Revised industry safety guidelines to be unveiled at Entech Connect 2014
Published: ASIA
AUSTRALIA: The revised LPA industry safety guidelines are to be announced at the forthcoming Entech Connect conference in Melbourne, which will be held in July 2014 at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Melbourne.
An initial OH&S summit was held at the first Entech Connect event in 2012, attracting over 150 industry members from across Australia, where it became evident that relevant and up-to-date guidelines on work health and safety were needed.
Live Performance Australia (LPA) subsequently convened the Work Health and Safety Working Party to review the 2001 safety guidelines for the entertainment industry. LPA then invited a number of industry work health and safety experts to revise and develop new guidelines for the live performance industry.
‘The new guidelines will develop principles of risk management and provide the foundations of workplace safety in the live performance and events industry,’ explained David Hamilton, director, workplace relations, LPA. ‘These guidelines have been developed in conjunction with LPA members, and will be delivered at next year’s Entech Connect event.’
Julius Grafton of CX Media will facilitate the free-to-attend discussion on the first afternoon of the show’s education program. The session will be held from 3:30pm until 5:00pm on July 23rd, followed by networking drinks on the show floor. Registration to the show is free and will be open in February 2014. Bookings are recommended to secure seats at the session.
Live Performance Australia (LPA) is the peak body for the live performance industry in Australia. Founded in 1917, the organisation has been servicing the needs of the industry for almost 100 years and is today registered as an employers’ organisation under the Fair Work (Registered Organisation) Act 2009.