SIA WA Annual Branch Meeting

The SIA Western Australian Branch invite you to attend the 2016 Annual Branch Meeting which will be held on Tuesday 16th August 2016  at the Pagoda Resort & Spa in Como from 6:00pm.

The evening will feature a keynote presentation from guest speaker Dr Nicholas Mabbott on “The Science and Management of Fatigue.”

This discussion will highlight the homeostatic theory of sleep, encompassing the build-up and removal of adenosine and other waste products from the brain.

Attendees will develop a better understanding of what a sleep debt is at the neurological level and why a sleep debt does not simply go away due to drinking coffee or having a break.

There will be an illustration of what a micro sleep really looks like and the talk will conclude with a challenge for all industries to better investigate fatigue as a causal or contributing factor in workplace incidents.

The SIA WA Branch will also provides the opportunity for SIA members to recap on the year that was and network with peers and colleagues in an informal environment.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 16 August 2016
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Pagoda Resort and Spa, 112 Melville Parade, Como WA
Cost: Free   – SIA Members – please feel free to encourage non-members to register  and attend to hear about SIA and become part of the SIA community!

Door Prize: Go in the draw to win a door prizes on attending on the night!

Agenda

6.00pm – 6.30pm           Registration

6.30pm – 7.00pm          WA Branch year in review,
Presented by Michael Walsh, WA Branch Chair, SIA

7.00pm – 7.15pm          Call for nominations for WA Branch Committee

7.15pm – 8.00pm          Keynote presentation: The Science and Management of Fatigue
presented by Dr Nicholas Mabbott

8.00pm– 8.30pm            Drinks and Canapes

Your Keynote Speaker:

Dr Nick Mabbott is a Fatigue Risk Management Specialist with over 20 years’ experience in fatigue and sleep management and has provided fatigue management training and education to thousands of personnel. His PhD project was in the development, testing and validation of a fatigue monitoring device for heavy vehicles.

His academic research work, coupled with workplace experience has clearly shown that employee fatigue is derived mainly from either poor quality or quantity of sleep. In the last five years he has implemented his theory on sleep timing and many employees are now benefiting from increased sleep, which can benefit safety, health and productivity. More recently he has developed client-focused training programs with a total of 23 modules, allowing clients to “bolt together” the perfect fatigue training program for their personnel.

Registration: