Health and Safety Conversations

Lachie Samuel joins on this weeks episode of the conversation. Joining us this week on the Conversation is Lachie Samuel. In 2017, after nearly 10 years working fifo shutdowns and construction, having already experienced his partners attempt due to the stress of his working away, Lachie lost two colleagues to suicide. He was also later evacuated from site for mental health issues. Since then he has gone on to become one of the leaders in FIFO mental health, creating a top10 mental health podcast, the FIFO Mental Health Summit and The Association for Mental Health in Mining. In 2021 he won the 'national mens health champion' award, for his work in FIFO mental health, from the Australian Mens Health Forum, Australia's peak body for mens health. In 2022 Lachie was named a Linkedin Top Voice for Mental Health and with that, made the decision to transition from FIFO Mental Health Guy, to FIFO Mental Health Group, as the first step towards finding and building a team of people who are deeply passionate about transforming mental health culture within mining. Website - https://www.fifomentalhealthgroup.com linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachiesamuel/ 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.

#13 In your country what does the future of safety look like? a) Positive – heading the right way b) Negative c) I’d rather comment The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. 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.

On this weeks conversation we are joined by Jonathan Wilson all the way from Cornwall in the UK. Jonathan talks to us about bullying and harrassment as well as other psychosocial hazards in the workplace, his career and his own personal experience dealing with a toxic workplace environment. Available at Spotify, ITunes, Stitcher, Iheart Radio, Google Podcasts, Google Chrome and many more. If you want a quick link try these: https://buff.ly/3Arrmq9 or watch at https://buff.ly/3AeAEG Jonathan has over 28 years’ experience working in the Metropolitan Police with much of that time in leadership roles. During that time, he has witnessed a variety of leadership styles and has seen the organisational culture of the police change dramatically. He has a good understanding of how important a healthy positive culture is to the morale of employees. He has challenged inconsistencies between leadership behaviour and policy when necessary. Jonathan experienced being the target of bullying some years ago; a period of his life that impacted on him considerably. He now dedicates much of his time to challenging workplace bullying and is an Ambassador for the Stop Hurt at Work campaign. Links: LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/3Ymrlz6 Email: jonjwilson@me.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.

#12 Is the role of a safety professional becoming more difficult? a) Yes b) No c) I’d like to comment The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. 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 on the Conversation we are joined by the mecuirial Rob Kirkwood. A refreshingly honest conversation with some interesting insights from across the ditch. Available at Spotify, ITunes, Stitcher, Iheart Radio, Google Podcasts, Google Chrome and many more. If you want a quick link try these: https://buff.ly/3Arrmq9 or watch at https://buff.ly/3AeAEG Rob is the Organisational Performance Manager for Energyworks in Taranaki and has spent the last 30 years working in a number of high-risk industries including oil and gas, electricity, adventure tourism, transportation and waste. Rob has also held a number of health, safety and environmental roles, however over the last 10 years, Rob has watched the ‘safety industry’ go from non-existent in some sectors to a bureaucratic burden in others with layers of administration that add little value. Despondent with corporate zero harm fallacies, tracking metrics and low trust leadership models, Rob sought out a new way of ‘doing’ safety and the results speak for themselves but in doing so has realised that this has very little to do with safety. Energyworks also won the inaugural Safety II category at the National Health and Safety awards last year and as a result have been instrumental in taking the lead in removing health and safety from the vocabulary. Rob believes that every person can undertake growth personally and professionally in the right environment. Rob’s approach revolves around the principle that workers are not the problem but the solution so we need to ensure our people are at the core of decision making. Links: LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/3s6avsb 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.

#11 Are you planning to attend a safety conference later in 2023? a)Yes – please comment b)No The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. 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 on the conversation we are joined by the amazing Andrea Paynter. A wide ranging discussion on safety topics, legislation, and business. Andrea is an experienced and qualified consultant, supporting businesses to improve work health and safety (WHS) legal compliance, management system documentation, strategic planning, risk management, audit, and assisting with workplace investigations. She has developed significant experience in these areas over the past 20 years, including having worked as an Associate Solicitor practising in personal injury law in Queensland, various WHS management roles in large organisations in the private sector, in the public sector as a national WHS manager for a federal government organisation and in local government WHS, and with an array of businesses as a management consultant and licenced factual investigator. Andrea's diverse industry experience includes supply chain warehousing and logistics, food services, manufacturing, road surfacing, quarries, construction, arboriculture, retail, not-for-profit, heavy vehicle safety regulatory compliance, legal services and policing. Drawing on her qualifications and experience, Andrea recently established Brisbane-based Organisational Risk Consulting, which provides tailored risk management support and specialises in WHS legal compliance and best practice solutions. The business works collaboratively with clients to achieve successful project outcomes, both locally and further afield throughout Australia and New Zealand. Links: Website: https://organisationalriskconsulting.com.au/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-paynter-llb-hons-cohsprof-60774730/ 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.

#10 Has working from home made it more difficult to manage worker safety? a) No b) Yes c) I’d rather comment The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. 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.

On this weeks episode of the Conversation we are joined by the wornderful Lisette Kanse. Lisette talks about her journey in safety, the AIHS Body of Knowledge and all things safety. Dr Lisette Kanse is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Course Coordinator of UWA’s Master of and Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology. She has worked as an academic and as a consultant/practitioner in a variety of industrial settings across Europe and Australia, including chemical industry, oil and gas, mining, rail transport, and healthcare settings. Having entered the field of work health and safety over 25 years ago convinced of the importance of this domain, Lisette’s mission across her entire working life has been to improve work environments, either directly, or through her students, to keep people safe, healthy, engaged, and productive. Occasionally she has been known to extend this mission to keeping people safe outside of the work environment as well. She uses her dual background in industrial engineering and organisational psychology to identify and facilitate evidence-based improvements, and to warn against ineffective strategies. Her research interests include human factors, work design characteristics, procedures, norms, culture, and leadership, and how these impact on work practice and safety and health. Links: Website: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/lisette-kanse OHSBoK Chapter on work design: https://www.ohsbok.org.au/chapter-34-4-work-design/#1548328004983-899b528e-01e4 UWA Master of Business Psychology course: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/master-of-business-psychology UWA Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology course: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/graduate-certificate-in-business-psychology 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.

#9 What’s your workplace #1 priority? a) Profit b) Safety c) Staying out of jail d) I’d rather comment The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. 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.