29-30 June 2006
Work-Related Alcohol & Drug Use:
A National Forum
A National Forum to bring together key researchers, practitioners and policy makers to address workplace alcohol and other drugs issues.
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Invitation
We are delighted to invite you to attend this ground breaking Forum on alcohol and drugs in the workplace “Work-related Alcohol and Drug Use: A National Forum”. The Forum will be held in Adelaide on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 June 2006 at the Hilton Hotel.
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), in conjunction with the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), and with the support from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing are re-examining the area of alcohol and drugs and work. Traditionally, this area has received less attention than warranted and this Forum represents an important opportunity to explore issues from different perspectives. The Forum will present new research findings not previously available in Australia or elsewhere. It will focus on the role of work, and the workplace, in terms of its influence on the way we use alcohol and other drugs. It will also address the role the workplace can play in the prevention of alcohol and other drug (AOD) related problems. The emphasis will be on the role that workplace culture plays in alcohol and drug use.
Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with colleagues from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives to re-examine alcohol and drugs and the workplace. We look forward to seeing you in Adelaide in June for this special Forum.
| Ann Roche | Donna Bull |
| NCETA | ADCA |
The Forum offers:
- A New Conceptual Frame
- New Research Findings
- New Resources and Tools
- A Rare Opportunity to Explore Prevention Options
- The Chance to Work with Colleagues to Develop Strategies
Who will this Forum be of interest to?
The Forum has been designed for a broad range of participants including business and industry managers, union representatives, policy makers, researchers and prevention and treatment specialists. Indeed, all who have an interest in the optimal functioning of the Australian workforce and the role that it can play in preventing and/or ameliorating alcohol and drug problems will find the Forum of interest and relevance.
Specifically the Forum will be relevant to:
- Policy makers
- Industry / business representatives
- Union representatives
- Occupational health and safety professionals
- Industrial relations / human resources professionals
- AOD treatment and prevention specialists
- AOD and social researchers interested in either AOD or work issues
About the Forum (29-30 June)
It is only recently that greater attention has been focused on the world of ‘work’. Nearly all members of any community form part of the workforce at some time in their life. For most people it is a powerful influence. Work and the workplace shape nearly all aspects of our day-to-day existence. Yet, comparatively little is understood about it.
In recent years there has been growing appreciation of the all pervasive influence that work has on us. Our understanding of the significance and place of work is not only increasing it is also changing, as the face of work is changing. This Forum will explore the current and predicted role of work in the Australian cultural and economic landscape. From this broad perspective we will narrow in to examine alcohol and drug use by workers, and conversely the impact of the workplace on such use.
Alcohol and drugs in the workplace have been largely overlooked and neglected. Traditionally, the focus has been on the detection and treatment of individual ‘problem’ workers and increasingly on illicit drugs and drug testing. However, new research indicates that we should also address other issues such as prevention with greater attention n socially acceptable drugs such as alcohol. The workplace is a crucial setting and requires a new and different examination. Attention directed to AOD issues in the workplace to date has mostly focused on severe end-stage problems (such as alcoholism), or specific areas of concern (e.g., drug testing). Most research has been narrow in its focus (e.g., targeting alcohol or drug use ‘at work’). This Forum will examine the broader concept of ‘work-related’ alcohol and drug use. It will explore not just the impact that a workers’ alcohol or drug use may have on their work performance and work environment, but it will also examine the impact of the workplace culture on alcohol and drug use.
The role work plays in shaping or contributing to our patterns of alcohol and drug use has not received the attention warranted. In particular, the transition phase from school to work is a pivotal developmental phase in a young person’s life and recent Australian research shows that the workplace has an especially potent role in the development of young peoples’ alcohol and other drug consumption patterns.
Program (29-30 June)
Forum Format
The Forum will be held over two days. The first day will have an information focus. It will present new research not previously available and provide participants with both a new conceptual frame from which to examine work-related AOD use. By the close of day one participants can expect to have a good understanding of cutting edge research in this area, a new conceptual frame from which to examine AOD use and the workplace, and details of effective resources and interventions.
Day two will change gear and will include a workshop format and presentations from an expert panel. Participants will be provided with a brief overview and update of the previous day’s proceedings and then this will form the basis for mapping out future actions and strategies. Day two will include interactive sessions with opportunity for participants to share their views about effective strategies and future actions.
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Workplace Resource Materials
As part of the preparation for the Forum, NCETA has developed two new resources. These are:
1. Workplace AOD Information & Resource Package ($25)
2. Workplace AOD Training Kit ($49)
Both resources can be purchased as part of your Forum Registration, or purchased at the Forum.
Click here for further information on the Workplace Resources
Venue/Location
Hilton Adelaide
233 Victoria Square, Adelaide SA 5000
Tel: +61 8 8217 2000
Fax: +61 8 8217 2001
Adelaide@hilton.com
The Hilton Adelaide is ideally located overlooking Victoria Square, just 100 metres from Adelaide's shopping, theatre and business centre. The Hilton is adjacent to Adelaide's famous Central Market, the heart of the city's fresh food and dining precinct.
The City of Adelaide has a justified reputation as a clean, attractive and accessible city centre. Characterised by its distinctive park lands setting, fine food and great wine.
Please contact the Hilton directly for booking details. When enquiring please mention Forum to obtain rates listed below.
Hilton Guest Room: $150.00
Hilton Deluxe Room: $200.00
Hilton Executive Room: $275.00
NB: Breakfast is not included in the above rates.
Registration
To register for this meeting please download the registration form and return to NCETA
via fax: (08) 8201 7550
or post: with your payment details to:
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
Flinders University
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide SA 5001
Australia
NB: Full-time Student Concession rate available
Click here to download the registration form
As part of the preparation for the Forum, NCETA has developed two new resources. These are a comprehensive Workplace AOD Information & Resource Package ($25) and a Workplace AOD Training Kit ($49). Both resources can be paid for as part of your Forum Registration, or purchased at the Forum.
Click here for further information on the Workplace Resources
Guest Speakers and Presenters
The Honorable Christopher Pyne MP
Mr Christopher Pyne is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing and the member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Sturt.
Mr Pyne assists Minister Abbott by assuming responsibility for matters related to alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.
He also has responsibility for the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, blood and organ donation, mental health and suicide prevention, autism and asthma.
The conference organisers are pleased to advise that the Honorable Christopher Pyne will open the Forum and launch several key workplace resources.
The Honorable Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke AC
Australia's former Prime Minister, The Honorouable Bob Hawke, studied at University College, Oxford University from 1953 to 1955, graduating with a Bachelor of Letters.
In 1969, Mr Hawke was elected President of the ACTU by the Biennal Congress in Sydney in 1969 and held this position until 1980.
A member of the Australian Labor Party at the age of 17, Mr Bob Hawke became its Senior Vice President in 1972. In July 1973, he was elected President of the ALP and in 1987, received his forty year membership medallion from the Victorian Branch.
In 1980 after serving as a Shadow Spokesman for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth Affairs, Mr Hawke was elected Leader of the Opposition. He was sworn in as leader of the Labor Party in the 1983 general election. In 1991 Mr Hawke ceased to be Prime Minister and resigned from Parliament in 1992.
Since leaving politics, Mr Hawke consults to organisations within Australia and overseas, is involved in numerous business ventures and also donates some of his time to chairing a number of charities and trusts.
Professor Steve Allsop
Director and Project Officer
National Drug Research Institute
Professor Steve Allsop has worked in the alcohol other drugs field for over twenty years and been involved in research and professional development for health, police, education, welfare staff and community organisations. In addition to being Director of the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), Professor Allsop is an Adjunct Professor with the Centre for International Health, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University. He has previously worked as the A/Executive Director, Drug and Alcohol Office, Western Australia and the Director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University of South Australia. Professor Allsop is also a member of the Commission for Occupational Safety and Health in Western Australia.
Professor Allsop's interests are in preventing and reducing alcohol-related harm, preventing and reducing harm associated with amphetamine use, preventing and reducing co-existing mental health and drug problems, responding to drug problems in the workplace and enhancing the capacity of human service providers to implement effective prevention and harm reduction strategies.
Air Vice-Marshal Austin
Air Vice-Marshal Austin was commissioned into the RAAF as an undergraduate medical officer in 1980. Following an initial posting to 3RAAF Hospital and a tour of duty in Malaysia he was posted to several SMO positions within Australia. During this time he completed the USAF Flight Surgeon’s course and actively provided aviation medicine support to the ADF within Australia and overseas.
In 1992 he assumed command of the RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine and was subsequently posted as an exchange officer with the USAF. Upon returning to Australia he commanded 3RAAF Hospital prior to taking up the position of Director Health Services at HQ Air Command. Following completion of a one year sabbatical in 2001, Air Vice-Marshal Austin was appointed to the position of Director General Defence Health Service in March 2002. He was promoted to Air Vice Marshal on 17 May 2005 and currently holds the position of Head Defence Health Services.
Air Vice-Marshal Austin was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1997 for services to aviation medicine and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Colleges of Medical Administrators and General Practitioners. Air Vice-Marshal Austin was appointed as Adjunct Associate Professor in the Center for Military and Veterans’ Health at University of Queensland in 2005.
Ms Lyn Barnett
Manager
Retail and Transport Team
SafeWork SA
Ms Lyn Barnett has a diverse professional background, which includes physical education, ergonomics and management. She is a graduate in Ergonomics from La Trobe University and in Public Sector Management from Flinders University.
Ms Barnett has worked in the occupational health and safety (OH&S) field for the last fifteen years, initially as a consultant and researcher in the Occupational Health Division of the (then) Department for Industrial Affairs. For the last nine years she has been a member of SafeWork SA’s leadership team and a manager of inspectors responsible for administering the occupational health, safety & welfare and industrial relations legislation in South Australia.
Due to Ms Barnett's ergonomics background she has always taken a particular interest in psychosocial OH&S issues and as a result has been responsible for overseeing “Alcohol and Other Drugs in the Workplace”, a study that SafeWork SA are conducting in collaboration with the Drug and Alcohol Council of South Australia.
Chief Commissioner Anthony (Tony) Beech
Chief Commissioner
Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Chief Commissioner Tony Beech has both law and economics degrees from University of Western Australia. He has been a Commissioner of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission since 1988 and was appointed Chief Commissioner in December 2004.
Tony has overseen disputes regarding drug and alcohol policies and their implementation, unfair dismissal claims resulting from employees who have failed a drug test, and the merits of different drug testing processes. He will speak at this forum about the problems and possible solutions of random drug testing in the workplace.
Dr Sara Bennett
Group Manager, Population Strategies
Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC)
Dr Bennett’s responsibilities at ALAC include contributing to ALAC’s social marketing component of the Culture Change campaign; working in partnership with agencies with statutory responsibilities under New Zealand’s Sale of Liquor Act; and supporting early intervention and other problem limitation activities.
Dr Bennett has over 10 years experience in a range of roles focused on population health issues, with particular emphasis on reducing alcohol-related harms, public policy, strategic planning, public health research and evaluation.
Ms Donna Bull
CEO Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA)
Canberra
Ms Donna Bull is the Chief Executive Officer of the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), and also holds the position of Senior Specialist Adviser on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
As CEO of ADCA, Ms Bull oversees the development of evidence-based policy approaches to the management of alcohol and other drug issues and coordinates the work of ADCA. She sits on a number of national Committees and Reference Groups providing specialist advice to parliamentarians, senior Government officials, other national organisations and decision makers relevant to alcohol and other drugs policy in Australia.
Until taking up her position with ADCA, Ms Bull was engaged as an independent full-time consultant to the ADF in the role of National Coordinator of the ADF Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Service (ADF ATODS). As National Coordinator of the ADF ATODS she was responsible for the design, development and implementation of the program throughout the ADF. The ADF ATODS is the largest workplace alcohol and other drug program in Australia.
MS Bull has a decade of experience working in the alcohol and other drugs sector in a variety of roles, including program development and evaluation, health promotion, client service delivery and policy making. Her particular interest area is workplace alcohol and other drug issues, including workplace drug testing.
M Bull holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences, and Masters of Social Sciences and Social Policy. She is also a qualified and registered Workplace Trainer and Assessor.
A/Professor Jeremy Davey
Deputy Director
Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety
Queensland University
Dr Jeremy Davey is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology and Counselling at Queensland University of Technology and Deputy Director of the University’s Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety. He is a member of a number of national and international government and professional forums and committees on alcohol and drug use.
Dr Davey has presented at over 70 major international and national conferences, published approximately 50 articles in international academic journals, monographs, government reports, series chapters and has authored over half a dozen workplace and school base education programs and packages. His research activities continue to attract major industry and government funding with a history of over 50 major competitive research grants with research earnings in last three years over $2.5 million.
Dr Davey is currently working with a number of industries and organisations on the development and implementation of alcohol and drug workplace programs. These organisations include rail, policing, engineering, construction, mining, transport and the military. At the moment Jeremy is overseeing the introduction of the pilot saliva drug testing program on Queensland roads and the implementation of a saliva drug testing program in a large national workforce of approximately 15,000 employees.
Dr Kyle Dyer
Senior Lecturer
School of Medicine & Pharmacology
University of Western Australia
Dr Kyle Dyer is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Medicine & Pharmacology at the University of Western Australia, with joint status at Next Step Specialist Drug & Alcohol Services, Department of Health, Western Australia. Activities related to this position include the management of clinical research at Next Step, the provision of education and training within the University of Western Australia and for other health professionals, and supporting clinical practice via the provision of consultancy and patient treatment plans.
Dr Dyer also directs the East Perth Neuropsychological Clinic, which conducts thorough neurocognitive assessments of all patients entering drug dependency treatment at Next Step and implements individualised treatment plans based upon neurocognitive ability.
Current research areas relate to the use of saliva for drug screening and therapeutic drug monitoring in drug dependency treatment, the diagnosis and management of Axis 1 disorders among drug dependent individuals.
Dr Dyer is currently a member of the Ministerial Expert Working Group for the Introduction of Roadside Drug Testing in WA, the Expert Committee on the Development of State-wide Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Amphetamine Related Problems, and the Australian Psychological Society National Drug Policy Working Group.
Dr Ian R Gardner
Senior Consultant in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Defence Centre for Occupational Health
Australian Defence Force, Canberra
Dr Ian Gardner is an Australian occupational physician with twenty-five years experience in global Occupational Medicine issues with special focus on the Asia Pacific region. He holds degrees in Medicine and Surgery as well as a Masters Degree in Public Health and various professional Fellowships. He also holds an Adjunct Associate Professor appointment in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Queensland Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health.
Dr Gardner’s previous appointments have included thirteen years with IBM Asia Pacific culminating in appointment as Program Director, Health Safety and Environment, IBM Asia Pacific. Prior to this Dr Gardner was employed with IBM Australia, ICI Australia and Alcoa of Australia.
Dr Gardner has been President (twice) of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine. He is the government-appointed medical member of the New South Wales “Workers Compensation and Occupational Health and Safety Council”. He is also co-editor of “International Occupational & Environmental Medicine”.
Dr Gardner is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives and a Member of the International Commission on Occupational Health. In 2003, he was awarded a College Medal by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Mr Chris Harris
Manager
OHS and Compensation
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr Chris Harris is Manager, OHS and Compensation, at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), the peak national body of employer organisations in Australia.
Mr Harris was appointed to this role in 2006, and has worked in the workplace relations and employment law policy field for ACCI since 1991.
Prior to this, he worked in a variety of roles for both the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the Office of the Employment Advocate.
Mr Harris has qualifications in Philosophy, Industrial Relations and Employment Law from the University of Melbourne.
Commissioner Malcolm (Mal) Hyde
Commissioner
South Australian Police
Commissioner Hyde spent the first part of his policing career with the Victoria Police, joining them in 1967. In Victoria he performed duties at both country and metropolitan police stations and served in the CIB, as a police prosecutor and in other specialist areas. In 1992 he was appointed as an Assistant Commissioner and then appointed Deputy Commissioner in 1994.
On 10 February 1997 Commissioner Hyde commenced his appointment as Commissioner of the South Australia Police (SAPOL) and has been reappointed twice to this position.
Since his appointment Commissioner Hyde has maintained an agenda of reform, directed at ensuring that police services are responsive to the community’s needs and expectations and that the South Australia Police operates in a modern, motivated, progressive and professional way.
At a national level, Commissioner Hyde has taken a leading role in current issues, particularly illicit drug use and electronic crime. He chairs the Commissioners’ Drugs Committee and the Board of Control for the National High Tech Crime Centre. He is also a member of the Board of Management for the Australian Crime Commission.
Commissioner Hyde has a law degree with first class honours and an MBA.
Dr John Lewis
Principal Scientist and Department Head Toxicology Unit
Pacific Laboratory Medicine Services
Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health
Dr John Lewis has a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from the University of NSW, a Master of Science (Pharmacology) from Sydney University and a Doctorate of Philosophy from Macquarie University. He spent nine years running a drug testing laboratory for racing greyhounds before moving into human toxicology in 1980, a total of thirty-five years experience in drugs of abuse testing. Dr Lewis is Head of the Toxicology Unit, Pacific Laboratory Medicine Services, the NSW reference facility for drugs of abuse testing
Dr Lewis’ main interests are in proficiency testing and the implementation of quality standards in drug toxicology. He is convenor of Austox, the Unit’s international Urine Toxicology Proficiency Program; the Australian representative, case notes editor and ethics committee member to the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists. Dr Lewis is chairman of Standards Australia Committee directing Australia’s guidelines for medico-legal and workplace drug testing.
Mr Richard Marles
Assistant Secretary
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Mr Richard Marles has an honours degree in Law and a Bachelor of Science from Melbourne University.
Mr Marles started work as a solicitor with Melbourne law firm Slater and Gordon and worked on the Ok Tedi litigation against BHP on behalf of indigenous landowners in Papua New Guinea and drafting a new Companies Act for the Kingdom of Tonga.
In 1994 Richard commenced work as federal legal officer for the Transport Workers' Union and in 1998 he was elected their National Assistant Secretary. During his time at the TWU Richard was responsible for bargaining with national transport companies as well as managing the union's activities in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
Mr Marles commenced work as ACTU Assistant Secretary in February 2000. In 2001-2002 he ran the Working Hours Case which resulted in workers having, for the first time, the right to refuse overtime which would led to unreasonable hours of work. Mr Marles continues to be active in running test cases in the AIRC.
Since 2002 Mr Marles has been a member of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission and leads the ACTU's work on OHS.
Superintendent Peter Martin
District Officer
Brisbane West District Police
Superintendent Peter Martin is a career police officer having served with the Queensland Police Service for twenty-six years. Since June 2005 he has been appointed as the District Officer, Brisbane West District, which comprises approximately 240 sworn and unsworn personnel and services a large area of Brisbane with a resident population of about 200,000.
Superintendent Martin's other roles in the Service have included duty as the Chief of Staff to the Commissioner of Police (2000-2005) and the Officer in Charge of the Drug and Alcohol Coordination Unit (1996-2000) .
Whilst at Drug and Alcohol Coordination he was involved in a range of national and state-based initiatives which included the development of Australia and New Zealand Policy Guidelines for Police dealing with the subject of alcohol and other substance use.
Superintendent Martin was a member of the National Expert Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Chair of the National Police Drug and Alcohol Coordinators. He was up until recently an advisor to the Police Minister on matters pertaining to the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy. He has been a key note speaker at a number of drug and alcohol-related conferences dealing with subjects such as drug and alcohol policy, drug law enforcement and workplace drug and alcohol policies.
Superintendent Martin has a BA in Justice Administration with a major in Adult and Vocational Education. He is currently studing toward a Masters in Public Administration through the Australian and New Zealand School of Government.
Ms Sue Paton
Manager, Early Intervention
Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC)
Ms Paton's portfolio of work focuses on developing, implementing and evaluating the impact of early intervention across a range of settings, including workplaces, and for a range of population groups. Before joining ALAC, she worked at the Wellington City Mission for Youth as Senior Counsellor.
Ms Paton has previously been responsible for development and delivery of alcohol and drug education and small group intervention programmes for Wellington secondary schools through Cross Roads Counselling and the Salvation Army Bridge Programme.
Ms Paton is nearing the completion of her Masters of Education.
Dr Ken Pidd
Senior Research Officer
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
Flinders University
Dr Ken Pidd holds a PhD in psychology and has been associated with the National Cenre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) since 1999. His research interests are in the area of social and organisational psychology, in particular, the relationship between the workplace environment and the alcohol and other drug-related behaviours and attitudes of employees.
Dr Pidd has nearly ten years experience in the alchol and other drugs (AOD) field and prior to working at NCETA managed the South Australian Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Program. He has provided advice and consultancy on workplace AOD issues to government agencies employer groups and unions. Dr Pidd is currently the South Australian representative for the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia’s Workplace/Industrial Occupational Health and Safety Reference Group and represents NCETA on the Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Program Management Committee.
Professor Barbara Pocock
Director
Centre for Work and Life, A National Centre within the Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies
University of South Australia.
Professor Barbara Pocock has been researching work, employment and industrial relations since 1981. She joined the University of South Australia in January 2006 after fourteen years at the University of Adelaide.
Professor Pocock is currently writing a new book on work and care in Australia, to be published by Federation Press in early 2006.
Professor Pocock has worked in many capacities - from working in shearing sheds and on farms to advising politicians, working for the public service and in unions, to teaching and researching in universities, and for governments. She was initially trained as an economist, completed her doctorate in gender studies, and has taught and researched labour studies and social science since the mid-1980s.
Professor Pocock's research has included work, industrial relations, trade unionism, pay and pay equity, vocational education, inequality in the labour market and the relations between work, family and community.
Professor Pocock's latest book is titled "The Work/Life Collision: What Work is Doing to Australians and What to Do About It". Her next book (due for release in 2006) is about work, care, young people, and the links between work, consumption and household relations.
Professor Ann M Roche
Director
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
Flinders University
Professor Ann Roche is Director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University. She has over twenty five years experience in the field of public health as a behavioural scientist and has worked as a researcher, educator, and policy analyst in various public health areas and has held academic posts at the University of Sydney, the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland.
For the past fifteen years Professor Roche's interests and professional activities have focused exclusively on alcohol and drug issues. Her principal area of interest is factors that optimize professional practice and effective strategies for professional practice change.
Mr John Sargaison
Chief Health and Safety Adviser
Santos Ltd
John Sargaison is the Chief Health and Safety Adviser with Santos Ltd. John has 25 years experience as a practising safety professional predominantly in the mining sector with the last six years spent in the oil and gas industry with Santos.
John has a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and a MBA majoring in OH&S.
For the last 10 years John has specialised in the development and implementation of EHS Management Systems. While at Santos he has overseen the development and implementation of the Santos Environment, Health and Safety Management System which integrates environmental, health, occupational and process safety management.
Mr Trevor Sharp
National Project Officer
The Building Trades Group of Unions Drug and Alcohol Committee
Executive Officer
The Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Foundation
Mr Trevor Sharp has worked in the building and construction industry for forty years as a carpenter, bricklayer, safety officer and union official, and has a deep understanding of the industry and its culture.
As a result of first hand experience of drug and alcohol problems and their impact in the workplace, he joined The Building Trades Group Drug and Alcohol Committee when it was formed in 1989.
For the past fourteen years Mr Sharp has been the National Project Officer of the BTG Drug and Alcohol Program, developing and implementing its policies and co-ordinating the programs activities at a national level.
Mr Sharp is also the Executive Officer of The Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Foundation, a registered charity formed to raise funds to provide treatment facilities and support to construction industry personnel and members of their families in need of drug and alcohol treatment services.
In this capacity Mr Sharp has played a significant role in the planning, development and establishment of Foundation House, the Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre which was officially opened in 2000.
For the past eight years Mr Sharp has been the NSW representative for the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia’s Workplace/Industrial Occupational Health and Safety Reference Group, and is the current Chair of that group.
Mr Peter Shaw
Manager, Remuneration, Human Resources Group,
Queensland Rail (QR)
Mr Peter Shaw has been an employee of Queensland Rail (QR) for nearly 40 years, beginning in 1967 as a junior in a records management room.
An organisation the size of QR provides scope to gain experience in a number of different environments. In addition to the early records management work, Mr Shaw's time in QR has included employment in a manufacturing workshop, pay offices, superannuation administration, policy development, and more recently, remuneration and benefits policy and executive contract management.
In 1995 as a member of a policy unit, Mr Shaw participated in a project that introduced employees to an alcohol and other drug awareness program. The development and implementation of this awareness program took a number of years. Included in the package were the health, safety and legal implications that are associated with using such substances in a high risk work environment. The program implemented at the time did not include any testing.
During the last year, Mr Shaw has facilitated a working party of union and organisation representatives with a brief to build the alcohol and other drug component of the framework. The journey continues...
Ms Suzanne Stillman
Deputy Director,
Quit Victoria
Ms Suzanne Stillman is Deputy Director of Quit Victoria where she has worked since 1992. In addition to supporting the Executive Director, Ms Stillman has overall management of the Cessation and Prevention Program including areas of prevention, health professionals training, prison and mental health settings, Aboriginal communities, multicultural settings, Quitline and cessation programs in workplace and community settings.
Ms Stillman is a member of the National Quit Group made up of coordinators and representatives from all States and Territories. She was a member of the working party that developed national smoking cessation guidelines for general practitioners launched in 2004. Ms Stillman has presented at a number of national and international tobacco control conferences.
In addition to the above speakers, representatives from key industries such as mining, defence, transport, retail, and policing will provide overviews on how their industries have responded to alcohol and drug issues in the workplace.
Presentations
A number of presentations from the Forum are available to download in pdf by clicking on the presentation titles below.
NB: Some graphics/images have been removed from original presentations for copyright reasons.
Professor Steve Allsop |
Testing the magic bullet: The potential and limitations of drug testing in the workplace (49.6 KB) |
Air Vice Marshal Dr Tony Austin |
ADF Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Services (513 KB) |
Ms Lyn Barnett |
The OHS Inspector’s Perspective (184 KB) |
Chief Commissioner AR (Tony) Beech |
Alcohol and Drug Testing at Work – IR policy issues (28.7 KB) |
Dr Petra Bywood |
Drugs: Patterns and Problems (122 KB) |
Ms Donna Bull |
Not My Job ...the benign neglect of workplace AOD issues (43.3 KB) |
Associate Professor Jeremy Davey |
What have we been doing and what works (3.17 MB) |
Dr Kyle Dyer |
Balancing the potential with the present: The use of saliva for drug detection, quantification and assessing impairment (250 KB) |
Dr Ian Gardner |
To Pee or Not to Pee – That is the question (73.3 KB) |
Mr Chris Harris |
Drugs, alcohol and the workplace – Emerging issues and the role of employers (377 KB) |
Dr John Lewis |
Urine drug testing in the workplace – The message in the bottle (13.0 MB) |
Dr Ken Pidd |
Key Issues and Interventions (91.9 KB) |
Professor Barbara Pocock |
Work: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – ‘The Impact of work in our lives’ (524 KB) |
Prof Ann Roche |
Forum Opening Address (191 KB) Alcohol: Patterns and Problems (750 KB) |
Mr John Sargaison |
The Santos Health and Wellbeing Program (1.49 MB) |
Mr Peter Shaw |
QR – Alcohol and Other Drugs in our Workplace ( 98.1 KB) |
Ms Suzanne Stillman |
Smokefree workplaces: It’s about health (1.77 MB) |
Sponsors
- Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
- Government of South Australia Department of Health
- Australian Government Department of Defence
Sponsorship Packages
A number of sponsorship opportunities are available.
Packages include:
- Option 1: Individually Tailored - individually tailored to suit your needs
- Option 2: Speaker Package - keynote speaker session + Forum speaker session + Forum workshop / panel session
- Option 3: Food and Beverage Package - Forum cocktail reception + Forum lunches + refreshment breaks
- Exhibition Booths
- Satchel Inserts
For further information please contact Lisa Lawton on (08) 8201 7541 or email lisa.lawton@flinders.edu.au
Accommodation
Hilton Adelaide
233 Victoria Square
Adelaide SA 5000
Tel: +61 8 8217 2000
Fax: +61 8 8217 2001
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Social Program
A Cocktail Function will be held in the Balcony Rooms at the Hilton Hotel from 5:30pm Thursday 29 June. The function must be paid for separately in your registration.
Contact Us
Tel: +61 8 8201 7535
Fax: +61 8 8201 7550
Email: nceta@flinders.edu.au
