Health and Safety Conversations

Question of the Week 10

It’s time for the football to begin again and who doesn’t like watching their favorite code of football being played. In the last decade health professionals have warned about the dangers of CTE – Chronic traumatic encephalopathy from players who experience multiple concussions. Do you think sporting codes are managing the risk of CTE effectively for their players? Give your opinion vote yes or no on the poll on LinkedIn, feel free to leave your comments. 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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Renee Burkinshaw

Renee Burkinshaw from Originate Coaching and Consulting joins us in this weeks episode of Health and Safety Conversations. Renee speaks to us about the importance of effective leadership, workplace culture, psychosocial risks and Originate Coaching and Consulting. Renee is an experienced HR professional and has spent extensive time managing workers compensation. Originate Coaching and Consulting offers individual, leadership and group coaching to clients. Links: Renee’s Profilehttps://buff.ly/3Zh2CMmWebsitehttps://buff.ly/3Jfqhr7 (Company)Emailhello@o-cc.com.au 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 9

During the last few weeks there has been calls to ban the import of engineered stone into Australia.Will the banning of imports of engineered stone halt the epidemic of silicosis across Australia? Give your opinion vote yes or no on the poll on LinkedIn, feel free to leave your comments. 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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John Shaddick

In this weeks episode John Shaddick of Sundrstrom Recruitment talks to us about the recruitment for health, safety, environment and quality roles, the need for an agency that looks after and builds relationships with companies looking for talent and the conditions and employment market particular to the safety industry. Great listening for those in management, recruitment, HR and those looking to enter the safety industry as well as those looking for a new challenge. I hope you find this as interesting as I did. John Shaddick is the Director of Sundstrom Recruitment. He is WA’s leading recruiter ofHealth, Safety and Environmental professionals. He founded the agency in 2020. By focusingon this specialist area and committing wholly to client satisfaction, the business is achievingrapid and sustainable growth and now leads the market.John came to recruiting from a varied international background in the mining andtechnology sectors. While qualifying as a driller with a leading mining services provider, heidentified the critical importance of dedicated HSEQ professionals within high-riskbusinesses, and the importance of cultural and technical alignment between professionaland company. However, there was no recruitment agency specifically meeting this criticalneed. John decided to set one up himself. This decision proved fruitful, even starting during a worldwide downturn, SundstromRecruitment has rapidly grown to a team of five and is now the largest dedicated HSEQrecruitment agency in Western Australia.LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnshaddick/Website https://www.sundstromrecruitment.com.au/ 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 8

Question of the weekConsidering labor shortages following covid, many workers are being asked to worker longer hours. Is fatigue being taking seriously as a risk in your workplace? Poll will be posted up on LinkedIn. Vote yes or no and elaborate if you wish to in the comments. 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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Bob Edwards

This weeks guest is one of my safety superheroes, someone who I have looked up to and hoped to one day get the honor of speaking with. Bob Edwards. Bob talks to us about HOP, Learning Teams, engineering and a wide range of safety topics. Well worth the 3 am recording time. I know you will like listening to Bob as much as I liked speaking with him. Bob Edwards is a Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) practitioner. Bob will share with you what he knows and what he does to help organizations gain a deeper understanding of their operations and the complex nature of work. He will also show how, through collaboration and mutual respect, organizations are becoming more reliable and resilient. Bob has a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University and MS degree in Advanced Safety Engineering Management from the University of Alabama Birmingham. His work experience includes time as a maintenance man, soldier in the U.S. Army, a design engineer, maintenance and technical support leader, safety leader and assistant plant manager. Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-edwards-48577492/Website: http://www.hopcoach.net/Upcoming events: https://www.southpacinternational.com/courses/2-day-masterclass-bob-edwards/ 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 7

Do harsher penalties for breaking safety laws actually influence day to day decision making by business owners or managers? Yes of No. The poll is up on LinkedIn, have your say, leave a comment. That's question of the week. Talk soon 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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Karina Bourne

Karina Bourne joins us today to talk about health and safety in the Early Childhood Profession and here experiences as Baby Sitter, Au Pair, Nanny, Early Childhood Educator, Family Day Care provider and with Be You.Karina talks about why mental health is important in the Early Childhood Profession and some of the risks, hazards, and injuries common to the profession.For those who work in Early Childhood, those who are involved in safety in the Early Childhood arena, or for anyone who has children, grandchildren or is thinking of having children this conversation provides some useful insights.Karina Bourne is an Early Childhood Professional and holds a Bachelor of Education (Teaching-Early Childhood Education) from the University of Auckland and brings a rich background of experience working with children of all ages across a range of roles and settings, both in Australia and New Zealand. Some of these roles have included working as a nanny, Early Childhood Teacher, Family Day Care Coordinator,Family Day Care Educator, Trainer and Assessor and Mental Health Consultant. Karina is passionate about the Early Years and is particularly fascinated by brain development, attachment theories and relationship based practice and advocates for the development of Early Childhood Environments that foster the wellbeing of all. Linkshttps://beyou.edu.auhttps://www.beyondblue.org.auhttps://emergingminds.com.au 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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