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Asbestos
A recent article in the Sunday Mail highlighted a deadly trend
where unscrupulous contractors are dumping asbestos on the side of SA's rural roads roads to save on disposal costs.
The article says that the Environment Protection Authority was called to investigate the dumping of a four-tonne load of broken asbestos tiles on Barabba Rd, 4km south of Mallala. A similar amount was dumped on Williams Rd at Two Wells, just 3 kms outside of the
township.
These incidents are particularly worrying because "Overalls, masks and gloves
were found... suggesting it was removed by licensed builders".
That licensed professionals would conduct themselves in such a negligent and potentially life-threatening way is a situation that is extremely concerning. Australia has one of the highest rates of mesothelioma, an asbestos related disease, in the world. Worksafe Australia estimates 16,000 mesothelioma deaths and 40,000 lung cancer deaths between 1987 and 2010. The number of people diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related conditions is rising every year.
As a part of SafeWork SA's Safe Work 2006 showcase (see article in this eZine) anti-asbestos crusader Bernie Banton AM will be a special guest speaker at the Asbestos Safety Forum to be held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre's Alchemy Room on October 31st. If you would like to make a booking, see the Safe Work Week article for details. Be Quick! Limited places available.
For information on CITC's asbestos training courses please
click here. For all bookings, or to be placed on the waiting list, please call our office on (08) 8443 6633
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Safe Work 2006
From October 23
to
November 6 SafeWork SA
is hosting its annual major program of occupational health and safety related events. There will be over 100 free workshops and events throughout metropolitan and regional South Australia.
The workshops have been designed to cater to the needs of employers, workers, health and safety representatives and health and safety professionals. They aim to offer valuable health and safety information and assistance to suit everyone.
Program highlights this year include an OHS 'Hypothetical' with celebrity moderator, Adam Spencer, an asbestos safety session featuring celebrated anti-asbestos crusader, Bernie Banton, and a 'Learn from the Winners' session where the 2005 SafeWork state and national award winners share their stories on how they have made a difference to improving health and safety outcomes in South Australia.
A
full program of events
is available from the SafeWork SA website in .pdf format. If you would like to make a booking you can either follow the links from this page to book online or you must complete a booking form and either fax it to Event Planners on (08) 8422 8399 or mail it to:
Safe Work 2006
Event Planners
PO Box 20, Kent Town SA 5071
See you there!
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Training participants from a Non English Speaking Background
CITC's
trainers have noticed a steady increase in the number of
students who do not speak English as their first language. Our trainers are particularly concerned with the number of people who are being told to attend a course by their employer, but
who have virtually
no English language skills.
This is posing a huge problem for our trainers and staff, not to mention unnecessary embarrassment
for the participant.
The following is a list of guidelines for employers and case managers to follow for their employees and clients who are from a Non-English Speaking Background (NESB).
- Attendance is no guarantee of passing; if a trainer suspects that a participant is unable to understand the course content, this will be investigated. The result may be that
they
will not pass the course.
- Some of our courses require all participants to have a good level of English language skills (both verbal and written), with no exceptions. Some of these courses include Dogging, All Rigging, All Scaffolding, Elevating Work Platform.
In accordance with
Federal legislation
a translator cannot be used in these cases.
- In some select courses (i.e. Greencard II) a person from a NESB background maybe able to pass the course with the assistance of a translator.
- If you, or your employee/client,
are concerned with your English proficiency,
you will need to inform the Enrolments Officer at the time of booking that you will require assistance with your English.
- It is up to the individual (or their employer or case manager) to arrange a professional translator if one is required.
- Once you have organised a professional translator, please call our office to ensure that the trainer is aware that a translator will be in the class.
- For professional translating assistance we recommend The Interpreting and Translating Centre, call them on (08) 8226 1990
or visit their website http://www.translate.sa.gov.au/
SafeWork SA has put together a document with recommendations and a checklist for inducting new employees from non-English speaking backgrounds to meet employers' obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety legislation. It is available here
in .pdf format.
Please keep in mind
the physical danger that a person who is unable to effectively communicate with their workmates
could pose on a worksite. Please also consider the feelings of the person before booking them onto a course that they cannot pass.
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Policies and Procedures Online
We are continually updating our policies and procedures and to make sure that all of our clients are kept abreast, we have made them available to you here on our website.
We will keep you up to date with various changes over the coming editions of the CITC eZine, but in the meanwhile, please keep checking the link above for any developments.
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Upcoming Courses
Our regular courses such as Greencard II, Forklift, Scissorlift and Elevated Work Platform will be run regularly throughout the next couple of months. Aside from these we also have:
Basic Rigging - November 27 - December 6
Yellowcard (Scissorlift only)
- October 27
Basic Scaffolding - November 13 - 17
Basic Scaffolding - December 4 - 8
Some courses have already been scheduled for 2007. please follow this
link to see which courses are available.
Please check our website for more available courses
If you would like any more information, or if you would like to book on to a course, please contact our office on (08) 8443 6633 or email info@citc.com.au. Alternatively click here for a full schedule of our public courses.
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CITC Holiday Season Closure
The CITC office will close for the Christmas/New Year period between December 20 & January 4.
No training will be available during this time and the office will not be staffed.
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OBITUARY
KIM DANIEL
All of us at the CITC have been deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our friend and colleague Kim Daniel.
Kim worked in the building and construction industry for over 20 years. In recent years he provided excellent outcomes in his role as Drugs and Alcohol Rehabilitation Officer with BIRST and as a Greencard trainer with CITC.
Kim had the rare and precious ability to be able to work with people from all walks of life and to remain respected and well liked by those he met. Whether chatting with a 16 year old apprentice at the end of a training session, or working towards legislative change with government officials, Kim was friendly, respectful and highly effective.
We'll never forget his energy and enthusiasm or his love of a joke.
All of the staff and trainers at the CITC extend our heartfelt sympathy to his wife, Kris, and their two young children,
Montana and Mason. We valued him not simply as a colleague, but also as a friend. His interest and concern for the welfare of those he met was noticed and appreciated by us all. He will be sadly missed.
Kim's commitment to achieving positive cultural changes to our industry through
training and skill development is inspiring to us all.
Kim was a true believer.
REST IN PEACE
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