Queensland construction work health forum 2016 podcasts

Presentation 1 - Sun safety at work

Presented by Dr Ross Di Corleto, the Principal Advisor – Health Risk for a large global mining group and author of blog The Thermal Environment.

Presentation 2 - What is our critical risk in construction?

Presented by Dr Justin Ludcke, General Manager of InterSafe, an engineering safety consultancy focused on eliminating serious injury in the workplace.

Presentation 3 - Designing work for your workforce: Younger and older workers

Presented by Helen Lingard, RMIT University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for Construction Work Health and Safety Research.

Presentation 4 - Good. Better. Best. Applying good work design principles to maximise health and wellbeing

Presented by Dr Rebecca Loudoun, Senior Lecturer at Griffith University and Jamie Gilbert, experienced health and safety professional, who has been involved with 'Build for Life', an initiative of Hutchinson Builder construction projects.

Presentation 5 - Who is at risk of too much sitting in construction?

Presented by Dr Nick Gilson, Senior Lecturer at the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Science.

Presentation 6 - Mood and food: Improved productivity through a healthier workforce, an industry case study.

Presented by Elizabeth Borgo, nutritionist for Nutrition Australia Queensland's Healthy at Work program and Brian Godwin, Group Manager HSEQ and Training for CV Services Group.

Presentation 7 - Communicating effectively with your workforce

Presented by Mark McCrindle, award-winning social researcher, best-selling author and TedX speaker.

Presentation 8 - Small business health and wellbeing master class

Presented by Alison Holyoake, marketing and events management professional for Dig-It Landscapes and Bell Leahy Senior Advisor with the Healthy Workers' Initiative within Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

Presentation 9 - Engaging with your workforce

Presented by Daniel Hummerdal, founder and director of Safety Innovation - Art of Work.

Presentation 10 - Drugs and alcohol in construction

Presented by Dr Herbert Biggs, Professor at QUT and a Principal Research Fellow with the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland.

Presentation 11 - Alert at work – a practical approach to identifying and managing workplace fatigue risks

Presented by Jenny Krasny who is accredited in the suite of human synergistics leadership and culture tools and is a Master Facilitator with the Worldsview Academy of Change.

Presentation 12 - Industry case study

Presented by Jason James, director and owner of Express Construction Services Pty Ltd and Todd Dunlop, the project manager at the Grocon Parklands project, the site of the Commonwealth Games village on the Gold Coast.

Mental health in construction presentation

Presented by Dr Bernie Scully who holds a PhD in Psychology and has 15 years experience as a General Manager and National Director of some of the largest and most successful psychology organisations across Australasia.

Keynote presentation - Construction industry profile: impacts now and for the future