Dr Shane Richardson, Principal Forensic Engineer (Managing Director), Delta-V Experts Topic:        What should you do in the event that there is an incident at your workplace Dr Shane Richardson is a Forensic Engineer who investigates things that go badly wrong for something or someone.  Shane is going to talk and show technologies that anyone in the workplace safety area should…read more →

PRESENTATION  Kristy Nicholson, Workforce Strategies Leader, Marsh Advisory, Pacific Topic:        Behavioural safety is the missing piece of the safety puzzle  Human behaviour is an element within every incident and injury. Even with the safest workplace and the best systems in place, workers will still act unsafely at times. Sometimes they will hurt themselves or others when they do. Behavioural safety…read more →

PRESENTATION Ian Blum, Manager Work Health and Safety Metro North, SafeWork NSW  Topic:        Managing Psychological Risks in the Workplace Psychosocial safety has a WHS focus due to increasing rates of psychosocial injuries.  To guide and support businesses, SafeWork NSW launched the Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work In May 2021.  In 2022, this was followed with changes to…read more →

PRESENTATOR – Richard Stevens, Director Risk & Client services, Emcorp Group  Topic:        Managing a crisis, the links from a workplace incident to a crisis and how best to respond All workplace systems, processes and procedures are underpinned by the human experience. This can have a dramatic outcome on both your and your fellow staff’s ‘inward and downward’ versus ‘upward and…read more →

PRESENTATION – Nicole Vernon, Manager of Safety Health and Wellbeing, Legal Aid NSW  Topic:        Our Mentally Healthy Workplace Journey Nicole will discuss and cover aspects such as: Leadership buy in Understanding risks and a focus on key risks organisationally Refocusing Understanding risks and a focus on key risks locally About your Presenter Nicole Vernon is the Manager of Safety Health and…read more →

PRESENTATION  John Makris, Partner, Kingston Reid & Greg Maddaford (Recently retired Senior SafeWork NSW Inspector)  Topic:        Managing Workplace Incidents   Greg Maddaford and John Makris will present a two-part session over the August and September meetings on managing workplace incidents, both from SafeWork NSW’s perspective, and from the Employer / PCBU’s perspective. The sessions will be presented by way of…read more →

PRESENTATION  John Makris, Partner, Kingston Reid & Greg Maddaford (Recently retired Senior SafeWork NSW Inspector)  Topic:        Managing Workplace Incidents   Greg Maddaford and John Makris will present a two-part session over the August and September meetings on managing workplace incidents, both from SafeWork NSW’s perspective, and from the Employer / PCBU’s perspective. The sessions will be presented by way of…read more →

PRESENTATION Heizy Serrels, National Manager, Learning & Wellbeing Culture / Senior Psychologist, Centre for Corporate Health Topic:        Psychosocial Hazard Management in the Workplace   The session will cover: Discussion of common psychosocial hazards in the workplace How to best manage psychosocial hazards – case study examples Activity: application of approaches to management of common psychosocial hazards   About your Presenter…read more →

This is the Second session of practical application of BBS following from the introduction session provided March PRESENTATION Kristy Nicholson, Workforce Strategies Leader, Marsh Advisory, Pacific Topic:        Behavioural safety workshop Following her thought provoking, and question generating session in March this year, Kristy will provide a follow on session on behavioural safety to deep dive into why workers take risks,…read more →

The WORKPLACE SAFETY NETWORK Committee cordially invites you to join them at the 2023 Annual General Meeting & Christmas Lunch to be held at 12:30 pm, on Wednesday 13th December 2023 at the Revesby Workers Club, At the AGM will provide a feedback on this year’s events, both negative and positive, suggestions on how we can improve our program next year, a review of…read more →