myosh Webinars

Encouraging a Culture of Safe Production

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis)

What’s covered?

A healthy dose of performance pressure is crucial for maintaining optimal levels of production. However, problems arise when levels of production pressure increase to the point that the focus on production starts to overshadow the importance of safe behaviours. Recent Australian data has found that 28% of workers report experiencing pressure from their direct supervisor to prioritise production over safety. Of those, 40% report experiencing this pressure on a weekly basis*. In an environment where supervisors prioritise production over safety, it’s not a question of if an incident will occur, but when and how serious.

This session explores the challenges and implications organisations face when leaders struggle to balance the reality of production demands with a focus on safety. We also provide practical recommendations for organisations seeking to address this issue and achieve a culture of safe production.

2021 Safety Tech Predictions – Accelerating From Crisis

Presented by Cameron Stevens (Director of Safety Innovation, Pocketknife Group)

What’s covered?

In the wake of profound disruption, the future is now in focus. By forcing us from our routines, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted us to re-examine the ways we work and how we manage health and safety.

Success in 2021 will depend on our ability to anticipate what’s next and double down on our willingness to harness disruption and drive meaningful change.

This webinar explores the Safety Innovation Academy’s 2021 safety tech predictions to support WHS Professionals in the design of a future-fit safety management strategy for the year ahead.

Approving Risk Assessments – A Quick Guide For Managers

Presented by Mark Alston (Principal Facilitator, Investigations Differently)

What’s covered?

Managers have often delegated the responsibility to approve risk assessments within their organisation. This webinar discusses:

• • Why we assess risk
  • What good risk looks like
  • Why context is essential
  • What makes an effective control
  • Common pitfalls of the risk assessment
  • A quick quality checklist

Creating a Culture of Trust for a Psychologically Safe Workforce

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis)

What’s covered?

The landscape of work is changing. Physical distancing, remote work arrangements and a shift in work focus mean we find ourselves needing to connect and interact with our teams in new and different ways. Add to this the increased stress and uncertainty of recent events, and the psychological and physical wellbeing of our people has never been more at the forefront.

For many, being faced with making sudden and difficult decisions about individuals’ employment, temporary or permanent business closures and the impact these have on families and communities can be devastating. Now more than ever, the degree of trust a leadership group has with their employees is key.

In this webinar, we explore the science of trust and the skills required by safety leaders to develop and maintain the necessary level of psychological safety in the current climate of uncertainty. With the right approach, leaders can still be candid about the brutal facts of the current reality while maintaining a team culture that allows open communication, information sharing, solution-focused problem solving and a continued focus on the physical and psychological safety of their teams.

Health and Safety Index – Health and Wellbeing 2020 Results

Presented by Mark Wright and Kate Power (FEFO Consulting)

What’s covered?

The Health and Safety Index received over 120,000 responses across several Australian and New Zealand industries during 2020. As we reflect on the Health and Safety Index results, there are many Health & Wellbeing lessons learnt which are worth sharing and comparing to research, i.e., Job Demand + Job Resource = Work Outcomes Model.

This webinar discusses the top results, lowest results, and the highest predictors.

Based on the Health and Safety Index results and our experience, we believe “training” is often not the silver bullet to improve health and wellbeing. Noting every organisation has different needs, Health and Safety Index results in 2020 conclude there are four key areas of focus that are extremely useful to improve workplace health and wellbeing.

The COVID 19 Vaccine – What are the Legal Issues for Employers?

Presented by Brian Jackson (Special Counsel, Moray and Agnew)

What’s covered?

In the upcoming months, the rollout of the vaccine in Australia will commence and this will open up a range of complex issues for Australian employers.

Is it reasonable and lawful for an employer to require its employees to take the vaccine? What will be the issues around PPE? What will be the position around employees with allergies? What can an employer do if an employee refuses to take the vaccine? This is an evolving and challenging area of the law.

Webinar: Beyond COVID – Creating Healthy Work Environments

Presented by Dr Michael Taylor (Principal Consultant/Mycologist) and David Houser (Team Manager, Property Risk) from Greencap

What’s covered?

2020 was a year that fundamentally altered the spaces and ways in which we work. Lasting impacts from the pandemic include a significant increase in working from home, physical changes to the layout of offices and workspaces, and revised occupancy rates in our offices and buildings.

In this webinar, we look at some of the quick checks you can do to ensure your indoor environment (including considerations such as temperature, humidity, mould, dust, viral particles, ventilation) is optimised for healthy working spaces, and ergonomic reviews you may need to undertake for the post-pandemic workplace.

The webinar is facilitated by two of Greencap’s IEQ and Ergonomic Assessment specialists, Dr Michael Taylor and David Hauser, who set out the working environment ‘101’ items and provide recommendations for the ‘quick fixes’ and more substantial changes required to optimise the indoor environmental quality of workplaces.

Webinar: Making Sense of Safety Culture

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis) and Dr Amy Hawkes (Head of Psychology)

What’s covered?

Let’s face it. Creating a positive safety culture is hard. You can have the best equipment, all the right systems and train your people, and still see a workforce disengaged with safety. With research showing that 86% of worksites operate in a negative safety culture, there’s a clear case for change. But where do you start?

In this session you’ll discover:

• • The four key components of safety culture
  • A practical model for measuring safety culture maturity
  • Why investing in your people and leadership can help take your safety culture to the next level
  • How to get started on your safety culture journey
  • Data and insights that build the case for safety culture change.

Conversational Intelligence

Presented by Debra Burlington (Director, Enhance Solutions)

0438 574 450
deb@enhancesolutions.com.au

What’s covered?

During this session, Debra provides some insights into how to listen from a deep level in order to gain rapport and build relationships one conversation at a time. In the world of safety, our role is to influence and bring about change, often through the actions of others. Safety professionals need to be able to quickly build rapport and have their conversations count.

This session offers some key actions that can be taken in order to gain an understanding of how people map their world. This includes the use of precision questioning in order to seek clarity and build a common understanding.

Webinar: Introduction to OHS Certification by the AIHS

Presented by Jo Kitney, Certification Governance Committee Chair, AIHS / Kelly Somerville, Certification Coordinator AIHS

What’s covered?

The Australian Institute of Health & Safety conducts certification of the Generalist OHS Profession, through a program that acknowledges the capability and credibility of OHS Practitioners and Professionals through the combination of their education and work experience.

Certification of the OHS Profession sets standards of education, experience, and demonstrated knowledge and skills and evaluates people against those standards. It gives increased confidence and guidance to employers, clients, workers and the community as to the competence and standing of the person providing professional advice, and assist in the active promotion of the profession in industry and the wider community. The program is set at a high standard internationally, with certified Practitioners and Professionals actively promoted.

This webinar helps you understand a bit more about the OHS Certification program, application process and professional certification pathway.