While OHS leaders have traditionally focused on formal hierarchies and processes to enable safety decision making, a greater opportunity to influence safety outcomes lies within organisations’ informal social systems, according to David Provan, Managing Director of Forge Works . “All organisations are foremost complex networks of relationships between people,” he said. “OHS leaders need toRead more
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Sydney is set to host the 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work at the International Convention Centre, from 27-30 November 2023. The announcement was made during an official handover ceremony at this year’s World Congress hosted by Canada. Australian President of the World Congress, Andrew Gavrielatos, said it was a great opportunityRead more
A lack of empowerment among workers is one of the biggest challenges for organisations looking to improve safety mindfulness, according to a safety leadership expert. Until workers feel like they own the safety culture of an organisation and until leaders provide them with authority and empowerment, organisations will likely experience minimal change on a cultureRead more
What’s covered? Presented by Greg McLoughlin (MD, Health by Design) This presentation examines how neurotransmitters and neural pathways impact health, safety choices, mental wellbeing and performance in all aspects of our lives. We also examine COVID impacts such as ‘work from home’ and look at profiles that are better suited or less suited to workingRead more
Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis) What’s covered? Businesses invest big in safety improvement initiatives, yet relatively few can pinpoint the positive effects of these on their safety culture. The natural tendency is to turn to lag indicators. And while not inherently bad, these measures only provide part of the picture. Businesses who excel atRead more
Presented by Marc McLaren (Art of Work) What’s covered? What’s covered? Organisations invest considerable time and effort to observe and learn about how work is being undertaken, in order to improve safe work outcomes. This combined effort, involving leaders, workers, Health and Safety practitioners, other functional specialists and administrative support can be broadly described asRead more
With the 10-year anniversary of harmonised WHS legislation in many jurisdictions approaching, there are a number of significant legal trends impacting WHS professionals and their organisations, according to one of South Australia’s leading workplace lawyers. “An examination of recent investigations and resulting prosecutions indicates individuals are now squarely in the frame for regulators,” said LukeRead more
Presented by Annette Gray (Director, Annette Gray Consulting) What’s covered? How can Safety leaders and professionals change the focus of their conversations and impact change fast? Did you attend the myosh – “Finding what works and doing more of it” session in May this year? If you did attend, then this is the Part 2 session.Read more
The impact of cognitive bias on safety risks is not fully understood in many organisations, which still have a ways to go in better understanding and managing cognitive bias with a view to improving OHS outcomes, according to the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “It is still an emerging topic, particularly in safety,” saidRead more
Safe Work Australia is again inviting workplaces to take part and focus on health and safety at work during National Safe Work Month – an opportunity to build awareness of work health and safety, encourage discussion about safety at work and share best practices. The theme for National Safe Work Month this year is think safe.Read more
