Health and Safety Conversations

#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.

On this weeks episode of the Conversation we are joined by the amazing Ashley Hourigan of Soter Analytics who talks about how technology can be used to make the workplace safer. 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 Ashleigh is an experienced Exercise Scientist with a background in physical literacy promotion, workplace injury prevention and leveraging innovative technology. Her mission at Soter Analytics is to help companies leverage innovative wearable and AI technology insights to design safer, more inclusive workplaces, reducing the risk of musculoskeletal injuries Links: Website: https://buff.ly/3OxUGn4 Email: ashleigh.hourigan@soteranalytics.com LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/43L49vK 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.

#8 Does the safety training and instruction at your workplace keep people safer? 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 show we are joined by the enormously talented Sandra Lam of FIFO Focus. Sandra talks to us about organisational psychology, and some of the challenges the FIFO lifestyle poses. Sandra Lam is an Endorsed Organisational Psychologist and Managing Director of FIFO Focus, a psychology firm that empowers individuals to become mentally resilient and supports organisations to handle the complexities of psychological health among remote workers. She has over two decades of industry experience in the public and private sectors, in Australia and overseas. Throughout her career, Sandra has assisted organisations to improve organisational performance by making workplaces safer, more engaging, and more enjoyable. Website: fifofocus.com.au LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/5andralam/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fifofocus 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.