Training for new farm workers and an endometriosis awareness program have been awarded $25,000 in grants through the Augusta Zadow Awards.
(From L to R): Glenn Farrell, Director Compliance and Enforcement SafeWork SA; Danielle England, Lead Consultant, AgInnovate who collected the award on behalf of Paige Cross; Hayley Davies, Team Leader, Recovery Partners; Eva Jakob, Exercise Physiologist and Women's Health Practitioner, Recovery Partners; Prema Osborne, Director, Workplace Education and Business Services, SafeWork SA
The awards were presented by Governor of South Australia Frances Adamson AC at a Government House ceremony on 7 October.
The Augusta Zadow Awards have been run by SafeWork SA since 2005 and provide grants to help meet the costs of a work health and safety initiative.
Presented during National Safe Work Month, the awards support initiatives, research or further education that improve health and safety for women and young workers in South Australia.
The 2022 winners are:
- Paige Cross from AgInnovate for her proposal to create a series of new employee induction workshops for young agriculture workers
- Hayley Davies and Eva Jakob from Recovery Partners for their planned awareness campaign to raise awareness in the workplace of the burden carried by women suffering from endometriosis.
Each winner was granted $12,500 towards their project.
(From L to R): Dana Wortley MP; The Honourable Katrine Hildyard MP; Danielle England, Lead Consultant, AgInnovate who collected the award on behalf of Paige Cross; Hayley Davies, Team Leader, Recovery Partners; Eva Jakob, Exercise Physiologist and Women's Health Practitioner, Recovery Partners; Lucy Hood MP; Catherine Hutchesson MP; The Honourable Emily Bourke MLC
Augusta Zadow was an advocate and safety champion for women’s rights in the workplace as South Australia’s “First Lady Inspector of Factories” in 1895. She was a woman ahead of her time, with many of the working conditions today, attributable to her advocacy.
A total of 17 applications were received for the 2022 awards, which the assessment panel whittled down to four finalists before deciding on the two winning proposals.
SafeWork SA Executive Director Martyn Campbell said the awards were a great opportunity to foster innovative ideas and turn them into valuable safety initiatives.
‘This year’s award winners have done a fantastic job of showcasing projects that will benefit young workers and females, which are the two focus areas of the Augusta Zadow Awards,’ he said.
‘I’d like to thank everyone who submitted a proposal for their creative contributions to workplace health and safety.’
The Augusta Zadow Awards are presented as part of National Safe Work Month.
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