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Presented by Debra Burlington (Director, Enhance Solutions) 0438 574 450 deb@enhancesolutions.com.au What’s covered? During this session, Debra provides some insights into how to listen from a deep level in order to gain rapport and build relationships one conversation at a time. In the world of safety, our role is to influence and bring about change,Read more

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis) and Dr Amy Hawkes (Head of Psychology) What’s covered? Let’s face it. Creating a positive safety culture is hard. You can have the best equipment, all the right systems and train your people, and still see a workforce disengaged with safety. With research showing that 86% of worksites operateRead more

Presented by Mark Wright and Kate Power (FEFO Consulting) What’s covered? The Health and Safety Index received over 120,000 responses across several Australian and New Zealand industries during 2020. As we reflect on the Health and Safety Index results, there are many Health & Wellbeing lessons learnt which are worth sharing and comparing to research,Read more

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis) What’s covered? The landscape of work is changing. Physical distancing, remote work arrangements and a shift in work focus mean we find ourselves needing to connect and interact with our teams in new and different ways. Add to this the increased stress and uncertainty of recent events, and theRead more

“Expert intuition” can help people make faster and more accurate judgements about risk, reducing the likelihood of incidents and improving OHS outcomes for organisations, according to an expert in the field. Economics, psychology and neuroscience have shown the distinction between risk and uncertainty, said Tim Lawler, a senior consultant with WHS consulting, training, recruitment andRead more

The way organisations monitor and report against their safety systems do not demonstrate that a workplace is “safe” from a historical perspective, according to a workplace law firm. One of the dilemmas in safety management is actually defining what “safe” means, said Greg Smith, director of Wayland Legal. “For example, does safe mean the absenceRead more

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis) What’s covered? A healthy dose of performance pressure is crucial for maintaining optimal levels of production. However, problems arise when levels of production pressure increase to the point that the focus on production starts to overshadow the importance of safe behaviours. Recent Australian data has found that 28% ofRead more

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis) What’s covered? Understand why your people don’t engage with your safety tools, the risks associated with the return to a ‘new normal’ and what you can do about it. The uncertainty created by current events, including COVID-19, has led to increased stress, distraction and anxiety in the workplace. AndRead more

What’s covered? Presented by Ben Hamilton and Cameron Morse (FTI Consulting) Managing the response to a crisis incident requires a multifaceted approach. Beyond the immediate practical response, there is also a need to manage communications with a myriad of internal and external stakeholders. Drawing on their combined experience in managing communications for crisis events inRead more

The field of occupational safety and health (OSH) must rapidly adapt to meet the needs of the future as technology, globalisation, shifts in demographics, and other economic and political forces create new challenges, according to NIOSH researchers. In an article published by the US CDC, Paul Schulte (Director of the NIOSH Division of Science Integration)Read more