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HIA 1st Annual Safety Summit

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The Inaugural HIA Safety Summit is a practical, one-day forum for builders, site managers, supervisors and HSE/WHS leads.
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Wednesday 08 October 2025

CPD Points

5

Location

HIA Hunter Office

The Inaugural HIA Safety Summit is a practical, one-day forum for builders, site managers, safety managers, supervisors and HSE/WHS leads. Cut through the noise on WHS, get clear on what inspectors look for on-site audits, learn how to tap into the $10B Housing Australia Future Fund, and see tools that reduce risk without slowing work down. Walk away with clear actions you can use on site tomorrow.

You’ll hear about:

  • HIA’s plan to keep WHS rules practical on site.
  • Latest changes in WHS rules including silica and working at heights.
  • What SafeWork inspectors looks for during site inspections.
  • The $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund and how to take part.
  • How product design and documentation support safer builds.
  • New tools that cut risk and reduce admin.
  • Ways to keep crews mentally and physically fit.
Agenda
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Welcome, Breakfast & tool box talk & giveaways - 8:00am (1hr)
Craig Jennion – MC
Ian Hazaan – HIA National President

Egg and bacon rolls

Right sizing WHS regulations, productivity and safe work not more paper work - 9am
(30 mins)
Simon Croft

With Federal Election done and dusted, and the focus now shifting to productivity, red tape reduction and boosting innovation. 
Government’s have been highlighting impact of NCC and building rules on industry productivity but with a never ceasing cascade of new and changing WHS rules how do we ensure to get the safety rules balance right – that is safe work not more paperwork. Simon will set out HIA’s advocacy plan on safety rules to ensure industry gets right sized regulation that is practical and deliverable on site.

Navigating the government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund – federal safety accreditation - 9.30am (45 mins)
Stuart Collins
Justin Bell
Craig Hutton

The Federal Government’s has made a significant investment into boosting the supply of social, community and affordable housing under its flagship - $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund. This session will provide a breakdown of this key housing program, tracking progress in its delivery and how builders and housing providers can register and apply for safety accreditation as part of this flagship program.

Latest Safety Tools to Support Compliance - 10:15am (15 mins)
Paul Brennan 
Healthy Site Alliance

Demonstrating a silica assessment tool to determine high risk and associated controls

Break 10:30AM - 20 min

Safety reform latest updates =- 10:50am 45 mins)

Rebecca Sostarko
Director | Work, Health and Safety
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Emerging issues:

  • WES 9 chemicals
  • Best Practice Review
  • NSW COPs, union right to prosecute, silica register etc
  • Psycho-social

What does safety inspectors look for in site visits - 11:35am (30 mins)

Michael Tilden
SafeWork NSW inspector
A/Team Coordinator Hunter Central Coast Construction

Measuring and meeting new Workplace exposure levels and ways to meet new silica laws - 12:10pm (20mins)

Panel session
Simon Croft
Carl Strautins (MAIOH, COH, CMatP, COHSPrac)
Scott Lewis - Group WHS and Workers Compensation Manager at Brickworks
Tim Heath - End user specialist DEWALT

Carl bio

  •  Epidemiologist, Occupational Hygienist & Materials Scientist
  • Bachelor of Science in Materials Science
  • Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management
  • Master of Science in Occupational Hygiene Practice
  • Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology)

Break 30 mins - Lunch

Mind fit and body fit - 1.00pm (45 mins)

Tom Downie

Wrap up - 1.45pm (10 mins)

 Craig J

Finish 2pm

Venue

HIA Hunter Office

17 Murray Dwyer Cct, Mayfield West NSW 2304

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