Health and Safety Conversations

Do supervisors and management need formalized training regarding worker safety? Responses are: Yes No I would rather comment. That's question of the week. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined this week on the conversation by the awesome Alastair Milne. Alastair is driven to help people feel cared for by their organisation via mental health, safety and life skills programs. He brings lived experience of severe mental illness which catalysed his learning journey, providing hope to others. He comes from a surprisingly diverse background, qualified in Science, Safety, Coaching and Change, with more to come... Alastair combines credible content with a strong desire to create psychologically safe spaces, catalysing growth in others and is just one of those rare talents. Links: Alastair Milne Behavioural Consultant / Director, Curam Consulting https://www.curamconsulting.au ali@curamconsulting.au Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does stress impact on your ability to work safely and make sound decisions? Responses are: Yes No I would rather comment. That's question of the week. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are lucky enough to be joined for the third time, the marvellous and softly spoken Brad Green. One of the true gentlemen of safety, who genuinely walks the walk as well as talking the talk. It's always good catching up with Brad. Brad Green is an HSSE Professional, Health and Safety Adjunct Professor, father, husband, softball coach, thought provoker, and an advocate for all employees' mental and physical well-being. Brad primarily emphasizes humanizing the HSSE profession, shifting how organizations view their workers, modifying organizations’ response to failure, and promoting his mantra of learning and improving through the lens of curiosity. Brad encourages organizations to react restoratively rather than retributively whenever an unintended deviation from an expected outcome. Brad is currently the Manager of HSSE for an oil and gas company. Brad has 17 years of HSSE experience in the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Brad is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST), and Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST). Brad is well versed in all aspects of HSSE with demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, monitoring, consulting, coordinating, instructing, coaching, and continually improving HSSE and PSM programs and processes. Brad has worked in various organizations, including chemical manufacturing, heavy construction, oil & gas, and space exploration. Links: LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/40i6BIW Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does a diverse workforce increase safety in the workplace? Responses are: Yes No I would rather comment. That's question of the week. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by the inspirational Dr Simon Roberts. Simon has worked as an occupational health and safety (OHS) professional across multiple industries, business sectors and global locations for more than 25 years. With Master degrees in OHS, Business Administration, and Leadership, Simon worked on his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) through the University of Southern Queensland while maintaining full-time employment in the resources sector. Simon’s research explored and identified potential opportunities to improve outcomes associated with the intersection of C-suite leadership, Zero Harm messaging, governance reporting and investor response. (Worker safety: zero harm messaging, reporting and the C-suite) Link to Dr Simon Roberts Thesis for those interested - https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q62xq/worker-safety-zero-harm-messaging-reporting-and-the-c-suite LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/drsimonroberts Website – www.EHS2U.com Link to Usability Mapping : https://www.usabilitymapping.com/ Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does generational differences in the workplace impact on safety? Responses are: Yes No I would rather comment. That's question of the week. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The enigmatic Cam Stevens joins us on this weeks Conversation Cam Stevens is the trusted voice for safety innovation, technology and digital transformation; A chartered safety professional with an MSc in Human Factors, postgraduate studies in artificial intelligence ethics and extensive experience in both safety and technology roles. Cam has supported more than 200 emerging technology deployments in high risk enterprises across the globe. As the CEO of boutique safety transformation consultancy Pocketknife Group and Founder of the Safety Innovation Academy, Cam is a world leader in digital safety transformation. Cam Stevens is a well established international keynote speaker on the intersection of safety and technology and an agent of change for the future of work. Connect with Cam here https://buff.ly/48IRICU Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At your workplace are reporting near misses encouraged in reality? Responses are: Yes No I would rather comment. That's question of the week. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amazing David Wollage joins us on the Conversation this week. David has a very diverse background ranging from client management / business improvement in private sector IT businesses, ‘sharp end’ operations in agriculture and resources sectors, to setting up safety management systems and being lead safety advisor for small and large Government agencies. As an advocate and active practitioner of New View / Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) thinking and Organisational Coaching, David brings a pragmatic and people-centred philosophy and looks to help leaders understand ‘how’ and ‘where’ they can improve on current safety practices by addressing key psychological and systems factors. Links Website https://www.newviewsafetycoach.com.au/ YouTube Channel (just starting it) www.youtube.com/@NVSC1977 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wollage-nvsc1977/ OVOU (electronic business card) https://ovou.me/davidwollage Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.