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Welcome to the 3rd International Conference on national, for our health care sector and more Asbestos Awareness and Management. The Asbestos importantly for the families of asbestos-related Safety and Eradication Agency and Council are diseases sufferers who live with the consequences delighted to have all of you attend this very important of asbestos exposure every day of their lives. conference, again featuring renowned international The agency has been fortunate in bringing together and local experts in asbestos management, public all states and territories in endorsing the National health, advocacy and governance to challenge you Strategic Plan for Asbestos Management and into thinking what is best practice in managing the Awareness; the first time a plan of this type has been dangers of asbestos in our community and abroad. Supporting Partner endorsed by all jurisdictions. This conference will This conference will feature sessions on latest research be a great opportunity for all stakeholders to come into asbestos-related disease treatments and support together and assist the agency in delivering the goals group activities, asbestos identification and grading and outcomes of the plan. and the economic and social impact of ARDs. There This event will provide important networking will also be sessions looking at international aspects opportunities and a stimulating, thought provoking such as an update from the World Health Organisation environment to discuss the big issues facing activities in South East Asia, approaches to asbestos workplaces, stakeholders and the general community management overseas and the move to a worldwide in raising awareness about the dangers of asbestos ban on asbestos production and use. and how it can be managed into the future. This Gala Dinner Industry Breakfast Welcome Reception There has been significant attention paid in the event will again highlight the important role the Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor media and the general public to the issues around agency plays in delivering the National Strategic asbestos management, removal and disposal and Plan and advocating for change on the ground, it is incumbent on us to work with industry, unions, in Australia and internationally. advocacy groups and the community to develop We hope you enjoy this conference. best practice approaches in all aspects of asbestos awareness and management to minimise the risk of exposure and asbestos-related disease.
Clearly, exposure to asbestos remains a big problem Peter Tighe for Australia; for all governments, local, state and Chief Executive Officer
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Welcome to Australia’s third International Conference on Asbestos Awareness and Management being held at the world class Adelaide Convention Centre.
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6 7 11.25am – 12.00pm Awareness Panel General public awareness, what do we need to do? Peter Dunphy PROGRAM Executive Director, SafeWork NSW & Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Council Melissa Ledger Cancer Smart Manager, Cancer Council Western Australia Tanya Segelov Welcome Reception – Sunday 13 November, 2016 Principal, Segelov Lawyers & Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council 6.00pm – 8.00pm 12.00pm – 1.00pm Lunch – Exhibition trade area Adelaide Convention & Exhibition Centre, Panorama Ballroom / Outside Terrace Breakout sessions Day 1 – Monday 14 November 2016 AWARENESS Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 International updates and Asbestos identification Update on latest 8.30am – 9.00am Arrival and registration approaches to asbestos and grading – research research into asbestos- 9.00am – 9.15am Welcome to Country management and practice related-diseases treatments Kaurna Elder Dr. Lewis O’Brien AO Speakers: Speakers: Facilitator welcome Andrew Morgan Elizabeth Cummings Speakers: Matt Peacock Director, Asbestos Safety and Associate Professor, School of Anna Nowak Eradication Agency Health Sciences, University of Journalist and Author, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Professor, National Centre for Linda Reinstein Tasmania Asbestos-Related Diseases, 9.15am – 9.20am Ministerial and opening address President and Chief Executive Leonie Ellis University of Western Australia
Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash (video) – 1:45pm 1.00pm Officer, Asbestos Disease Awareness Associate Professor, School of Sonja Klebe Minister for Employment, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Organization, United States Health Sciences, University of Associate Professor, Faculty of Service, Minister for Women, Liberal Senator for Western Australia Sebastian Brandt Tasmania Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University Activist, Swedish Electrician Union Justin Macdonald 9.20am – 9.25am Opening address Senior Consultant, Indoor Environ- Australia leading the world in asbestos awareness and management and mental Professional, EHS Assess presentation of NSP progress report Peter Tighe Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Chief Executive Officer, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency International campaigns Asbestos-related diseases Removal and 9.25am – 9.35am International address to ban asbestos support group activities remediation case studies Towards a national ban in Cambodia Speakers: Speakers: Speakers: His Excellency, Dr Ith Samheng Wira Ginting Penny Jacomos Ross Stevens Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, Royal Government of Cambodia Director, LION-Indonesia (Local Social Worker, Asbestos Disease Director, Property Project Delivery Initiative for OSH Network) Society of South Australia Branch, Department of Finance 9.35am – 10.15am International Keynote Kate Lee Julie Tucker Andrew Kefford World Health Organisation & South East Asia update Executive Director, Union Aid Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne Head of Asbestos Response Lesley Jane Onyon Abroad-APHEDA (Australian University of Technology Taskforce, Australian Capital Regional Advisor, Occupational and Environmental Health, WHO Regional People for Health, Education and Vicky Hamilton Territory Development Abroad) Office for South-East Asia Chief Executive Officer/Secretary, Northern Territory – 2.00pm – 2.45pm Apolinar Tolentino Asbestos Council of Victoria - video piece 10.15am – 10.45am Morning tea – Exhibition trade area Regional Representative, Asia GARDS Stephen Hayes Pacific, Building and Wood Workers 10.45am – 11.25am 2016 Asbestos Awareness Survey – where are we now Amanda Richards IES Capital Projects, Director, International with awareness and attitudes? Secretary/General Manager of the Remote Essential Services Unit, Plenary Asbestos Disease Support Society, Department of Housing and Simon Howell Queensland Community Development, Associate Director, Ernst & Young Sweeney Northern Territory
8 9 2.45pm – 3.15pm Afternoon tea – Exhibition trade area Day 2 – Tuesday 15 November 2016 3.15pm – 4.15pm Plenary Managing the importation of goods or materials containing asbestos into 7.30am – 9.00am Special Event – Industry Breakfast Australia (Sponsored by SafeWork South Australia) John Mitchell The Hon John Rau MP Manager, Government Relations, NATA South Australian Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations, Marie Boland and Minister for the City of Adelaide Executive Director, SafeWork South Australia Morris Lamacchia Marketing Services Manager SA/NT/TAS, Bunnings Group Limited 4.15 pm – 4.30pm Day one wrap up Geoff Fary 8.30am – 9.20am Arrival and registration Chair, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council 9.30am – 9.45am Facilitator welcome to day two 6.30pm – 11.00pm Conference Gala Dinner Matt Peacock Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre, Panorama Ballroom Journalist and Author, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Dinner commences 7.00pm Serafina Salucci Mesothelioma Patient Terry Miller President, Asbestos Victims Association South Australia (AVA-SA) Acknowledgement to lives lost 9.45am – 10.45am International keynote Edward (Ted) Emmett Professor and Director of Academic Programs in Occupational Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, United States 1800 810 812 Kathleen Ruff mauriceblackburn.com.au Founder and Head, RightOnCanada.ca
10.45 am – 11.15am Morning tea – Exhibition trade area Breakout sessions Caring for our clients Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Current trials and Asbestos waste disposal Can we identify treatments for asbestos- and dumping: challenges economic and social More than just compensation. related diseases and responses impact of asbestos- Speakers: Speakers: related diseases? If you have a patient that is suffering from an asbestos related disease, you want to Speakers: know they are in good hands. Our experienced lawyers will talk them through their Thomas John Andrew Doig entitlements and the process of quickly and efficiently securing their financial future at Medical Oncologist, Olivia Chief Executive Officer, Australian Sarina Lacey a time when they need it most. Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Sustainable Business Group Director of Health Economics and Research Centre John Bell Policy, The Centre for International Economics Specialists in: – 12.00pm 11.15am John Cannings Senior Associate, ACIL Allens Board Member, Rare Cancers Consulting Leo Dobes Australia Associate Professor, Crawford n Mesothelioma n Gastro intestinal cancers School of Public Policy, Australian n Asbestos lung cancer n Asbestos-related pleural plaques National University n Asbestosis 12.00pm – 1.00pm Lunch – Exhibition trade area
10 11 Breakout sessions Session 10 Session 11 Session 12 Moving towards a Managing asbestos in DIY renovation and SPEAKERS worldwide ban public buildings asbestos in residential Speakers: Speakers: sector Kathleen Ruff Ged Keane Speakers: Founder and Head, Director & Principal Consultant, Simon Howell Matt Peacock Conference facilitator RightOnCanada.ca Keane Environmental Associate Director, Ernst & Young Robert Birse Chris Keating Sweeney Award winning Journalist and Author, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Assessment Manager- Wellington, Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Rodney Fox Matt is an award-winning journalist and also the staff-appointed director currently with Worksafe NZ School Building Authority, Managing Director, HSE (Health the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He has been chief political correspondent for 1.00pm – 1.45pm 1.00pm Safety Environment) Australia Andrew McNee Department of Education and current affairs radio in Canberra, as well as foreign correspondent in London (2001-2003), Training Deputy Secretary, Chemical and Washington (1990-1992) and New York (1993). Wastes Branch, Department Matt produced a pioneering radio series on the asbestos industry at ABC Radio National’s of Environment and Energy, Science Unit. For many years, Matt worked for the prime-time radio current affairs radio Australian Government programs AM, The World Today and PM, specialising in politics, environment and science. For seven years he also reported from outback Australia, specialising in rural and remote 1.45pm – 2.15pm Afternoon tea – Exhibition trade area issues including Aboriginal affairs, founding the TV production house Remote Area Media. More recently he authored a book on the former Australian asbestos manufacturer James 2.15pm – 3.15pm Plenary Session Hardie, Killer Company (HarperCollins, 2009), which is now a dramatic mini-series Devil’s Dust. Subject – ‘Where do we go from here’ - next step in asbestos awareness and management in Australia and overseas Speakers: Geoff Fary Chair, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council Peter Tighe Chief Executive Officer, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency ASBESTOS AWARENESS & MANAGEMENT Kathleen Ruff Founder and Head, RightOnCanada.ca BE PREPARED Linda Reinstein President and Chief Executive Officer, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, United States Store all your Marie Boland Executive Director, SafeWork South Australia Management Compliance Documents together in one Brad Parker Assistant National Secretary, CMFEU easily identifiable binder. 25mm capacity; 2, 3 or 4 rings 3.15pm – 3.30pm Day two wrap up and conference close Geoff Fary Chair, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council
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Kathleen Ruff Linda Reinstein Edward Emmett Lesley Jayne Onyon Founder and Head, President and Chief Professor and Director of Regional Advisor, RightOnCanada.ca Executive Officer, Academic Programs in Occupational and Asbestos Disease Occupational Medicine, Kathleen is the founder Environmental Awareness Organization, University of Pennsylvania and co-ordinator of HealthRegional Office for US School of Medicine, US RightOnCanada.ca, a long- South-East Asia, time human rights activist Linda became a public Dr. Emmett is Professor and World Health Organisation and board member of the health advocate after her Director of Academic Programs Lesley Onyon is a toxicologist Rideau Institute. husband, Alan, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in Occupational Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania who has worked for over 25 years in fields relating Kathleen is a former director of the Court Challenges in 2003. One year later, she co-founded the Asbestos School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He is active in clinical to chemicals management and occupational and Program and a former director of the BC Human Rights Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to reach out practice, research and education in Occupational and environmental health at both governmental (UK and Commission. She was the founding editor and publisher to those who have been affected by asbestos-related Environmental Medicine. Australia) and intergovernmental levels (OECD, UNEP and of the Canadian Human Rights Reporter and host of diseases. Dr. Emmett has been Vice Chairman of the Joint ILO/ WHO). the CBC TV program Ombudsman. She is presently During the past 12 years, ADAO has become the WHO Committee on Occupational Health, Chairman of She is currently based in New Delhi, India where she works one of the international coordinators of the Rotterdam largest independent non-profit in the U.S. dedicated the Regional Working Group on Occupational Health for as Regional Advisor for Occupational and Environmental Convention Alliance, which represents environmental to preventing asbestos exposure, eliminating asbestos- WHO, a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Health at the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia. and health organizations around the world that are caused diseases, and protecting asbestos victims’ civil Occupational Health and also Chairman of the State of At WHO South-East Asia Regional Office, she provides working to defend and promote the Rotterdam rights through education, advocacy, and community Maryland Hazardous Toxic Substances Study Commission, coordination and technical support on occupational Convention. initiatives. among other appointments. and environmental issues to the eleven Member States Kathleen received the Canadian Public Health Serving as President and CEO, Linda has been a strong Dr. Emmett’s current research activities include studies of of the WHO South-East Asia region: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Association’s National Public Health Hero Award in 2011 political voice for major local, national, and international the role of toxic occupational and environmental exposures Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, for her advocacy to end Canada’s export of asbestos asbestos-related issues. in causing disease, and of the relationship between health Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor and the medal of honour from the Quebec National and productivity. He is also working with the United Auto Leste. Assembly in 2016. Workers Union (UAW), General Motors Corporation and Asbestos is identified by WHO as one of the top ten Delphi Corporation in a new role as the “Risk Communicator” chemicals of public health concern. Supporting countries to better translate research results into preventive actions to take action to eliminate exposure to all forms of asbestos by management and workers at the workplace. is one of her responsibilities.
Apolinar Tolentino, His Excellency, Wiranta Ginting Sebastian Brandt Regional Representative, Dr Ith Samheng Director, LION-Indonesia Activist, Swedish Asia Pacific, Building Minister of Labour and (Local Initiative for OSH Electrician Union and Wood Workers Vocational Training, Royal Network) Sebastian is a 33-year-old International Government of Cambodia Wiranta completed his electrician from southern Sweden and youth secretary at Apolinar started his His Excellency, Dr Ith Masters degree in Sustainable LO Skåne – regional branch of work with BWI in 1998 as Samheng, is the Minister International Development the Swedish TUC. He is a union Education Officer of the of Labour and Vocational from the Heller School for activist for the Swedish electricians union and regional Philippine Project Office and was directly involved in Training for the Royal Government of Cambodia. He Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, safety officer in southern Sweden with responsibility for the BWI Global Ban Asbestos campaign by conducting is also the Chairman of the National Commission for MA, USA. 4500 union member’s safety. awareness seminars in the selected countries target for Resolving Strike and Demonstration Issue as well as His interest in social movements has led him to be involved legislative ban. He was one of the founding coordinators the Chairman of the Industrial Relation Working Group in grassroots movements in Indonesia, focusing on of the Asia Ban Asbestos network and assisted in setting- between Government and Private Sector. building a strong, democratic and independent grassroots up of country-level ban asbestos network like InaBan in organization. Indonesia. He has participated in various regional and After finishing his degree, he returned to Indonesia and international conferences on asbestos particularly to joined LION, where he became director. His involvement in counter the moves of Trade Union Alliance Chrysotile INA-BAN (Indonesian Ban Asbestos Network) started when promoting fake claim for safe use of asbestos. he joined LION in 2010.
14 15 Australian Speakers
Geoff Fary Thomas John Lou Williams Simon Howell Chair, Asbestos Safety and Medical Oncologist & Senior Australian National Director, Associate Director, Ernst Eradication Council Clinical Research Fellow, Global Ban Asbestos & Young Sweeney Olivia Newton-John Cancer Network Geoff Fary MAICD FAIM Simon has over 25 years Wellness & Research Centre was Chair of the Australian Lou (Louise) was diagnosed of experience in market Asbestos Management / Austin Hospital, Lung in 2003 with Peritoneal research. Oncology Clinic Review between 2010 and Mesothelioma and in 2009 His career started in the UK 2012. Prior to this he was Thomas is a consultant medical with Pleural mesothelioma. but Simon has also worked in Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade oncologist recognised both nationally and internationally Since 1985 Lou has continued to advocate, educate and Europe, the US and, for the last 15 years, Australia. Unions for 3 years. as an expert in cancers of the thoracic cavity; which raise awareness of the deadly dangers of asbestos and for Simon has extensive experience in managing strategic Geoff has also held positions as Executive Director of includes lung cancers, thymus cancers and mesothelioma. the ban of asbestos. research projects in Australia and worldwide. the Association of Professional Engineers Scientists He also has an interest in genetics and cancers that may She received the 2014 Alan Reinstein Award in the US for He holds a BA (hons) in Mathematics & Economics and and Managers, Australia (APESMA) and National run in some families. her commitment to education, advocacy and support to Masters In Management Science & Operational Research. Vice President of the Industrial Relations Society, Thomas trained at Monash University in Melbourne from countless patients and families around the world. He has also lectured at University College London. Australia and a number of other senior corporate and 1991 - 1996 (MBBS), obtaining his Fellowship of the Royal Earlier last year Lou’s body began to shut down and she government roles. His former board memberships and Simon was the project lead for both the Asbestos Australian College of Physicians in 2004 (FRACP) and was just a week away from death when she was offered directorships include George Weston Foods Limited, awareness survey and the DIY home renovators’ research. completing a PhD through the University of Melbourne the life-saving drug Keytruda. Australian Employee Buyout Centre, APESMA Lawyers in 2008. He undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at Lou is currently campaigning to fast track the listing of Pty Ltd, Victorian Government Purchasing Board, Safe the University of Toronto under the mentorship of Keytruda for Mesothelioma on the PBS. Work Australia, Defence Reserves Support National Professors Ming-Sound Tsao and Frances Shepherd, two Council and Commissioner for the Australian Safety and internationally acclaimed lung cancer researchers. Compensation Commission. Thomas moved back to Australia in 2010 and is now heavily He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company involved in both basic research within a laboratory and Directors and the current Chairman of the Australian also clinical trials. He is also the head of the Lung Oncology Institute of Management (Vic/Tas). Clinic at the Austin Hospital. Julie Tucker Leo Dobes Centre for Social Impact, Associate Professor, Crawford Swinburne University of School of Public Policy, Peter Tighe The Hon John Rau MP Technology Australian National University Chief Executive Officer, South Australian Deputy Julie is a PhD student at Leo completed his PhD Asbestos Safety and Premier, Attorney-General, Swinburne University’s Centre at Oxford University before Eradication Agency Minister for Industrial for Social Impact. Her research joining the Department of Relations, and Minister for seeks to understand how ideas Foreign Affairs. Peter was appointed and discourses about asbestos have shaped the evolution the City of Adelaide His 30-year public service career included intelligence Chief Executive Officer of of Commonwealth asbestos policy since 2004. analysis in the Office of National Assessments and policy the Asbestos Safety and John is the South Australian A lawyer by trade, Julie spent a number of years in London roles in Defence, Treasury, and Transport and Regional Eradication Agency in August Deputy Premier, Attorney- working as a legal advisor in an inner city law centre. This Services. 2013 for a period of five years. Prior to this, Peter was General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, was followed by a seven-year stint in Guatemala where she National Secretary of the Communications, Electrical, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection As a Senior Executive Service officer, he played a key helped establish an NGO specializing in capacity-building Plumbing Union, a position he held from 1995 to 2013. Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer role in developing and implementing the reform of the training for grass-roots human rights organisations in and Business Services and the Minister for the City of Australian telecommunications sector in 1989-91, and was He was also National Secretary of the Electrical Trades Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Adelaide. instrumental in establishing an Environment Branch within Union and Executive Member of the Australian Council Julie’s research interests include the lived experience of the Bureau of Transport Economics. of Trade Unions from 1991 to 2013. During this time, Peter After completing his law degree, John worked at legal women and men affected by asbestos-related disease in was also chair of EE-Oz Energy Skills Australia, E-Profiling firms Duncan & Hannon and later at Johnston Withers & A past President of the ACT branch of the Economic Society Australia and the potential of digital technology to support Pty Ltd, the National Electrical and Electronic Industry Associates, where he was made a partner. He was an adviser of Australia, he teaches a Masters course in Cost-Benefit to the Hawke Government from 1985-1988, and has been a and enable communities. Training Council and trustee/board member of CBUS Analysis at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, where Barrister since 1997. Her most recent project, commissioned by the Asbestos Superannuation. he is an honorary Associate Professor. In 2002, he was elected to the South Australian House Safety and Eradication Agency in 2016 seeks to understand Peter has extensive experience in workplace health and of Assembly where he served on various Parliamentary the provision of support and services for people with safety issues and in tackling the hazards of asbestos Committees until being appointed to the Ministry in March asbestos-related disease across Australia, including areas of containing materials. 2010. John is a former member of the ALP National Executive. unmet need. He was appointed Deputy Premier in February 2011.
16 17 Penny Jacomos Justin Macdonald Leonie Ellis Anna Nowak Social Worker, The Asbestos Senior Consultant, Indoor Deputy Head of School Professor, National Centre for Diseases Society of South Environmental Professional, and Graduate Research Asbestos-related Diseases, Australia EHS Assess Coordinator, School of University of Western Australia Engineering and ICT- Penny, B.A.Soc.Wk.,MA(SS) is a Justin is a Senior Consultant at University of Tasmania Professor Anna Nowak is a graduate of the University of EHS Assess in Melbourne. He Medical Oncologist at Sir Charles South Australia. Her 38 year has many years of experience Dr Leonie Ellis holds a Bachelor Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) in background of Social Work in property risk, with a focus on of Commerce, a Bachelor Perth, and Professor within the has been primarily in aged care and rehabilitation. She asbestos assessment and management. of Computing degree and a PhD from the University of School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western currently works in Therapy Services at Alwyndor Aged Justin’s other areas of experience include fire risk and Tasmania. Her PhD was in the area of Technology Based Australia, with longstanding research and clinical interests Care and provides a social work/counselling service for compliance, indoor air quality, ventilation, occupational Change. She worked with Tasmania Police at a time they in malignant mesothelioma. Her laboratory-based PhD in Asbestos Diseases Society of South Australia (ADSSA), hygiene and technical OH&S (i.e. confined space and plant were implementing major change in their organisation. tumour immunology investigated chemoimmunotherapy in which was set up in June 2005. Penny has Social Work risk assessment). She completed her PhD in 2009. a mouse model of mesothelioma, a concept she has taken consulting privileges at ACHA Health; Calvary Health Care Justin has proven project management skills and has Dr Ellis is currently Deputy Head of School for Engineering through to a number of local and national clinical trials. Adelaide; Griffith Rehabilitation Hospital and Clinical Care successfully managed national hazardous materials and and ICT, the Chair of the School Learning and Teaching As a principal investigator of the National Research Centre Professionals. hygiene abatement projects. Committee and is the Graduate Research Coordinator for Asbestos-Related Diseases (NCARD) and NCARD Director She completed by research her Masters of Arts Social Work Justin is currently working with Jena Dyco International for the ICT discipline. Leonie has 7 PhD completions 2 in of Clinical Translation, Professor Nowak has a number of at Flinders University 2011, where she examined the social and the Specialised Cleaning and Restoration Industry write up. Leonie’s research interests relate to the use of research leadership positions. She is Principal Investigator support of asbestos victims and their family caregivers and Association (SCRIA) to develop and deliver tailored qualitative research methodologies in the areas of eHealth of the national DREAM and B2P2M2 clinical trials in identified the referral pathways using clinical data. asbestos awareness training for workers in the mould and and Knowledge Management. mesothelioma, and the initiating Principal Investigator of a restoration industry. She was the Academic Coordinator for the Bachelor of number of early phase clinical trials and translational projects Information Systems that is delivered at Shanghai Oceans in this disease, in projects as diverse as novel PET tracers and University. It is in this role that has her and her team have human immunology studies. Sarina Lacey Ross Stevens applied for a VC Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her passion for mesothelioma research is strongly linked with patient care and a desire to bring improved outcomes and Director of Health Director, Property Project hope to people with mesothelioma under her clinical care. Economics and Policy, Delivery Branch, Property The Centre for Construction Division- Marie Boland Sonja Klebe International Economics Department of Finance Executive Director, Associate Professor, Faculty Sarina is the Director of A Fellow of the Australian SafeWork South Australia of Medicine, Nursing and Health Economics and Policy Property Institute, Ross is Health Sciences, Flinders at the Centre for International Marie has worked in workplace currently employed by the University Economics, which is an economics consultancy that Commonwealth Department of Finance in its Property and health and safety and industrial advises public and private sector clients on challenging Construction Division with responsibility for the delivery relations for ten years. A medical graduate of the Freie economic issues. of remediation projects of Commonwealth owned (non- She is currently Executive Universität Berlin, Germany, She has been particularly involved in analysing funding Defence) properties. Director of SafeWork SA. Sonja moved to Australia in models for health services, which includes quantifying His current projects include the Cox Peninsula NT Prior to this she held the position of Director, Policy and 1997 to undertake a PhD in the area of gene therapy. how investments in health deliver value to individuals, remediation, the Industrial Waste Collection site at Lucas Strategy, Director, Community Engagement, Chief Policy She is an Anatomical Pathologist at Flinders University taxpayers, and the wider community, and assessing Heights NSW, and Malabar Headland NSW. Previously, Ross Officer and Industrial Relations Inspector, all at SafeWork SA. and SA Pathology, with special areas of expertise in where health investments deliver best value for money. has worked in property portfolio management within the She worked as an Organiser at the Australian Services pleuropulmonary pathology. Her work in this area has been wide ranging – from Department of Finance and the CSIRO where he has had Union for a year before joining SafeWork SA in 2005 as an Her particular expertise is in the field of asbestos-related evaluating applications for new health technology responsibility for a broad range of functions including Industrial Relations Inspector. diseases. As a Clinician-Scientist, her work focuses on listings onto the MBS for the Department of Health, environmental and heritage management. Marie played a key role in supporting the enactment and diagnosis, prognosis and translation of her findings into to evaluating palliative care programs, investments Originally from Melbourne where he worked as a implementation of the South Australian version of the clinical practice. in pathology, and the merits of hospital-in-the-home commercial property valuer, Ross has lived in Canberra for Model Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations. She programs, to name a few. the past 20 years with Lyn and their two children. was also actively involved in the policy and legislative work Sarina recently completed a feasibility study for surrounding South Australia’s referral of industrial relations measuring the economic and social impacts of asbestos powers to the Commonwealth. and asbestos-related disease for ASEA to create a baseline for future policy work to assess whether changes to eradication strategies might deliver net benefits. 18 19 Andrew Doig Amanda Richards Elizabeth Cummings Kate Lee Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Associate Professor, Executive Director, Union Aid Australian Sustainable Asbestos Disease Support School of Health Sciences, Abroad - APHEDA Business Group Society University of Tasmania Kate is Executive Officer of Andrew is the CEO of the Amanda commenced at ADSS Elizabeth is a researcher, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, the Australian Sustainable Business in 2014 after 25 years in the union lecturer and Graduate global justice organisation of Group; a business representative movement. Research Coordinator in the the Australian union movement. School of Health Sciences. group largely looking after In 1988 Amanda went to work Union Aid Abroad has been licence holders and the service sector. He formed the ASBG at the Queensland Nurses Union where she held many roles She has undertaken research and evaluation projects working towards asbestos bans with unions, community in 2000 which services about 110 members. over her 20 years of employment, her main area of expertise for a range of organisations including the Australian groups and government organisations in Vietnam, Laos, Andrew has over 30 years experience in the environmental and passion was however health and safety and workers Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the Cambodia and Indonesia and with others in the Asia-Pacific field. He spent 8 years in the waste industry and keeps compensation. NSW Ministry of Health, WorkSafe Tasmania, and the region. This work involves education, awareness, campaign Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency. She is currently and capacity-building programs. Australian unions and abreast of the progression on waste legislation and In 2008 Amanda was elected to the Assistant Secretary role working with colleagues in the School of Engineering victims groups, Australian government agencies and management across Australia. He was on the Board of the at the Queensland Council of Unions. Amanda left the QCU and ICT on a project developing asbestos visual embassies and individual Australians have all contributed Waste Service of NSW from 1996 to early 2001. in 2013. assessment guidelines. funding to the Union Aid Abroad program. Andrew is a member of Australian Standards technical Amanda has an Associate Diploma in Labour Studies from committee QR-011 which oversees ISO 14001. He is the the University of Adelaide, Diploma Work Health and Safety. primary architect of Sustainable Green Print, based around She is a member of the Australian Institute of Corporate Peter Dunphy John Cannings ISO 14001 and used by PIAA. Directors and Women on Boards. Executive Director, Board Member, Rare Andrew represents members and organises and presents Amanda is a member of the BERT Training Fund Board, SafeWork NSW & ASEA Cancers Australia at conferences, training and papers to primarily business Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Board. She was Council John is the Australian National audiences about 20 times a year. previously a director on the Q Super, Q Comp Boards, Q Leave Markets Leader for Health, PwC’s Andrew holds a BE Chem Eng. Board, ARDSSQ Management Committee and ADSS Board. Peter is Executive Director Health Consulting Leader for of SafeWork NSW. Prior to Australia and Pharma & Life this, he held various senior Sciences Leader for AsiaPac. management positions in WorkCover NSW (now WorkSafe NSW), including Director, John Cannings is an experienced and well known Andrew Kefford Vicki Hamilton Specialist Services Group; senior technical and policy corporate and commercial lawyer with extensive health roles; Acting Manager, Scientific Services Branch; Scientific and pharmaceutical industry knowledge. He has been Head of Taskforce, ACT Chief Executive Officer/ Advisor; and Coordinator of the Asbestos Regulation Unit. in practice for 32 years and specialises in corporate and Government Asbestos Secretary, Asbestos Council His board memberships include Chair of the Heads of securities law, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, Response Taskforce of Victoria/ GARDS Asbestos Coordination Authorities Working Group, the corporate governance and board advice, particularly in the Asbestos Education Committee and the Demolition and health and pharmaceutical sectors. Andrew Kefford is the Head Vicki is the current CEO/ Asbestos Consultative Committee. John was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in of the ACT Government’s Secretary of Asbestos Council 2010 for services to the community and is a Fellow of the Asbestos Response Taskforce of Victoria/GARDS. which is responsible for Australian Institute of Company Directors. Vicki has had two family delivery of the ACT members pass away from asbestos-related disease – her Melissa Ledger Government’s Loose-Fill Asbestos Insulation Eradication father with asbestos lung cancer and her grandfather with Andrew Morgan Scheme. Cancer Smart Manager, asbestosis. In this role, Mr Kefford has led the development of Cancer Council Western Director, Asbestos Safety As an advocate of all issues concerning asbestos, Vicki policy and regulatory responses to the continuing Australia and Eradication Agency conducts support groups, participates in an education contamination of over 1,000 Canberra houses with loose- and awareness program and is a member of the WorkSafe Melissa’s role includes the Andrew received a Churchill fill asbestos insulation. Victoria’s Asbestos Network Group. development, delivery and Fellowship to research He is currently appointed as Adjunct Professor to the evaluation of a range of public approaches that European Vicki is the current Chair of the Gippsland Regional Integrated University of Canberra’s Institute for Governance and health projects. More recently countries are taking to reduce Cancer Service Consumer Reference Group and has been a Public Administration, and as the alternate ACT member she has been involved in the the risk of mesothelioma and member of the Community Advisory Committee at Latrobe on the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation development of an online eLearning module for home other asbestos-related diseases. He also conducted a survey Regional Hospital since the groups inception in 2005. Commission. He has previously served as a member renovators on the management of asbestos-containing of asbestos experts to identify their views on the location representing employers on the ACT Work Safety Council. In 2014 Vicki was awarded an Order of Australia Medal materials and is part of the Cancer Council Australia’s of asbestos risks and the most effective and efficient ways (OAM) for her service to the community through support Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee. Melissa to reduce the risks of asbestos-related diseases throughout for people with asbestos-related disease. has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health. Europe to identify lessons for Australia. 20 21 Serafina Salucci John Bell Rodney Fox Ged Keane Mesothelioma Patient Senior Associate, Managing Director, Director & Principal ACIL Allen Consulting HSE Australia Consultant, Keane In April 2007 Serafina was Environmental diagnosed with pleural John is a Senior Associate Rodney is an accomplished mesothelioma. At the time she with ACIL Allen Consulting. business leader and expert Ged has lived and worked was 37 years old and married, He has more than 14 years’ in health and safety systems, in Australia for 7 years and is with four children aged 10 and consulting experience. John training, compliance and the author (while working at under. She had never worked has made major contributions reporting. He has a Bachelor another consultancy) of the with asbestos and never to ACIL Allen Consulting’s work for the Asbestos Safety and of Business and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of report on 26 Bradfield Street Downer, ACT that highlighted personally renovated. Eradication Agency, including our report, Illegal asbestos Company Directors. the ongoing risk to homeowners of loose-fill amosite In 1977, when Serafina was 8 years old, her father bought dumping: Review of issues and initiatives. Following a successful career in global public companies asbestos (Mr Fluffy), which resulted in the ACT government his first car, and therefore built a garage in the backyard, John has a PhD in Chemistry from Sydney University. He primarily in the industrial, service and supply sectors, initiating a buy back scheme of nearly 1000 houses in which he built out of fibro. Her father built the garage on was formerly Deputy Secretary and Chief Science Adviser Rodney decided to establish his own with a view to being order to remove the asbestos and demolish the houses. He the weekends. Serafina remembers she and her brothers in what is now the Australian Department of Industry, able to offer clients many health and safety solutions from is one of the leading consultants in this area of work and playing in the backyard while her father built the garage, Innovation and Science. He has spent seven years working one single source. He started Health Safety Environment has provided advice to the ACT Government on numerous and she remembers playing with the fibro offcuts. This is at the OECD in Paris. John is a Fellow of the Academy Australia. Now with the head office in Adelaide he asbestos issues. probably where she contracted mesothelioma. of Technology and Engineering, and a Fellow of the continues delivering on the one phone call or one contact Ged has a great deal of asbestos surveying and Since being diagnosed, Serafina has had many major Royal Australian Chemical Institute. In 2003 he received a paradigm. management experience gained working in over $400 operations, which have included the removal of her right Centenary of Federation Medal for his strategic contribution The team at HSE Australia operate from offices across million worth of building projects and major refurbishments lung, diaphragm, lower ribs, right kidney and half her liver. to research and development in Australia. Australia. Thriving on delivering bespoke solutions and at the University of Dundee. He also managed the She has also had extensive treatment, including dozens of the corporate values and brand purpose, solving problems University of Dundee’s asbestos removal projects/program rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. that others find difficult. Working with some of Australia’s over 3 Campuses incorporating 75 buildings, including Ninewells hospital and sensitive research areas. Serafina’s most recent scan showed recurring disease, and pre-eminent companies he has undertaken more than will be commencing immunotherapy soon. 320 site inductions for clients that include Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Santos, Queensland Gas, Telstra, Australian Submarine Corporate, BAE Systems.
Tanya Segelov Stephen Hayes John Mitchell Robert Birse Asbestos Safety and Director, Remote Essential Manager, Government Assesment Manager- Eradication Council Member/ Services Unit, Department Relations - NATA Wellington, Worksafe NZ Principal, Segelov Lawyers of Housing and Community John’s NATA career spans 27 Robert is a Health and Safety Development, Northern Tanya of Segelov Lawyers is years. The first 16 years were assessment manager in the Territory Government an expert in asbestos and in laboratory accreditation Operations and Support area of legal issues. Since 1996, Tanya Stephen Hayes is Director of operations and field WorkSafe New Zealand. He has has represented hundreds of Remote Essential Services management before moving worked in health and safety for asbestos claimants in courts (RES) for the Northern Territory Government Department into a government stakeholder 18 years and has been a key business adviser on a number throughout Australia including acting for the late Bernie of Housing and Community Development. RES is relations role. In this time, John has represented NATA of national and international projects. Banton in both his claims against James Hardie. She also responsible for the administration of the provision of in international fora relating to trade and the mutual Working as a business advisor, Robert developed an acted pro bono for the unions and asbestos groups in the power, water, and sewerage services as well as essential acceptance of test data necessary in cross-border asbestos management program for NZAID on Niue Island James Hardie Inquiry. Tanya is a former member of the services infrastructure investments in remote Indigenous transactions. A current focus is contributing to the follow cyclone damage in 2004. He was also the project Asbestos Management Review Advisory Group. communities across the Northern Territory. The RES unit is development of resource material explaining the role of manager for the implementation of the Health and Safety delivering a $19.6M Territory wide Asbestos Remediation accredited conformity assessment infrastructure in trade. at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 and is currently Program in these remote Indigenous communities on This has included production of NATA’s Industry User Guide presenting to industry on the new asbestos regulations. behalf of the Australian Government. series, two of which relate to asbestos.
22 23 Terry Miller Andrew McNee President, Asbestos Victims Deputy Secretary- Association South Australia Chemicals and Wastes (AVASA) Branch, Department of Environment and Energy, Terry grew up in Waikerie in Australian Government the South Australian Riverland before coming to Elizabeth Andrew leads the Chemicals and working for James Hardie. and Wastes Branch in the He worked at the Elizabeth pipe manufacturing plant for Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian 20 years. When Hardies closed its plant in 1987 he went Government. He is responsible for a suite of major policy to work at GM Holden and during his 14 years became reforms, including the development of a framework for the a senior shop steward for the last 10 years. He was also sound management of chemicals in Australia, reform of elected President of the AMWU Vehicle Division and held Australia’s legislative frameworks for managing hazardous that position for 4 years. waste and monitoring pollution emissions, and review of Terry was part of a small group at the inaugural meeting Australia’s ground breaking national product stewardship that ultimately saw the beginning of Asbestos Victims framework. Association (A.V.A.) in 2000. It was not until 2002, and Andrew is an evolutionary ecologist with over 25 the fact he had by now been diagnosed with Asbestosis years experience as a policy adviser to the Australian courtesy of the large amount of asbestos exposure at the Government. He has held senior roles in fisheries James Hardie plant that he had to retire from Holden. management, migratory species conservation and marine Terry was asked to become Secretary of AVA and from protection. there it has been an interesting and often a heart wrenching job, meeting with victims and their families. He is proud of the achievements, particularly the ground breaking Dust Diseases legislation that was passed by the South Australian Parliament in December 2005. (Terry also lost his wife who was exposed to asbestos when washing his work clothes). Chris Keating Terry was awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) medal in Victorian School Building 2007 for Services to asbestos victims. Authority, Department of Education and Training
Chris is a visible leader in the Morris Lamacchia government infrastructure arena with a strong track Marketing Services record of delivery in a complex Manager SA/NT/TAS, operational and political environment. Bunnings Group Limited He has led the management of the Victorian government Morris Lamacchia has over 40 school portfolio which represents a $19.6 billion asset base, year’s retail experience and with a $2.4 billion infrastructure program to support more is currently the Marketing than 1,500 schools and 500,000 students in his role as Services Manager- SA/NT/TAS Executive Director of the Infrastructure and Sustainability for Bunnings Group Limited. He has worked within the Division of the Department since 2013. company for 25 years and is based in the support office at Chris has recently been appointed as the Chief Executive the Mile End Warehouse in South Australia. Officer of the new Victorian School Building Authority.
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Sponsored by Slater and Gordon Lawyers, this year’s Gala Dinner is a fantastic opportunity for the best and brightest minds in asbestos awareness and management to sit back, enjoy and socialise. We are sure that after a jam packed day of presentations, panel discussions and breakout sessions you are ready to enjoy great food, wine and entertainment with fellow industry professionals.
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