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The Safety Conference Sydney - 13 Sep 06
GETEX Pty Ltd Director Kerrie Ford has announced “I am proud to advise that GETEX is a Major Sponsor of The Safety Conference 2006. GETEX is delighted to support the Host organisation for The Safety Conference 2006, The Safety Institute of Australia (NSW Division) Inc, and the Principal Sponsor, WorkCover New South Wales, in bringing such an exciting and comprehensive Conference to Sydney from October 17 to 19, 2006.”
She went on to say “I am very impressed with the depth and thought that the Committee headed by Barry SiIburn has put into generating a program that includes over 90 speakers from both Australia and other countries. The comprehensive program has been organised into several concurrent streams, with a Breakfast Session, keynote speakers including:
Mr John Blackwell, CEO, WorkCover NSW, www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
Mr Eddie Greer, President Elect, American Society of Safety Engineers, www.asse.org
Mr John Watson, FSIA [Hon], General Manager, OHS Division, WorkCover NSW
Rear Admiral Chris Oxenbould, CEO, Sydney Ferries, www.sydneyferries.info
Mr Dennis Jenkins, CEO / Chief Researcher, Australian Institute of Learning and Cognitive Development Pty Ltd
Mr Kevin Berry, My Safety Net
and Hypothetical Moderator, Adam Spencer, abc.net.au/sydney/adamspencer as well as a Welcome Cocktail Party and a WorkCover Hosted Dinner."Safety Show & Conference Links (October 17th – 19th October 2006)
- www.thesafetyshow.com
- www.aec.net.au/tsss/media/pdfs/ConferenceProgramFinal-WP.pdf
- www.aec.net.au/tsss/media/pdfs/TSC06RegistrationForm.pdf
- www.digitalhive.com.au/aec/tscs/conference_registration1.php
Who is GETEX?
Jason North BAppSc, MAIEH MAIPM
Director
Business & Major Projects Managerr
Mr North is currently a NATA Signatory for asbestos fibre counting working out of the NATA Accredited GETEX facility at North Ryde. Mr North has recently received a perfect score in the National Asbestos Program managed by Proficiency Testing Australia which is designed to assess and approve analysts. Mr North is a member of the Australian Institute of Environmental Health and Australian Institute of Project Management.Mr North worked with a leading Environmental & OH&S consultancy firm from 1999 to 2005 consulting on a wide range of environmental issues. He undertook a large range of OHS and environmental projects during his previous employment including soil and groundwater testing, noise, asbestos management, indoor air quality and water analysis. Mr North operated from January 2003 to October 2005 as Project’s Manager and Business Development Manager of Environmental Services at his previous place of employment from February 2005 to October 2005. Jason mostly specialises in asbestos project management and air quality.
Also at his previous place of employment, Mr North was an accredited chemical testing officer and approved signatory for the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) Australia under International Standards Organisation (ISO) certification. He also succeeded in attaining AS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for his then firm in 2004.
Kerrie Ford B Sc, M Sc, MBA, MRACI, C Chem MAICD
Director
General Manager
Ms Ford headed a Section of the Wastes and Chemicals Branch of the State Pollution Control Commission (now the DEC)for a number of years, dealing particularly with hazardous materials in the environment. She was the NSW Ministerial representative on the National Advisory Committee on Chemicals and on its Industry Liaison Subcommittee, developing the current Hazardous Chemicals legislation.She has held executive positions in the agricultural chemicals and the pharmaceutical divisions of ICI, and at Memtec Ltd, the water purification company, where her responsibilities encompassed feasibility studies and financial analysis.
Ms Ford has many years of experience in working with National and State legislation, guidelines and codes of practice relating to environmental contamination and asbestos. She is experienced in reviewing and profiling of various environmentally hazardous materials, and in the development and administration of management programs.
Kerrie Ford joined New Environment in 1993 and was a Director and Principal Consultant during her time there. In 2005 she stepped down from her directorships at New Environment and Heggies and left the organisation. She has since accepted an invitation to join Getex.
Anthony Camus BEng (Chem) (Hons)
Director
Quality Manager
Mr Camus is currently a NATA Signatory for asbestos fibre counting working out of the NATA Accredited GETEX facility at North Ryde. Mr Camus has also recently received a perfect score in the National Asbestos Program managed by Proficiency Testing Australia which is designed to assess and approve analysts.Mr Camus worked with a leading Environmental & OH&S consultancy firm from 1999 to 2005 consulting on a wide range of environmental issues. He is well experienced in contaminant assessment and control, environmental due diligence and project management, including extensive industrial experience in waste water treatment plant operation, optimisation and design. He specialises in hazardous materials, air and water quality assessment, contaminated site remediation and environmental systems design for ecologically sustainable development.
He is a lecturer and trainer in Hazardous Materials and Occupational Health and Safety issues at Government training institutes and private organisations.
At his previous place of employment Mr Camus was an accredited chemical testing officer and approved signatory for the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) Australia under International Standards Organisation (ISO) certification, an accredited Occupational Health and Safety Auditor certified by the Quality Society of Australasia, a trained consultant in Environmental and Occupational Noise and a member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia; and a Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
At his previous place of employment Mr Camus was responsible for the review and editing over 3000 reports covering asbestos and hazardous materials related issues, occupational hygiene, soil contamination and indoor air quality in his last 3 years with the company.
Lee McAlister-Smiley BEng (Env)
Director
Project Control Manager
Prior to establishing GETEX Mr McAlister-Smiley has extensive experience in the hazardous materials industry through his role as Client Services Manager at another leading Environmental & OH&S consultancy (2002 – 2005). This role involved client relations, organising quotations and extended to allocating and overseeing projects to completion and conducting workplace training of asbestos awareness. Lee is a member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia. In addition, Lee is an experienced consultant who has undertaken a range of OHS and environmental projects involving site supervision, literally hundreds of hazardous materials surveys, indoor air quality and asbestos management services.
Lee recently completed a 4 month project involving the surveying of over 240 QLD Health buildings for asbestos and the formulation of an electronic asbestos register. The asbestos surveys involved buildings within the cyclone ravaged areas of Innisfail, Babinda and Tully, the City of Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands, Weipa District, Cape York Aboriginal communities and Atherton Tablelands. The asbestos survey included large hospital facilities, medical centres and accommodation buildings. The large scale coupled with the remoteness of some of the facilities required careful planning and detailed structuring of the survey program as often flights in and out of the communities could be weeks apart.
