake "Timeframe for Survival" (TFFS) when someone missing or overboard.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: A coach transfer will be provided from Hotel Realm to AMSA.
Duration: 2 hours including travel time

Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House

The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House is a living museum of social and political history, located in a nationally listed heritage building in Parkes, Canberra.

Take a trip back in time and see how parliamentary employees worked in the 1980s, when you explore the surprisingly humble office where Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser and Bob Hawke once led the country. See the Black Bean desk where Hawke would pore over briefings or smoke a cigar late into the night. Peer into the maze of tiny offices where the Prime Minister’s staff worked long hours, complete with ashtrays, typewriters and pinboards - just as it would’ve been in the ‘80s.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: MOADOPH is approximately 16 minutes walk from Hotel Realm. One of the ASM Organising Committee will be leading the walk. 
Duration: Formal tour is approximately 45 minutes. On conclusion of the tour, you are welcome to explore the rest of the museum at your leisure.

Australian Federal Police Forensics FACILITY

The forensic science and intelligence capability of the AFP is provided by the Specialist Operations portfolio. The portfolio is comprised of a large number of specialist forensic and intelligence disciplines who support ACT Government through ACT Policing, the national and international policing responsibilities of the AFP, international capacity building of the Australian Government and maintains strong relationships with domestic and international counterparts and academia.

The purpose-built forensics facility in Canberra provides the infrastructure and workspaces to undertake joint forensic examinations supporting cross-agency investigations and collaborations. The design is centred on the principles of integration and collaboration, which enables the delivery of forensic services under a more consultative and client-centred model.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: A coach transfer will be provided from Hotel Realm to AFP.
Duration: 2.5 hours including travel time

Tuesday 24 October

Royal Australian Mint 

The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is Australia’s national mint and sole producer of circulating coins for the country. It is also the custodian of the National Coin Collection and plays a role in telling the stories of Australia by recognising significant anniversaries, events and organisations through coins. 

The Mint officially opened in Canberra in 1965. Its first tasks were to produce distinctively Australian coinage and facilitate a smooth changeover from British imperial pounds, shillings and pence to Australia’s own decimal dollars and cents. Australia’s decimal coins were introduced in 1966. Today, the Mint also produces circulating coins for other countries, and manufactures a vast array of collector coins, investor products, medals, medallions, and tokens for domestic and international clients. 

See how the Royal Australian Mint manage this unique industry and the occupational and environmental health considerations relating to heavy machinery, metals, dangerous goods and hazardous substances.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: A coach transfer will be provided from Hotel Realm to the Royal Australian Mint.
Duration: TBC

MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY, OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE

The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House is a living museum of social and political history, located in a nationally listed heritage building in Parkes, Canberra.

Take a trip back in time and see how parliamentary employees worked in the 1980s, when you explore the surprisingly humble office where Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser and Bob Hawke once led the country. See the Black Bean desk where Hawke would pore over briefings or smoke a cigar late into the night. Peer into the maze of tiny offices where the Prime Minister’s staff worked long hours, complete with ashtrays, typewriters and pinboards - just as it would’ve been in the ‘80s.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: MOADOPH is approximately 16 minutes walk from Hotel Realm. One of the ASM Organising Committee will be leading the walk. 
Duration: Formal tour is approximately 45 minutes. On conclusion of the tour, you are welcome to explore the rest of the museum at your leisure.

Pacific Stone / Capital Maintenance Solutions

This worksite visit will incorporate Pacific Stone and Capital Maintenance Solutions, two of Canberra’s large manufacturing companies.

Pacific Stone is Canberra and the region’s largest supplier of stone benchtops and splashbacks, stone bathroom features, stone feature walls, stone fireplaces, and more. Capital Maintenance Solutions provides residential and commercial roofing and plumbing maintenance services in the ACT and surrounding regions.

Delegates will conduct a walk-through of each of the warehouses and discuss the OH&S challenges associated with these industries.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: A coach transfer will be provided from Hotel Realm to Pacific Stone, then on to Capital Maintenance Solutions.
Duration: TBC
PPE Requirements: Steel toe boots, hi-vis vest, and safety glasses

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE FORENSICS FACILITY

The forensic science and intelligence capability of the AFP is provided by the Specialist Operations portfolio. The portfolio is comprised of a large number of specialist forensic and intelligence disciplines who support ACT Government through ACT Policing, the national and international policing responsibilities of the AFP, international capacity building of the Australian Government and maintains strong relationships with domestic and international counterparts and academia.

The purpose-built forensics facility in Canberra provides the infrastructure and workspaces to undertake joint forensic examinations supporting cross-agency investigations and collaborations. The design is centred on the principles of integration and collaboration, which enables the delivery of forensic services under a more consultative and client-centred model.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: A coach transfer will be provided from Hotel Realm to AFP.
Duration: 2.5 hours including travel time

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) improves safety and public confidence in aviation, marine and rail transport through their independent ‘no blame’ investigation of transport accidents and safety occurrences; safety data recording, analysis and research; and influencing safety action through fostering safety awareness. Their aspirational vision is ‘Transport without accidents’.

This site visit consists of a presentation on the ATSB and onsite WHS considerations, followed by a tour of the technical facilities focusing on occupational hazards. The tour will visit the data download and audio analysis facilities and the component examination and materials failure analysis facilities.

Meeting point: Ballroom foyer, Hotel Realm
Time: Meet at 2:00pm for a prompt departure
Transport: A coach transfer will be provided from Hotel Realm to ATSB.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours including travel time