1. Inspiring workplace safety What are the consequences?

2. What’s Important to You? SAFETY Sport & Rec work Freedom $$$ Friends & family Health

3. The reality… Each year in SA there are 41633 workplace claimed injuries. Almost 5 accidents each hour! Statistics from Workcover 2004-05

4. Everyday in Australia, someone suffers a spinal cord injury! 49% 9% 29% 22% of spinal injuries are work-related

5. We are all at risk… every day incidents can cause death and serious injury

6. Cervical (C1 – C7) NECK Quadriplegia Thoracic (T1 – T12) CHEST Paraplegia Lumber (L1 – L5) LOWER BACK Paraplegia Sacral SPINE BASE Paraplegia

11. Consider…. Family and friends who are important to you… How would they be affected?

12. What’s Important to You? SAFETY Sport & Rec work Freedom $$$ Friends & family Health

13. Take action! Make safety a life value not just a priority. Be actively responsible for your safety and the safety of others.

14. A national charity - so spinal injury doesn’t paralyse your entire family.