Safe Work Month event

The Slip: What good looks like – a stage play

1 October to 7 November, 2024

Supported by the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program, The Slip stage play runs statewide through Safe Work Month. It explores the successful safety leadership seen in Utah’s Bingham Canyon Manefay mine slip. Acting Consulting Training (ACT) Australia and New Zealand actors bring the story to life with thought-provoking and interactive facilitation.

The state tour kicks off Safe Work Month on 1 October in Perth, then visits Kalgoorlie, Geraldton, Bunbury, Karratha and Port Hedland through October, with a final event in Perth on 7 November.

This event is free for the WA mining industry, with registrations required.

Event dates and locations

You can register by clicking on your preferred location below.

Perth

1 October, 2024

Kalgoorlie

10 October, 2024

Geraldton

16 October, 2024

Bunbury

22 October, 2024

karratha

28 October, 2024

Port Hedland

29 October, 2024

Perth

7 November, 2024

Questions & answers

The Slip explores work health and safety fundamentals including safety culture, psychosocial and physical hazards. With a run time of approximately three hours, this live theatre offers an immersive experience for the audience that brings the reality of safety to life.

Executives, senior leaders, health and safety representatives, supervisors and frontline workers in the WA mining industry, as well as representatives from industry associations and unions, and other mining stakeholders with an interest in health and safety.

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