Guest Speakers for our Conference
TN Chan
Compucon TN Chan is a Chartered Engineer, a university industry supervisor, a company director, and a member of the New Zealand design team for the international SKA square kilometer array project. The 3 roles indicate what he is doing on a day to day basis with an engineering approach. He has supervised 4th year BTECH students of the University of Auckland since 2002, computer science Bachelor and Master degree students of Massey University, and is currently an official PhD advisor for the University of Auckland. He started up Compucon New Zealand in Auckland in 1992 to make computers and obtained ISO-9001 quality management certificate in 1995. He was selected by the MBIE of the New Zealand Government to be a member of a SKA design team in 2013 and has been working with 3 universities on the project since. His last employment was in Wellington by the Electricity Corporation as a senior design consultant and SCADA supervisory control and data acquisition team leader from 1986 to 1992. He was a member of the New Zealand team performing Haka on stage in front of 2000 CEPSI conference of electricity power supply industry conference delegates in 1990 in Singapore, apart from giving a paper on power station SCADA system. |
The Science Technician Workforce Study and Wider Lessons presented by Dr Andrew Cleland is chief executive of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Prior to taking up this role in 2014 he was chief executive of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. From 1977 to 2000 he was an engineering academic with responsibilities more latterly in the College of Sciences at Massey University for strategic development of academic programmes. In the period 2007-2010 he led a major piece of national work to re-develop the qualifications framework for engineering education. During the period 2015-2017 he facilitated the study by an expert advice panel on the science technician workforce. |
Time of change: new safety laws, risk assessments, GHS and labelling in the laboratory
Phillip Crisp and Eva Crisp
Ecosolve Ltd
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 was a direct consequence of the loss of life in the Pike River mine disaster, and marks a radical change in policy to health and safety. The new WorkSafe New Zealand is publicising safety issues and, following injuries, is prosecuting the "person conducting a business or undertaking", where appropriate.
The high-profile incident in which two students had their throats cut with a razor during a school play in April 2016 at St Kentigern College demonstrates that schools must also comply with the Act. WorkSafe and the St Kentigern Trust Board have recently agreed to an Enforceable Undertaking, that includes payment of reparations and nationwide delivery of training on health and safety in the performing arts.
The centrepiece of the HSW Act 2015 is the elimination/minimisation of risks to health and safety "so far as is reasonably practicable". Full compliance is mandatory with the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), plus a wide range of good work practices.
We explain the logic and practice of risk assessment, the key concepts of the GHS, and introduce RiskAssess software, which is the easiest way to achieve compliance with the new legislation.
Phillip Crisp and Eva Crisp
Ecosolve Ltd
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 was a direct consequence of the loss of life in the Pike River mine disaster, and marks a radical change in policy to health and safety. The new WorkSafe New Zealand is publicising safety issues and, following injuries, is prosecuting the "person conducting a business or undertaking", where appropriate.
The high-profile incident in which two students had their throats cut with a razor during a school play in April 2016 at St Kentigern College demonstrates that schools must also comply with the Act. WorkSafe and the St Kentigern Trust Board have recently agreed to an Enforceable Undertaking, that includes payment of reparations and nationwide delivery of training on health and safety in the performing arts.
The centrepiece of the HSW Act 2015 is the elimination/minimisation of risks to health and safety "so far as is reasonably practicable". Full compliance is mandatory with the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), plus a wide range of good work practices.
We explain the logic and practice of risk assessment, the key concepts of the GHS, and introduce RiskAssess software, which is the easiest way to achieve compliance with the new legislation.
Camera Obscura - Dianne Stoppard
Nineteen years ago, local photographer Diane Stoppard was awarded a scholarship to travel the world researching the use of pinhole photography in commercial and art photography.
On completion of her travels she curated, with Ellie Smith, the nationally touring exhibition ‘The World Through a Pinhole’. As part of this project Diane and Ellie built a Camera Obscura at Te Papa and produced an award winning catalogue.
Diane has continued her passion with the Camera Obscura / Pinhole with the recent proposal to build a large steel sculpture in Whangarei within which is a camera obscura, to be sited looking at Te Matau a Pohe Bridge. This project is a collaboration with Architect Felicity Christian, Sculptor Trish Clarke and Diane.
Nineteen years ago, local photographer Diane Stoppard was awarded a scholarship to travel the world researching the use of pinhole photography in commercial and art photography.
On completion of her travels she curated, with Ellie Smith, the nationally touring exhibition ‘The World Through a Pinhole’. As part of this project Diane and Ellie built a Camera Obscura at Te Papa and produced an award winning catalogue.
Diane has continued her passion with the Camera Obscura / Pinhole with the recent proposal to build a large steel sculpture in Whangarei within which is a camera obscura, to be sited looking at Te Matau a Pohe Bridge. This project is a collaboration with Architect Felicity Christian, Sculptor Trish Clarke and Diane.