AUSTRALASIAN AEROSPACE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ASSOCIATION

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1 AUSTRALASIAN AEROSPACE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ASSOCIATION AEROSHA STATEMENT OF PURPOSES AND CHARTER 1. NAME The name of the association shall be the Australasian Aerospace Occupational Safety and Health Association (AEROSHA). 2. OBJECTIVES The purposes for which AEROSHA is organised are: a. Provide a forum for the sharing and dissemination of occupational health and safety (OH&S) information and expertise relevant to the aerospace industry. b. Provide OH&S information to members and interested parties. Facilitate the exchange of ideas with other organisations involved in aerospace OH&S. c. Formulate and recommend procedures, equipment and materials with the aim of improving OH&S practices within the aerospace industry. 3. ACTIVTIES AEROSHA may engage in any lawful activity that contributes to the attainment of its objectives. These activities may include: but not limited to a. Develop and maintain close relationships with other OH&S organisations b. Make representations on matters within the competence of members to Government Authorities, Australia and New Zealand Standards Committees, Industry and Union organisations. c. Prepare, develop and/or influence aerospace industry OH&S procedures and standards. d. Collect and disseminate OH&S information on aerospace concerns. e. Without limiting the general items above, specific activities will depend on the competence and expertise of the members, and may involve such issues as: - Occupational hygiene / health - Personal protective equipment - Hazardous materials and dangerous goods (that are not air cargo ) - Industry and governmental OH&S standards 17/11/2010 page 1/5

2 - Comment and review of OH&S publications - OH&S aspects of Environment / Sustainability/ Waste Management f. AEROSHA shall not conflict with the aims and objectives of other aviation safety organisations, eg, Aviation Medical Society, Australasian Aviation Ground Safety Council or the Flight Safety Council, CASA, CAA and DOTARS. 4. MEMBERSHIP a. AEROSHA is a voluntary organisation with membership open to representatives of the Aerospace Industry as may be determined from time to time by a majority of standing members. b. Invitations to attend AEROSHA meetings may be issued to other parties by the Chairperson or delegate, e.g. as a guest speaker, or to participate in a forum. These non-member representatives may attend meetings in an observer capacity only. 5. PROCEDURES a. AEROSHA may select and appoint a Chair and Secretary from its members for a term to be agreed to by the majority of members. b. AEROSHA meetings are held on an agreed basis. The Chair may call extra-ordinary meetings. Meetings are hosted by member organisations as agreed. c. Minutes of the meetings will be kept by the Secretary and distributed to members, and other interested parties. d. Any policy or work practice/process recommended by AEROSHA is for guidance only, and shall not be binding upon any member organisation. e. Members may only act as official representatives of AEROSHA with prior approval of the Chair or delegate. f. Any amendments to the Statement of Purposes and Charter shall require a majority of members present. OH&S IN THE AEROSPACE/ AVIATION INDUSTRY 6. BRIEF HISTORY The Australasian Aerospace Occupational Safety and Health Association (AEROSHA) was formed in November 1984 at the first inaugural meeting held at the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Port Melbourne, Victoria. The foundation members included OH&S professionals from Ansett Australia, Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Department of Civil Aviation, Government Aircraft Factory, Hawker De Havilland, TAA, Qantas and the RAAF. Since then, CAC was incorporated into HDH and GAF was known as Aerospace Technologies of Australia (ASTA). 17/11/2010 page 2/5

3 AEROSHA has benefited from the additional membership of the RNZAF, Air New Zealand- Ansett, Executive Airlines and Air Terminal Services, Fiji, Boeing Australia, Kendell Airlines. A most important and enthusiastic group of Associate Members and Observers also contribute to AEROSHA. AEROSHA and the Australasian Airline Ground Safety Council (AAGSC), complement each other, however, these organisations focus on different issues faced by the aerospace/aviation industry. AEROSHA is predominantly involved with OH&S concerns related to workplaces, aircraft maintenance/manufacturing, and non-operational aspects of aircraft. AAGSC is mostly concerned with airport ground safety and operational flight safety. In mid-1988 an AEROSHA logo was devised, represented by a green 'safety' cross within a jet engine turbine and enclosed in a circular gear. The turbine is surmounted by the five stars of the Southern Cross, depicting Australasia, the regional scope of AEROSHA. Since its inception in 1984, AEROSHA has provided a mutually beneficial forum aimed at promoting and advancing the science and practice of OH&S within the aerospace/aviation industry. Membership is voluntary and is open to representatives of the aerospace industry and other interested parties within the Australasian region. 7. AREAS OF INTEREST The activities of AEROSHA may include: 8. MEETINGS - Occupational hygiene/health (eg, paint stripping of aircraft, aircraft fuel tank entry work, noise exposures, etc.) - OH&S management systems - Legislative requirements (eg, Regulations etc.) - Accident/incident reporting, procedures and trends - Workers Compensation issues - Personal protective equipment - Hazardous substances/materials and dangerous goods (that are not air cargo) - Shiftwork - OH&S Standards and Codes of Practice - OH&S training - Review and comment on OH&S Publications and standards - OH&S aspects of environmental management AEROSHA meetings are held as agreed by the members and are hosted by member organisations as agreed. Meetings are commonly held in Melbourne (Victoria), Australia. 17/11/2010 page 3/5

4 The decisions and recommendations made by AEROSHA are not binding on any member organisation instead they are intended to serve as guidance for the setting of local OH&S practices and procedures relevant to the needs of each organisation. 9. NETWORKING Sharing experiences, expertise and networking is an integral part of AEROSHA. The aviation community has an enviable record of working together to achieve the aim of eliminating hazards and reducing injury and work related disease risks. AEROSHA s members have illustrated the benefits of shared expertise in areas such as, occupational health and safety, occupational hygiene, toxicology, hazardous materials, industrial medicine, and safety engineering. 10. CURRENT CHAIR Robert Sweeting, the current AEROSHA Chair, is employed by Qantas as Occupational Safety Manager. Robert has many years experience in OH&S and aviation safety in a number of roles. 11. CONTACT DETAILS Organisations interested in finding more information on AEROSHA can contact the following members; Chairperson Secretary Mr. Robert Sweeting OH&S Manager, Qantas Airways Limited Telephone: , rsweeting@qantas.com.au Mr Raj Pathya RAAF Williams, Laverton Telephone: , Raj.Pathya@defence.gov.au 12. HISTORY OF AEROSHA CHAIRS A listing of AEROSHA Chairs, terms of office and employing organisation is outlined below: 2000 Present Robert Sweeting, Qantas Airways Kevin Currie, Ansett Australia Peter Adams, Royal Australian Air Force Late 1994 Robert Sweeting, Australian Airlines then Qantas Airways Late 1991 Roger Fairfax, Qantas Airways Late 1989 Ken Stone, Royal Australian Air Force Early 1987 Bob Weihe, Hawker De Havilland Feb 1985 Colin Schleiger (Interim Chair) Government Aircraft Factory Nov 1984 Bob Weihe (Interim Chair) Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation 17/11/2010 page 4/5

5 13. MEMBER ORGANISATIONS A listing of AEROSHA member organisation is outlined below: Air New Zealand Air Terminal Services, Fiji ARTEX Aviation Medical Society of Aust/ NZ SAE Systems Boeing Compass-Group Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Aust) Civil Aviation Authority (NZ) Haztech Environmental Jet Turbine Services Jet Star Engineering Jet Care John Holland Aviation Services National Jet NZ Energy Safety Service PPG Aerospace Paintcare Qantas Airways Regional Express Royal Australian Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force Sikorsky Aircraft Australia Tenix Toll The Laminex Group Virgin Blue Western Airports Safety Group 17/11/2010 page 5/5