National Safety Council of Australia - 2006 Awards of Excellence
Media Release
October 6th 2006
 2006
NSCA/Telstra
National
Safety Award Winner for Excellence
Gold
Coast Business Wins Prestigious National
Award
ITE
Services has won the prestigious National Safety Council of
Australia Award for Best Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
Training Program in a joint submission with Catholic Education,
Diocese of Parramatta in Sydney.
The NSCA/Telstra
National Safety Awards of Excellence is the national workplace
health and safety recognition scheme acknowledging and
encouraging individuals and organisations who have excelled in
this field and gives the recognition which they deserve.
Australia-wide. With the support of Telstra as the major sponsor
since 2000, the awards are presented annually by the NSCA.
ITE
Services is a partnership operating from offices at Elanora on
the Gold Coast and was established between Bruce Lewis and
Deborah Jones CFP. in 2002.
ITE
Services developed the online multimedia resource,
'OnGuard' Safety
Training Program, which is a student-centred Technology and
Applied Studies safety training package. The Parramatta Catholic
Education Office implemented this program and provided training
and advice for schools.
Bruce
Lewis from ITE
Services, Executive Director of Schools
Parramatta Diocese, Greg Whitby and Catholic Education Office
OHS Coordinator, Harry McNaught received the award at a ceremony
at the annual NSCA Awards ceremony in Sydney on the 5th October.
Bruce
Lewis, a senior teacher in a catholic school in the Lismore Diocese
developed the multimedia resources in his own time, over the
last four years and worked with teachers and other safety
industry experts to develop the content
and tailor his training product to the needs of schools across
Australia.
“As
a teacher of nearly 30 years experience in school workshops, I recognised that safety was
a critical issue in the technology areas of secondary schools
and so I began to develop a training program for teachers to
manage student learning in the use of high risk machinery and a
range of other workshop tools and equipment. We
currently have a diverse client base that reaches across all
states in Australia, including the full range of government and non-government
education systems." said Mr Lewis.
“This
is a wonderful recognition of our commitment to providing the
best possible learning opportunities for our students,” said
Mr Whitby - Exective Director CEO Parramatta. “The breadth of subjects we offer, like metalwork
and food technology, extends students’ learning and
capabilities. However, they also come with a responsibility to
ensure they are offered in a safe environment.”
“We
have worked hard on OHS training so that our students and
teachers are aware of, and well trained in, safety procedures to
ensure learning is conducted in the safest way possible,” said
Mr Whitby.
The
'OnGuard' Safety Training Program
provides students with
information about machinery, and then assesses students’
knowledge using an online exam that generates a Safety
Certificate if they achieve 100 per cent.
Harry
McNaught, OHS Coordinator CEO Parramatta, who coordinated all of the training and provided
advice to schools said the program was mandated in all
Parramatta Diocesan Catholic Schools in 2004.
“We
have followed up the training with two audits to ensure the
program has been implemented effectively across the system,”
said Mr McNaught. “This award acknowledges those teachers who
have been involved in designing training tools and conducting
audits.”
The
'OnGuard' Safety Training Program is part of the Parramatta
Diocese' - 'OHS in Secondary KLAs' project which, to date, has
completed auditing and training in the TAS curriculum area
including woodwork, metalwork, textiles, food technology,
design, creative arts and agriculture, and science.
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Harry
McNaught – CEO Parramatta Diocese
Bruce
Lewis and Deborah Jones – ITE Services
(OnGuard Safety Training)
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