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OCT 11 NEWS: ICEE Needs Optometrists
ICEE PNG Research Trip
ICEE is seeking optometrist volunteers to join a team of other optometrists, dispensers and administrators/ coordinators interested in travelling to PNG to assist in a research project on the barriers to eye care and the impact of vision impairment on people's lives in different environments and communities.
Dates:
Trip 1: 01 May - 12 May (2 weeks)
Trip 2: 16 May - 20 May (1 week)
Trip 3: 22 May - 03 June (2 weeks)
If you are interested in getting involved in Trip 1, 2, or 3, please email by clicking here.
ICEE Aboriginal Vision NSW
ICEE is looking for Optometrists interested in conducting 1 to 5 day paid optometry clinics to rural and remote Aboriginal communities in NSW. Working along side an Aboriginal Eye Health Worker in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Aboriginal Health Service Facility. If you are interested please contact Colina Waddell on (02) 9385 6618 or via email by clicking here.
ICEE Full-Time Optometrist
Do you want to be part of the ICEE Aboriginal Vision NSW Program? ICEE presently has a vacancy for a full-time optometrist to provide eye care services as required to Aboriginal Communities in NSW working in rural and remote locations. This position can be a short term contract or longer term contract, and does not necessarily have to be based in Sydney; it can be based in a NSW rural location. If you are interested, please contact Colina Waddell on (02) 9385 6618 or via email by clicking here.
ICEE Optometrist Wanted for Lecturer Position in Eritrea
For more information, click here.
OCT 11 NEWS: Working With Children Check
We have just received confirmation that these checks WILL be required for SELF EMPLOYED practitioners who work with children from 1 May 2011. The check will also be required for new employee optometrists from the same date (this check must be carried out pre-employment by the employer). For more information and the relevant forms, click here. The employer links are on the right of the page, self-employed links on the left about 2/3 the way down.
OCT 11 NEWS: YWAM Medical Ships to PNG - Optometrist Volunteers Wanted
YWAM Medical Ships - Australia is looking for optometrists to volunteer on board the YWAM Medical Ship during outreaches to Papua New Guinea this year. Help provide sight to some of the most rural communities in the Pacific. This is an incredible opportunity to use your skills to address the need of low vision Papua New Guineans and to have the experience of a lifetime! For more information about optometry outreaches on board the YWAM Medical Ship, visit the YWAM website or email by clicking here.
OCT 11 NEWS: mEYE World Photographic Competition
Today the Macular Degeneration Foundation (MDF) launches the inaugural mEYE World Photographic Competition to raise awareness of Macular Degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in Australia. Australians are invited to capture their visual story through the lens of a camera and help raise awareness of this devastating eye disease.
Click the image below for more information.
OCT 11 NEWS: Residual Current Devices (Safety Switches) Now Mandatory
Members are advised that the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Residual Current Devices) Regulation 2011, commenced on Friday 18 February 2011.
NSW is now one of five jurisdictions (SA, WA, NT and QLD) to have safety switch provisions in place for workplaces. Rebates of up to $500 to purchase and install safety switches will be available for small businesses that attend a WorkCover workshop or arrange an advisory visit.
The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Residual Current Devices) Regulation 2011 can be accessed on the NSW Legislation website at www.legisation.nsw.gov.au A summary of the key NSW legislative requirements are listed below:
Residual current devices - electrical outlet sockets
- Employers must ensure outlet sockets on power circuits are protected by residual current devices (RCDs)
- RCDs, as far as reasonably practicable are to be incorporated before or as part of the socket outlet
- This requirement will require NSW businesses in many older type workplaces to retro fit RCDs to their electrical installations. This requirement commences 4 years after the commencement of the amending regulation.
Residual current devices - electrical articles
Employers must ensure that certain electrical articles are protected by an RCD, these include:
- Hand-held electrical articles
- Articles that are moved while in operation
- Articles that are moved between operations that could result in damage to the article
- Articles used in construction work
- Articles used in a hostile operating environment
This requirement will require NSW businesses to control these higher electrical risk applications and in view of that a shorter transitional period has been applied to this part of the regulation, which commences 12 months after the commencement of the amending regulation.
Testing of residual current devices
- Employers must ensure that RCDs are regularly tested by a competent person
- Employers must replace faulty RCDs as soon as practicable
- Employers must keep a record of testing
- Controllers of premises
- The amending regulation also applies to the controller of premises used by other employers.