Resources

Managing the challenges of health and safety in a multigenerational workforce

In this presentation, Dr Simone Ryan will discuss the biology, physiology and psychology of ageing and explore ways to design an age friendly workplace. She will discuss how to develop and build action plans to help retain the ‘ageing’ workforce along with their expertise, while implementing strategies to encourage younger employees to adhere to safe work practices early on in their career. Using a case study, Simone will guide you to understand better ways to manage the work environment, the individual, and their work/life balance.

Intelligence-enabled workplace health and safety

For those at the forefront of work health and safety, Associate Professor Maureen Hassall explores some of the threats, opportunities and emergent risks associated with intelligence enabled WHS, and how advancements in technology may be optimised to improve WHS.

Talking mental health with former Olympian Hayley Lewis

Hayley shares her story during Safe Work Month 2020 and talks all things mental health, resilience and reflects on the highs and lows of her career.

Managing the greatest barrier to return to work: fear – Dr Sid O'Toole

Dr Connell shares her knowledge and experience from managing the transition of a health care agency to trauma informed care and practice.

Safety clutter and what to do about it

This interactive session discusses how to identify safety clutter—the accumulation of safety procedures, documents, roles and activities that are performed in the name of safety but may not actually contribute to the safety of operational work and can even increase risk by creating negative beliefs and attitudes.

Using cultural capability to create mentally healthy and safe workplaces

Mark explores how cultural capability contributes to the creation of a mentally healthy and safe workplace.

Managing the mental health impacts of remote and isolated work (panel discussion)

How individuals and workplaces responded to and were impacted by COVID-19, and key learnings for remote and isolated workplaces.

Stress resilient leadership, and the why, how and what of workplace wellbeing

This session focused on training managers to manage themselves and build their ‘stress resiliency’.

ON Series: Managing mental health issues in the workplace

Managing mental health issues in the workplace