Health and Safety Conversations

Question of the Week Season 3 #11

#11 Are you planning to attend a safety conference later in 2023?a)Yes – please commentb)NoThe 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.
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Andrea Paynter

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.
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Question of the Week Season 3 #10

#10 Has working from home made it more difficult to manage worker safety? a) No b) Yesc) I’d rather commentThe 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.
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Lisette Kanse

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-kanseOHSBoK Chapter on work design: https://www.ohsbok.org.au/chapter-34-4-work-design/#1548328004983-899b528e-01e4UWA Master of Business Psychology course: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/master-of-business-psychologyUWA 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.
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Question of the Week Season 3 #9

#9 What’s your workplace #1 priority?a) Profitb) Safetyc) Staying out of jaild) I’d rather commentThe 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.
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Ashleigh Hourigan

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.
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Question of the Week Season 3 #8

#8 Does the safety training and instruction at your workplace keep people safer? a) Nob) Yesc) I’d rather commentThe 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.
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Sandra Lam

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.auLinkedIn: 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.
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