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Airport Safety Week - Day 3
Wednesday 1 October 2014


Airport Safety Week 2014
October marks the start of Safe Work Australia Month. This year’s theme is Work safe, Home safe which reminds us that the most important reason for making our workplace safe, is not at work at all. To find out more about Safe Work Australia Month 2014 head to their website.

Today is the National FOD Walk. All airport workers can play a role in eliminating this risk - so take the time out of your busy day to join others to see what you can find. In participating you are doing your part to ensure safe air travel.


Twitter is active with Airport Safety tweets through the hashtag #airportsafetyweek. Thanks to Darwin and Alice Springs Airports as well as Airservices Australia for sharing their tweets.

Airport Safety Week had a wonderful feature on the Australian Aviation website:
About 70 airports in Australia and New Zealand are participating in the first ever Airport Safety Week, which kicked off on Monday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the focus of the week was on developing and maintaining a safe environment for those who worked at airports...

To read the full story
Click Here.

As always I would like to encourage airports to take photos of Airport Safety Week activities and send them through to the Safety Week Mailbox for inclusion in the daily newsletter.

If you have any queries or would like any further information please feel free to contact the AAA team at safetyweek@airports.asn.au

Kind regards
Caroline Wilkie
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Airports Association 

Airport Safety Week Video

We have reached 306 views on the Airport Safety Week Video but are aiming for 1,000 so please share the video around your networks to get the Airport Safety message out there!
Click here to watch the video

Day 3 Theme - FOD

Foreign object debris (FOD) is a significant issue for airlines and airports alike. A seemingly insignificant item such as a single bolt or sheet of plastic sucked into an engine can bring an aircraft down. Aside from the potential risk to lives, the financial cost to aviation associated with FOD damage has been estimated at $6 billion dollars plus.

Examples of FOD commonly found around aircraft movement areas include:
  • Aircraft parts
  • Broken pavement/tarmac
  • Parts from ground vehicles
  • Rubbish
  • Dropped maintenance tools

Download the Airport Safety Week poster


Toolbox Resources - Environmental Awareness  
Below are resources to assist you in delivering Toolbox Talks/Safety Meetings at your airport. These include an overview of how to run toolbox talks/safety meetings and a PowerPoint Presentation regarding environmental awareness in the workplace. There are many overlaps between safety and environmental hazards. This presentation is designed to raise awareness of pollutants in our surroundings that can cause damage to people, property and the environment.

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How to run toolbox talks/safety meeting
» Toolbox Talk – Environmental Awareness

Resources for the remainder of Airport Safety Week are located at www.airports.asn.au/safetyweek


Tell us about the activities planned at your Airport
Email safetyweek@airports.asn.au with information about the activities planned at your airport for inclusion in the Airport Safety Newsletters. Please send through photos of activities so that we can include them in our newsletters this week. 

Use the Twitter hashtag 
#airportsafetyweek to keep up-to-date with Airport Safety Week activities across Australia and New Zealand. Also check out the Australian Airports Association YouTube Channel for all of the Airport Safety Week video's.

 

The Airport Safety Quiz will test how well you know your airport safety.

Click here to complete the
Airport Safety Quiz for Day 3
.

Airport Safety Quiz prizes are :
  • The five daily prize winners will receive a Coles Myer Gift card valued at $100 AUD (inc GST) each.
  • Minor Prize: iPad mini 16GB with Wi‐Fi and 3G valued at $499 AUD (inc GST).
  • Major Prize: Flight Centre Voucher valued at $1,000 AUD (inc GST).

Entrants must fully and correctly complete and submit the online entry form in the manner required, including by providing their full name and email. Entrants may enter the promotion as many times as they wish, however entrants may only win one (1) daily prize. All daily entries will be entered into the respective daily prize draws. All entries during the competition period will be entered into the minor and major prize draws. Click here to view the Airport Safety Quiz Terms and Conditions.


Thank you to the 285 people who participated in the Day 2 Quiz. The Winner of the
Airport Safety Quiz for Day 2, taking home a $100 AUD Coles Myer Gift Card is:

 
Richard McMann from Christchurch Airport 
 
The Airport Safety Awards are an initiative that will recognise employees or contractors at airports that work to support a positive safety environment.

Award winners will be announced throughout the week. Congratulations to our ACT and SA winners:


Major Airport - ACT
Glenn Nelson from SNP Security
Glenn introduced a programme within his team aimed at breaking down the barriers and stigma attached to persons affected by mental health issues. The programme included team leader awareness on recognising the signs of possible mental illness and regular newsletters highlighting available support agencies (both internal and external) to all staff.Ensuring the team, management, and broader airport community, has a sound under standing of mental health issues and the impacts on people and society is a fantastic achievement in emphasising that not all airport safety risks are obvious.

Major Airport - SA 
David Larchin from Adelaide Airport
In 2013/14, David has been involved in the introduction of two key safety innovations for his work group. These were the introduction of custom moulded ear plugs for more effective hearing protection reducing high level frequencies but allowing for normal speech. As well as the introduction of prescription safety glasses, eliminating the need to wear traditional safety glasses over prescription glasses. David’s commitment to safety is also demonstrated by his work with management, staff and the WHS team to achieve positive safety outcomes for the company, its workers and the community.
Major Airport - SA Commendation
Kym Littler from Adelaide Airport
Kym is a dedicated and diligent Health and Safety Representative and is actively involved in identifying areas of potential harm, and practical solutions to these. As one example of this, Kym recognised a need for a rapid response to public first aid incident at the public drop off/pick up area and worked with his manager to ensure all Customer Service Officers received first aid training and implemented portable first aid kits that allow for an immediate response. The CSO’s can now offer a confident and immediate response to members of the public, contributing greatly to protecting all airport users.




Airport Safety Awards will be announced on the following days:
  • Monday - New South Wales
  • Tuesday - Queensland
  • Wednesday - South Australia and Australian Capital Territory
  • Thursday - Victoria and New Zealand
  • Friday - Western Australia and the Northern Territory


Recipients of the State based Airport Safety Awards at Australian airports are now in the running for the National Airport Safety Award (Major and Regional) which will be presented at the AAA National Airport Industry Awards and Gala Dinner on Tuesday 25 November 2014.
 
Airport Safety Week Photos  
Sydney Airport
The Sydney Airport team enjoyed a BBQ lunch at the Lauriston Park Centre on Tuesday to celebrate Airport Safety Week. At the BBQ, Sydney Airport CEO Kerrie Mather spoke of the importance of creating a safe airport environment and congratulated the Sydney Airport Organisational Safety Team on receiving a 2014 Airport Safety Award.
 
Sydney Airport Organisational Safety Team, Safety Award winners with CEO Kerrie Mather (from L: Elise Henry, John Vaux, Kerrie Mather and Judith Taylor).

Adelaide Airport
Adelaide Airport kicked off safety week with a morning tea which included a guest speaker from SafeWork SA (Jim Sinclair). To open the morning tea the message from the Hon Warren Truss MP and the Airport Safety Week Video were played to set the scene. Jim then spoke to the group about the importance of reporting hazards and problem solving through communication and consultation.
 

Message from the Minister 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss discusses the inaugural Airport Safety Week to be held across Australia and New Zealand. Click here to watch the video.
 

Dangerous Goods


Dangerous goods are items that, when transported by air, can put people’s health, safety or property at risk. They range from the obvious — such as explosives, radioactive items, and dangerous or volatile chemicals such petrol and strong acids — to seemingly innocuous everyday items that can cause problems if not handled correctly, such as aerosols and batteries.

CASA have just launched the
‘Can I pack that?’ - Dangerous Goods App, which is available from the CASA Dangerous Goods webpage. The App is available for desktop, Android and Apple devices

CASA has also created the first ever
‘Least Wanted’ dangerous goods list, which have been illustrated via the posters that were sent out to participating airports last week. This will also be the topic of a twitter campaign after Airport Safety Week, commencing 5/10/14. For more information head to the CASA Least Wanted webpage.
 
Travelling safely with lithium batteries

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has produced this short educational video to help inform travellers how to carry lithium batteries safely in their luggage.

 

Airports registered for Airport Safety Week


There are 60 airports across Australian and 14 airports in New Zealand that have registered to take part this week.

Airports that registered for Airport Safety Week will receive their resource packs this week with promotional items and reference material that will enable them to host various tool box talks and safety activities at their airport.

Australian Airports: Adelaide, Albury, Alice Springs, Archerfield, Bacchus Marsh, Ballina, Bankstown, Brisbane, Broken Hill, Broome, Bundaberg, Burnie, Cairns, Camden, Canberra, Christmas Island, Cocos, Cooktown/Coen, Darwin, Dubbo, Emerald, Esperance, Essendon, Exmouth/Learmonth, Geraldton, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Griffith, Hervey Bay, Hobart, Karratha, Kerang, Kingscote/Kangaroo Island, Launceston, Longreach, Mackay, Melbourne, Mildura, Moree, Moruya, Mount Hotham, Mt Isa, Newcastle, Norfolk Island, Onslow, Parafield, Parkes, Perth, Port Hedland, Port Lincoln, Portland, Rockhampton, Shepparton, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Tamworth, Townsville, Wagga Wagga, Warrnambool and Whitsunday Coast.

New Zealand Airports: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Hokitika, Invercargill, Kapiti Coast, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Parakai, Rotorua, Timaru and Wellington.

Further information 


Email safetyweek@airports.asn.au or visit airports.asn.au/safetyweek
 
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