myosh Webinars

Incident Reputation Management for Safety Officers

Presented by Ben Hamilton and Cameron Morse (FTI Consulting)

What’s covered? 

Managing the response to a crisis incident requires a multifaceted approach. Beyond the immediate practical response, there is also a need to manage communications with a myriad of internal and external stakeholders.

Drawing on their combined experience in managing communications for crisis events in multiple industry sectors, FTI Consulting’s Ben Hamilton and Cameron Morse will provide an overview of best practice crisis communications, and detail the importance of having a robust, up-to-date and regularly tested crisis communications plan.

How Safety Professionals Can Increase Impact

resented by David Provan (Managing Director, Forge Works)

What’s covered? 

There are eight important considerations for OHS professionals looking to increase their impact and drive stronger health and safety performance within their organisation.

For safety professionals and safety teams, staying close to what matters in your role is crucial to being effective and bringing about change that can help improve the safety of work, now and in the future. This webinar will show you where to start.

Session outcomes:

• • Gain an understanding of the role safety professionals should play within an organisation and identify the skills needed to achieve this
  • Learn to shift the focus toward the work being done, rather than the safety processes
  • Discover methods to drive stronger safety performance and increased stakeholder engagement in safety.

Safety Experience Training – Simulation of Hazards and Risks

Presented by Matthias Krope (Youngwoo Ind)

What’s covered? 

This webinar will focus on different training and learning methods for workers at construction sites, industry business or any other field where high-risk activities or dangerous situations can occur. The focus will be on experiential safety awareness training methods with a sensory impact.

On average, we retain about 10% of a written text, 20% of what we record acoustically, 30% of what we see, 50% of what we see and hear in combination, and 90% of what we tell and really do.

Matthias Krop will demonstrate how Youngwoo simulates everyday risks and hazards in a safe training environment that actively involves workers.

“We will show results from our clients, how injury rates on complex construction sites have been reduced significantly by using practical safety training units. Sharing references from the field where safety training simulators for high-risk activities like confined space, electrical safety, working at height or lifting have been installed can be food for thought and open discussions.”

“This fresh approach can help other companies on the market, when facing challenges in effective safety training with e.g. high fluctuation of personnel, external temporary workers that need to be trained in a short time (outages), bridge language barriers and improve the safety awareness and safe work behaviour.”

Session outcomes:

• • Understand how the implementation of practical elements can change your previous training and learning method
  • Learn how practical safety modules can support the reduction of incidents and increase the workers’ awareness, concentration and motivation during training
  • Give food for thought on different ways for effective Training and Education and get an insight of reference safety training parks installed in your region

Creating a Compelling Safety Vision for Safe, Productive Work

What’s covered? 

The ability to create, promote and maintain a clear vision for safe, productive work is a core safety leadership competency. Yet, in a recent study of 535 leaders representing four high-risk industries, only 12% rated themselves as highly effective at sharing a safety vision, while almost one in four rated themselves as ineffective. Further, evidence shows that creating and communicating a compelling safety mission and vision is a hallmark of organisations with a strong, positive safety culture.

Leaders who can communicate a safety vision well assist their team to see how the vision can practically be implemented through their day-to-day operations. They encourage employees to continuously embrace the vision and, as a result, see improved engagement and safe work performance from the team.

In this webinar, we’ll explore the science of creating an inspiring vision and how to make a business-wide safety vision relevant for your team’s reality. We will also explore ways leaders can inspire teams to buy into the vision and ultimately take ownership at a team level to keep the vision alive.

Mental Fitness: A Proactive Approach to Mental Health Trends

What’s covered? 

It is estimated that 45% of the population will experience diagnosed depression or anxiety within their lifetime – that was before COVID19. There is a real challenge in staying mentally fit in the current climate, but where there is a challenge, there is also a huge opportunity for companies to support their employees.

Most workplace initiatives are useful but have been too heavily weighted in the ‘reactive’ space, potentially allowing for those in the vulnerable category to sink to a level of helplessness that makes the path back to good health extremely difficult.

The next proactive wave in this space is to normalise the importance of mental fitness in the same way that physical fitness is prioritised, using proven science from the positive psychology field as well as areas of neuroscience, brain chemistry, and behavioural science.

This webinar will look at the need for more focus and strategic planning around proactive interventions that work progressively and consistently to prevent mental illness and concurrently assist those already diagnosed.

Session outcomes:

• • Learn to normalise the importance of mental fitness in the same way that physical fitness is prioritised
  • Discover workplace mental health initiatives that a proactive in nature
  • Use strategic planning around proactive interventions that work to progressively and consistently prevent/improve mental illness

How To Maximise Engagement and Outcomes with Integrated Programming

Presented by Greg McLoughlin, CEO of Health By Design International

What’s covered? 

Current circumstances have reminded us that being simply reactive with health management isn’t sufficient. To thrive rather than merely survive, a workforce needs to be proactive about personal health, mental fitness, and injury risk – all of which are inextricably linked.

An integrated approach to workplace health has never been more important. Not only is it more cost-efficient, but it also enhances the employee experience. By bringing together injury and illness prevention with health promotion, studies have shown that integrated programs are particularly effective in assessing ‘high risk’ workers with the least likelihood of engaging in traditional health and wellbeing programs.

This webinar will look at the value proposition of integrated programming and how it can maximise engagement and business outcomes, such as reducing absenteeism and worker-compensation costs, along with the key challenges for workplaces and how to overcome these.

Leaders who can communicate a safety vision well assist their team to see how the vision can practically be implemented through their day-to-day operations. They encourage employees to continuously embrace the vision and, as a result, see improved engagement and safe work performance from the team.

In this webinar, we’ll explore the science of creating an inspiring vision and how to make a business-wide safety vision relevant for your team’s reality. We will also explore ways leaders can inspire teams to buy into the vision and ultimately take ownership at a team level to keep the vision alive.

Session outcomes:

• • Understand the link between personal health, mental fitness, and injury risk
  • Discover how injury and illness prevention, coupled with health promotion, can be effective in assessing ‘high risk’ workers
  • Understand the value proposition of integrated programming and how it can maximise engagement and business outcomes

Respirable Crystalline Silica – Understanding Your Risks, Obligations & Controls

Presented by Greencap
Moderated by Phoebe Gane
Speakers: Jason Linford, Julie Sullivan, Jason Green

What’s covered? 

Crystalline silica is an abundant mineral found in a wide range of materials such as sand, stone, concrete, mortar, glass, ceramic, bricks and engineered stone. Processes such as cutting, crushing, grinding or drilling can generate respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Occupational or cumulative exposure to RCS can result in serious, debilitating and potentially fatal health effects.

The focus on RCS within the Australian legislative framework has increased significantly in recent years following an increase in the number of workers within the engineered stone industry diagnosed with silicosis, and other RCS related health impacts. Whilst RCS is regulated as a hazardous chemical under the Model WHS Regulations and relevant OHS Regulations, industry-specific Codes of Practice are now coming into force within the various states and territories. For some states and industries, such engineered stone in Queensland, these codes are legally enforceable, whereas other recently published codes (such as the Victorian Compliance Code for Engineered Stone) currently only represent guidance.

The increased legislative focus on the engineered stone industry does, however, highlight the importance of proactive identification, assessment and management of the risks associated with RCS within the construction, infrastructure and resources sectors where there can be high potential for silica exposure.

Join us for this moderated Panel discussion where, using recent case studies and scenarios across numerous industries, we will discuss some of the challenges, complexities and practicalities of effective risk control for RCS. The presentation will also outline the proactive measures employers and PCBUs should be implementing to control RCS risks effectively in the face of increasing legislative governance.

Session outcomes:

• • Understand the current Australian legislative framework surrounding the engineered stone industry
  • Understand the importance of proactive identification, assessment, and management of the risks associated with RCS within the construction, infrastructure and resources sectors
  • Learn proactive measures employers and PCBUs should be implementing to control RCS risks

Building Resilience in a COVID World of Work

Presented by Anthony Gibbs (CEO, Sentis)

What’s covered? 

Why is investing in resilience training and development a smart business choice? In a recent survey of safety professionals across Australia and New Zealand, 76% of people reported that the stress associated with the impacts of COVID-19 had negatively affected employee safety in the workplace. But only 44% had discussed the possible implications and put in place a plan to support their people, beyond their already existing Employee Assistance Programs.

Everyone will be faced with change, challenge and stress at some point in their lives. While some people manage stressful periods effectively, others struggle to cope and find stresses impact their performance at work and at home. Now more than ever, individuals are feeling the effects of stress, distraction and anxiety.

It makes business sense to support your people at this time, but it’s clear that COVID isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. So how can you support your people to cope with the inevitable change, uncertainty and setbacks that lay ahead? The answer is resilience. People who demonstrate this skill bounce back from adversity, manage stress effectively, build trusting relationships, and show adaptability and agility to unpredictable or changing situations.

In this webinar, we’ll explore why supporting your people to actively manage their stress levels and make helpful choices to build their resilience will help them flourish in fast-changing workplaces. We’ll also explore the steps required by leaders to make a tangible change in their business.

Learning outcomes:

• • Explore the benefits of including resilience as a core component of wellbeing and safety strategies
  • Understand a model of resilience that supports employees to thrive in the workplace
  • Discover practical strategies to improve resilience and wellbeing in the workplace

Managing Building Compliance through COVID-19 and Beyond

Summary:

Given the dynamic and varied nature of COVID-19 restrictions currently in place, or being eased, across most states and territories, businesses have no clear visibility of when the current crisis and period of disruption will come to a finite end. In addition, altered models of operation, and infection control requirements, which have been embedded over the course of the pandemic are becoming ‘the new normal’, requiring businesses to review and adapt their systems, asset management frameworks and processes.

It is therefore incumbent upon the business sector to provide a platform for success, protect the value of their assets and remain compliant with their duties and obligations under the Australian health and safety framework, including the concept of having COVIDSafe Assurance for business operations, facilities and practices.

Join us for Managing Building Compliance through COVID 19 and Beyond. To be relevant and informative in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant dynamic regulatory environment, this webinar will be in the format of a facilitated discussion with an expert panel from Greencap’s Property Risk Audit (PRA) team, including Brad Paroz (Practice Manager), Chong Chee Goh (Principal Consultant) and David Hauser (Team Manager).

Learning outcomes:

• • Learn how to manage building compliance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant dynamic regulatory environment.
  • Learn to protect the value of assets and remain compliant with duties and obligations under the Australian health and safety framework.
  • Understand the importance of having COVIDSafe Assurance for business operations, facilities and practices.

Reward and Recognition in Safety

What’s covered? 

How conscious are your leaders of the safety behaviours they actually reward? According to a recent study of 8,212 participants across heavy industry, 89% of workers report that their leader struggles to display effective recognition for strong safety performance. In fact, only 1 in 10 workers hold positive perceptions of their leader’s recognising ability.

Ineffective recognition can have unintentional consequences and drive unhelpful safety behaviours that put workers at increased risk. In this webinar, we’ll explore the concept of effective recognition and how to leverage intrinsic motivation to create long-term, positive safety culture change.

Learning outcomes:

• • Explore the importance of recognition in influencing the behaviour of employees.
  • Learn the basics of how to recognise others effectively.
  • Understand the inherent challenges in most reward and recognition systems and how to overcome these.
  • Learn how to build intrinsic motivation within your team for improved safety performance.