WH&S Workshops

Summary

Australian Business Training Solutions was contracted to deliver a series of seven WH&S training workshops for feedlots in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. The workshops were organised and coordinated by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the Australian Lot Feeders' Association (ALFA).
This project followed on from an earlier project (B.FLT.0471 'Update of feedlot sector WH&S program') conducted by Australian Business Training Solutions, which updated the feedlot sector's WH&S program, and developed the training materials utilised in the delivery of the current project.
The training provided an overview of the feedlot WH&S Safety Management system, and direction regarding the development of individualised systems within feedlot workplaces. It was successfully completed, with training delivered to a total of 87 participants at six workshops across the eastern States. The workshop planned for Western Australia was cancelled due to a lack of participant interest.
Feedback received from participants during the training workshops revealed a need for further assistance with the development and implementation of individual WH&S management systems. While, a number of feedlots indicated they have various components of a WH&S management system in place, general feedback indicated that further assistance for the development of a customised system within their enterprise would be useful. MLA and ALFA are currently considering how this further assistance might be made available.