Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Lian Chami, Partner, Bartier Perry; Preeminent Dust Diseases Lawyers (Defendant) – New South Wales, Doyles Guide 2024
Professional Skills
Beneath the Surface: The Health Risks of Tunnelling Work
- Overview of tunnel construction, common health hazards and work-related diseases in tunnel workers
- Various tunnelling methods and how these methods impact on workplace exposure
- Consideration of the workgroups most at risk
- Typical control measures put in place to protect worker health and the gaps that can exist
Presented by Kate Cole OAM, Certified Occupational Hygienist, Cole Health
Presenters
Lian Chami, Partner, Bartier Perry
Lian brings over 15 years of experience in law, specialising in dust diseases work and historical liability claims. With a background in alternative dispute resolution, Lian is dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for clients. Her current practice focuses on dust-related cases, where she has been providing exemplary legal services to various clients, including NSW government clients in transport, education, public works, and health under the Treasury Managed Fund (TMF) and Comcare work on behalf of the Commonwealth Government. Lian’s clients appreciate her efficiency and practical, cost-effective approach to resolving or contesting litigations.
Kate Cole OAM, Certified Occupational Hygienist, Cole Health
Kate Cole OAM is a multiple award-winning scientist, engineer and Certified Occupational Hygienist who has dedicated her career to the prevention of work-related disease. Her work on preventing silicosis has been informed by the completion of a Winston Churchill Fellowship and her extensive work on major construction and tunnelling projects in Australia and abroad. Kate is the past President of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists, the former co-chair of the National Silicosis Prevention Strategy Expert Steering Committee, a member of the NSW Dust Diseases Board, and sits on the Asbestos and Silica Safety Eradication Agency’s Council. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to workplace health and safety, Kate was awarded the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia and was included in the Covid-19 Honour Roll in the 2022 Australia Day Honours. Kate now works as an independent consultant while completing her PhD at the University of Sydney where she is researching respirable crystalline silica exposures to tunnel construction workers.
