18 June 2010
Forklift champs and new warehousing conference at The Safety Show and Sydney Materials Handling
The Safety Show and Sydney Materials Handling will boast more than 300 exhibitors, the National Forklift Championship and an inaugural warehousing conference when the two shows run from October 26 to 28 this year.
The Safety Show and Sydney Materials Handling are expected to draw similar crowds to the 10,162 visits recorded in 2009. With acres of safety, materials handling and logistics products and services under one roof, the two co-located shows will be the largest event during Safe Work Australia Week. Read more here
April 2010
Visitors ready to invest at Safety In Action
Australia's largest workplace safety event, Safety In Action and Melbourne Materials Handling, was alive with demonstrations, seminars and scores of new products from its 350+ exhibitors.
Hundreds of visitors lined up to hear experts from Safe Work Australia and Norton Rose lawyers, Barry Sherriff and Michael Tooma, discuss the new Work Health and Safety Act.
Mr Tooma said the popularity of the seminars was understandable.
"We are entering a new era in OHS that will change the approach to workplace safety," he said. "Both OHS practitioners and managers recognised the need to participate in sessions to make sure they're prepared for the changes."
The practical emphasis of the seminars was matched by the thousands of products and solutions on offer from Safety In Action and Melbourne Materials Handling exhibitors. The two dedicated workplace safety shows drew a crowd that exhibitors said was ready to invest in OHS. Read more