Pre-Conference Workshop Day - Tuesday, July 29, 2025

9:00 am Check In, Coffee & Light Breakfast

9.30 am | Workshop A

Contractor & Subcontractor Vetting & Management on a Budget: Work as Imagined vs. Work Actually Done

Synopsis

Removing liability whilst still maintaining oversight on the safety procedures and protocols of contracted companies. This interactive session explores best practices for contractor safety management, focusing on pre-qualification, oversight, and execution. Attendees will gain insights into ensuring contractors maintain high safety standards without taking away their accountability. Through real-world case studies and discussions, delegates will examine how to create a robust contractor oversight framework that improves safety outcomes.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Understand the importance of contractor pre-qualification and its impact on safety performance
  • Learn how to effectively oversee contractor safety management systems without micromanaging
  • Develop strategies for verifying subcontractor competency and ensuring alignment with safety expectations
  • Gain practical approaches to closing the feedback loop between clients, contractors, and on-site staff
  • Explore leadership principles for understanding work execution and improving safety culture

12:00 pm Lunch Break & Networking

1.30 pm | Workshop B

Developing Technical Competency & Capability in a Youthful Energy Industry

  • Shannon Lavender Environmental & Occupational Health & Safety, Sustainability Management, Treaty Oak Clean Energy

Synopsis

This workshop will explore the importance of technical competency in the evolving landscape of renewable energy. While many skills from oil and gas are transferable, renewables such as solar, wind and BESS construction, operation and monitoring require specialized knowledge. Attendees will discuss strategies for training and competency development to mitigate risks effectively in these emerging fields.

Key takeaways include:

  • Understanding transferable skills and technical gaps in renewables
  • Developing competency to avoid trial-and-error approaches in safety
  • How competency levels can impact EHS procedures, with a focus on planning and adapting safety protocols to match the job-specific requirements and skills and knowledge of the workforce
  • Strategies for assessing and managing competency challenges in real-time on the job site

4:00 pm End of Pre-Conference Workshop Day

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