WorkSafe Tasmania Month: October 2021 Program - Safe Bodies, Safe Minds. Working together to ensure workers return home safe and well every day
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WorkSafe
Tasmania
Month:
October 2021
Program
Safe Bodies, Safe Minds.
Working together to ensure workers
return home safe and well every day
An initiative of the WorkCover Tasmania Board delivered by WorkSafe Tasmania
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 2021 Program of Events 2
Welcome to WorkSafe
Tasmania Month 2021
Message from the Minister for Workplace Safety
and Consumer Afairs
Whether you are an employer, manager or worker WorkSafe Month is your
opportunity to re-evaluate your work health, safety and wellbeing goals and refocus
your eforts to staying safe and well every day.
Over the years, WorkSafe Month has helped workers, managers and employers
to better manage workplace hazards, understand their rights and responsibilities,
manage positive return to work and injury management outcomes, and improve
mental health for themselves and in their workplaces.
Exploring the theme ‘Safe Bodies, Safe Minds’ free sessions this year will include
webinar presentations and facilitated in-person seminar and workshop discussions.
The learning options mean everyone can explore the latest developments in work
health and safety, mental health, wellbeing, return to work and better work-life
balance.
WorkSafe Month is a long-running initiative of the WorkCover Tasmania Board
and it is part of Safe Work Australia Month, a nationwide efort to raise awareness
The Hon. Elise Archer, MP about work health and safety and to reduce work-related injury, illness and death.
Attorney-General and Minister for
Workplace Safety and Consumer I strongly encourage you to get involved this year and show your ongoing
Afairs commitment to making your work health and safety a priority.
Thank you to all the presenters who generously share their knowledge, to provide
our community with the tools to ensure we remain safe and in tune with our
bodies and minds at work.
I hope you fnd the WorkSafe Month Program valuable and take the opportunity to
improve health, safety and wellbeing in your workplace this October.
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 2021 Program of Events 3
WorkSafe Tasmania Month 2021 Events Actionable mental health skills for fipping Developing capability in professional your emotional lid and getting caught in practice: How to successfully evolve your thought quicksand safety career Focus: Mental health and wellbeing Focus: Work health and safety Hobart: Tues 12 Oct, 2-3.30pm Devonport: Thurs 28 Oct, 10-11am Uncomfortable emotions and difcult thoughts are normal but This workshop provides safety professionals with simple often unhelpful. Everyone, regardless of mental health status, can but efective tools that can be used across any type of work beneft from strategies to manage unhelpful emotions and thoughts. environment during their safety career. Participants will learn how In this practical and interactive workshop, participants will learn to implement transformational leadership principles into their mental health skills for what to do when they’re fipping their daily practice to drive safety engagement and cultural change. The emotional lid and struggling in thought quicksand, at work and at workshop covers self-care for safety professionals and how to home. recognise the signs of burn out. Presenters Dr Emma Richardson and Jessica Forward are Co- Presenter Samantha Boarder is Safety, Health, Environment Founders of Well Minds Work. They create and deliver mental and Quality Manager at Elphinstone Pty Ltd. She has worked health tailored workshops across Australia. Emma is a clinical across a wide range of industry types in her 20 year career, from psychologist in private practice at Eternal Women’s Health, and medical laboratories and hospitals to construction and now heavy a lecturer in psychology at the University of Tasmania. Her main manufacturing. Sam was part of the WorkSafe team during the research interests involve exploring the links between physical introduction of the model work health and safety laws in 2012. illnesses and mental health. Jessica is a psychologist in private She has presented at national conferences on safety, security and practice at Salamanca Psychology, with special interest and training development. Sam is passionate about developing cultural experience in treating anxiety, substance addiction, complex-trauma, change and driving engagement in safety. and return to work following mental health related leave. Better safe: Building a high trust culture in the workplace Focus: Mental health and wellbeing Webinar: Mon 11 Oct, 10-10.30am Developing a safe and healthy work culture can signifcantly reduce psychosocial hazards. This webinar explores the key areas that embody a positive, safe and healthy workplace culture. Participants will learn the importance of developing a psychologically safe work culture. Presenter Dr Kieran Holm is a Psychologist and presenter; Valerie To register to attend Matsumoto is an Innovation and Service Co-ordinator, both at Positive Solutions. Kieran provides counselling to workers referred or fnd out more visit us at through employee assistance programs. Valerie leads and facilitates mediation and employee assistance program services. worksafe.tas.gov.au/worksafemonth SEE PAGE 11 FOR EVENT LOCATIONS WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 2021 Program of Events 4
Dial Before You Dig and working safely Having fun in the workplace and building
around natural gas infrastructure mentally healthy cultures
Focus: Work health and safety Focus: Mental health and wellbeing
Hobart: Wed 13 Oct, 2-3.30pm Hobart: Fri 8 Oct, 10am-12pm
Launceston: Tues 19 Oct, 2-3.30pm Launceston: Wed 20 Oct, 10am-12pm
Devonport: Tues 26 Oct, 2-3.30pm Fostering a fun work environment makes your workers less stressed
and more productive, creative and engaged. This interactive
This seminar explains the Dial Before You Dig process, and the
workshop activates the ‘seeking system’ part of our brain (integral
steps required to work safely around natural gas assets, including
to our motivation, urge to explore, and desire to understand) and
what to do in an emergency. Participants will learn the hazards
connects people and creates fun, mentally healthy workplaces.
associated with performing excavation works around natural gas
Participants learn in a playful, collaborative and fun environment.
assets, and what their obligations are for Dial Before You Dig.
Presenter Sherri Ring is founder of The Mind Games, a fun, action-
Presenter Craig Large is HSE Business Partner at Tas Gas and
packed annual event that has raised over $150,000 for mental
presenter Sue-Anne Gunton is Education Consultant at Dial Before
health research for The University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute
You Dig. Craig has been at Tas Gas for 13 years, providing HSE and
for Medical Research. She is also Director of Energy Health, which
risk management leadership and championing the rollout of natural
delivers preventative health, mental health and wellbeing solutions
gas safety awareness in Tasmania and Victoria. Sue-Anne has many
to workplaces around the country.
years experience getting the Dial Before You Dig message out to
industry. Craig and Sue regularly present together.
Healthy conversations from the inside out
Further support for employees: New, Focus: Mental health and wellbeing
free, preventative mental health programs Webinar: Tues 5 Oct, 10-11am
for Tasmanian adults Emotions and emotional (mental) health lie at the base of all
Focus: Mental health and wellbeing communication, whether we acknowledge it or not. It’s possible
to feel in charge of any interaction and to feel in charge at work
Webinar: Thurs 21 Oct, 2-2.30pm and make each day a good day. In the frst part of this webinar
This webinar profles some of the preventative programs available in participants will learn about the ‘Wellness/Wellbeing Barometer’
the community that can help people learn practical skills to improve with the key elements of emotional health, self/roles and fnancial
their mental and emotional wellbeing, including those specifcally for wellness at its core. They will learn how each element afects the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. other and impacts on our life and work: from how engaged we
are to how we respond to conversations and situations around us.
Presenter Nicci Tepper is Mental Health Services Manager In the second part of this webinar, participants will learn practical
at Remedy Healthcare. In her previous role as an accredited ways to successfully manage challenging situations and conversations
practicing dietitian, Nicci worked with people with chronic physical in the workplace (with co-workers, team leaders, managers and
health conditions, coaching them towards sustainable lifestyle customers/clients), applying the learnings from the frst part of the
modifcations. Nicci is passionate about empowering people to webinar.
improve their physical and mental health both in the present and
into the future. Presenter Anne Whatley-Dale is a Wellness and Communication
Specialist and the Founder/Owner of livepresent. She is a coach/
trainer, consultant, mentor, writer/blogger, speaker, former
equestrian, not-so-sure-she-still-is-triathlete, and a mum—her
most cherished role! Anne teaches, writes and speaks about
emotional health and communication, and is a frm believer
that how we feel infuences how we show up in the world, and
that it’s the same in reverse. She is passionate about people and
believes we all have a shot at being the best we can in life and
work for as long as possible.
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Mindset, meals and making Presenter Garry Gosling is CEO and presenter Dr Forbes Smith
is Chief Medical Strategist, both at JointAction Group Pty Ltd.
time: Elite sport’s guide to Garry’s passion aligns with the company philosophy that safe work
workers’ recovery practices lead to better outcomes personally and professionally. He
has been involved in automated MSD task risk assessment globally
Focus: Workers compensation and and is working with providers in the USA, UK and NZ to identify
return to work, Mental health and
wellbeing risks for manufacturing, mining and logistics. Forbes is a medical
graduate of Aberdeen University Scotland and has been a medical
Webinar: Wed 27 Oct, 10-11am practitioner/anaesthetist in Scotland, Canada and Australia, where
he was engaged in general and spinal surgery. As founder and
Injury and elite sport have a long history,
medical director of Nabenet (national back evaluation network), a
and it’s time to leverage that experience
multidisciplinary post spinal surgery and occupational rehabilitation
for the beneft of injured workers. This
provider, he developed his passion in MSD injury risk minimisation.
webinar explores ‘The Change Room’,
a program that brings modern sports
recovery practices directly to the injured
worker, giving them access to a team of
One Million Lives: Jacobs’ mental health
elite sporting identities and tools to overcome check-in tool
their injury and return to a full and healthy life.
Focus: Mental health and wellbeing
The webinar explains ways we can better support
recovery and return to work by creating strong support Webinar: Tues 19 Oct, 10-10.30am
networks and ofering high-performance techniques and
Construction business Jacobs launched its employee mental health
a common-sense approach to change people’s mindset and
program in 2015 and in 2020 launched One Million Lives, a digital
reignite their recovery.
mental health check-in tool that people can use to assess factors
Presenter Rachael Ford is Senior Advisor, Policy and Regulation such as their psychological distress, sleep, resilience, social media,
at GIO and presenter Matt Elliott is CEO of The Change Room. coping strategies and more. This webinar explores how the tool
Rachael has led GIO’s engagement of new partners with the allows users to understand how they are currently coping, recognise
focus on creating new and innovative pathways for injured early warning signs, and monitor their mental health in a measurable
worker recovery. She has over 15 years experience in way. The check-in can be taken as often as preferred, and with all
human resources, work health and safety, and workers past check-ins captured, users can identify changes and patterns
compensation. Matt is arguably best known for his over time.
long NRL coaching career, and The Change Room
Presenter Louise Reymond is HSE Systems and Program
combines his qualifcations, experience in performance
Coordinator and Positive Mental Health Champion Lead – Asia
coaching and extensive research into wellbeing to change
Pacifc, and presenter Katie Moore is Global HSE Strategy and
hundreds of people’s lives for the better.
Communications, both at Jacobs. In her HSE role, Louise creates,
implements and maintains HSE systems and processes within her
organisation to drive and support its safety culture, BeyondZero.
MSD risk analysis: A data driven approach In her Champion role, Louise is involved in developing and
Focus: Work health and safety implementing mental health initiatives for over 250 Positive
Mental Health Champions across Asia Pacifc. She completed
Hobart: Tues 12 Oct, 10-11am
the prestigious Australian Mental Health Leaders Fellowship
Launceston: Wed 20 Oct, 2-3pm in 2019 and with her project team, was awarded the coveted
Jackie Crowe Memorial Award. Katie has experience in business
Physical and psychosocial factors contribute to musculoskeletal
strategy, executive leadership support, business development and
disorder (MSD) risks. This seminar will show you how to identify
project delivery. With a background in urban development, she is
them with a ‘consequence score’ and make data-driven decisions to
particularly interested in mental health support and how the work
reduce the highest risks frst with the least expenditure. It explains
of Jacobs can make a positive social impact on our communities.
how task analysis can help you achieve compliance, keep your
workers safe and your productivity high.
To register to attend or fnd out more visit us at
worksafe.tas.gov.au/worksafemonth
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Peer support and why it works claims being made in the frst instance, and then dealing with them
once they have been made.
Focus: Work health and safety, Mental health and wellbeing
Hobart: Wed 6 Oct, 10-11am
Process safety: Putting your mind at ease!
Launceston: Thurs 21 Oct, 10-11am
Focus: Work health and safety
Devonport: Tues 26 Oct, 10-11am
Hobart: Thurs 7 Oct, 2-2.30pm
This event explains the peer support movement for supporting
mental health and its use in industry. It showcases the experience Launceston: Fri 22 Oct, 10-10.30am
of Rio Tinto Bell Bay, which pioneered its own peer support Devonport: Wed 27 Oct, 2-2.30pm
program with volunteer workers who receive training in mental
health frst aid and other support/skills to provide peer support This seminar introduces the key principles of process safety
in their workplace. It shows how peer support in areas such as management. It covers why process safety is important, how to
workplace stress, mental health, drug and alcohol, suicide, and family develop a process safety management system and what the key
violence has been literally life saving. The event explains how a well- aspects of process safety are. This seminar would be useful to any
developed training plan is essential for dealing with and managing person or business involved with production, manufacturing or
mental health issues. those who handle hazardous materials.
Presenter John Clark is a Trainer with Rural Alive and Well. He Presenter David Chambers is based in Tasmania and is a Director
is a Mental Health First Aid Master Instructor who worked as a of The Safety Process. He is a WHS specialist with 20 years
chemical engineer before switching to the community services of experience across many industries. He has had widespread
sector ten years ago, where he experienced serious burnout. After involvement in Process Safety and Occupational Hygiene in many
recovering from depression and anxiety, he retrained in mental countries, is a Process Hazard Analysis facilitator and has been
health, and now he trains peer support workers. He was nominated retained as an expert witness in a number of WHS related cases
in 2020 for a Life Award by the Mental Health Council Tasmania before the courts in Australia. David has helped many businesses
for his work in suicide prevention at many Tasmanian and interstate develop efective and streamlined WHS management systems and
industrial, mining and other organisations. strives to add value by reducing costs while helping to enable a
healthy workforce, clean working environments, and the ability for
businesses to fulfl their regulatory obligations.
Preventing and defending stress claims
Focus: Workers compensation and return to work Psychosocial hazards in the Australian
Hobart: Thurs 7 Oct, 10-11am construction industry: Interview fndings
Keeping the channels of communication open between employers Focus: Mental health and wellbeing
and workers and following a set protocol for dealing with
Webinar: Mon 25 Oct, 3.30-4pm
performance issues or grievances can reduce the likelihood of
a stress claim from being lodged. This same process can assist This webinar reports the latest research fndings on improving
in providing the evidence that is required under the Workers mental health and safety in the construction industry. It covers the
Rehabilitation and Compensation Act to defend an employer’s most frequently mentioned psychosocial hazards (long working
actions if a stress claim is lodged. This seminar demonstrates the hours, role overload, lack of supervisor support) and highlights the
type of process that should be taken, why it is likely to minimise contextual factors in the construction industry that lead to these
the chance of stress claims being lodged, what else this process psychosocial hazards. It covers the recommendations and strategies
can assist with, what occurs initially when a stress claim is lodged, for improving the mental health and wellbeing of the Australian
and what evidence is required to dispute a stress claim based on construction workforce.
reasonable administrative action.
Presenter Dr Carol Hon is Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow
Presenter Joe Mullavey is a Principal and presenter Kate Stockford (DECRA) at the School of Architecture and Built Environment
is a Senior Associate, both at Page Seager Lawyers. Joe’s practice of the Queensland University of Technology. She has a quantity
focusses on providing practical advice for managing risks before they surveying background and has been a construction safety and health
become issues. He regularly acts in employment disputes including researcher for more than 12 years. She has expertise in tackling
dismissals and adverse action claims, and provides training on duties safety and health problems with interdisciplinary researchers using
and compliance with the work health and safety laws. Kate has qualitative and quantitative methods.
worked with national insurance companies and their insureds to
provide workers compensation advice. She has a particular passion SEE PAGE 11
in advising on mental health claims and how to minimise those FOR EVENT LOCATIONS
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Respect, resilience and responsibility Return to work experiences
Focus: Mental health and wellbeing following physical or
Hobart: Thurs 14 Oct, 10am-12pm psychological injury: A
Healthy and resilient workplace cultures are built on respect, longitudinal case study
responsibility and communication; they are environments where investigation
people can do their best and be their best. Respectful, responsible
and safe communication underpins healthy, safe, engaged and Focus: Workers compensation and
return to work, Mental health and
productive workplace cultures. This workshop discusses workplace wellbeing, Work health and safety
respect, responsibility, courageous conversations and resilience.
Using scenarios and small group activities, participants will gain Hobart: Tues 5 Oct, 2-2.30pm
a better understanding of respect and responsibility and some This seminar outlines research into
practical strategies to use in their workplaces. workers’ return to work experiences.
Presenter Roz Taylor is a self-proclaimed workplace culture Participants will learn how the return to
enthusiast, and the founder and managing consultant of Respect at work process is more complex than it may
Work. For over 25 years, Roz has developed and delivered training initially seem. The seminar looks at the factors
in Tasmania, and more recently in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. that infuence the return to work process, and
Roz facilitates interactive and engaging discussions about workplace how workplaces need to address these to ensure a
behaviour, communication, respect, diversity, discrimination, and successful return to work. It examines the diferent
workplace bullying and harassment. ways physical and psychological injuries are treated, with
psychological injuries not receiving the same support that
physical injuries do.
Return to work and the importance of Presenter Kelly McInnes is a PhD candidate with the Tasmanian
collaboration School of Business and Economics at the University of Tasmania.
She has research experience in physical and psychological injury,
Focus: Workers compensation and return to work
with projects focusing on workplace conditions, and return to work
Hobart: Wed 13 Oct, 10-11am experiences and outcomes. With a background in psychology and
human resource management, Kelly blends both disciplines to focus
This seminar provides an employer’s perspective on the challenges her research in the occupational rehabilitation space.
all stakeholders face with designing and implementing return to
work programs for both permanent and casual workers. It focuses
on the importance of aligning and creating partnerships with
stakeholders to enable positive return to work outcomes for the
SunSmart in the workplace
injured worker. Focus: Work health and safety
Presenter Ashley Brooks is General Manager Workers Webinar: Thurs 28 Oct, 2-2.30pm
Compensation at Programmed. Ashley has qualifcations in People who do regular outdoor work need to use sun protection
occupational safety and health, and over 20 years’ expertise, all year round, due to the cumulative and extended nature of their
knowledge and experience in injury management, claims and exposure to Ultra Violet (UV) radiation. This webinar outlines the
workers compensation underwriting requirements. This has risk associated with UV damage and defnes protective measures
equipped him with high level skill and technical knowledge to ensure and strategies to reduce that risk. It explains how to identify
the efective management of national workers potential early signs and symptoms of skin cancer and encourages
compensation programs. people to get regular skin checks. It challenges the key myths
around sun protection.
Presenter Duncan Giblin is Cancer Prevention Team Leader at
Cancer Council Tasmania. Duncan has a strong focus on increasing
awareness of occupational health risk and increasing people’s
confdence in adopting behavioural change. He is a sitting member
on the National Cancer Council Australia Occupational and
Environmental Cancers Committee. He has previously worked in
the civil construction, fshing and building industries; this background
is his motivation to help workplaces and workers make better
health-based choices.
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Toolbox talk: Silica dust Using exercise to support whole-person
Focus: Work health and safety health and improve respiratory symptoms
Hobart: Thurs 14 Oct, 3-4pm Focus: Mental health and wellbeing
This workshop explores the role senior workers Hobart: Wed 6 Oct, 2-3.30pm
have in mentoring new workers and those resistant to Silicosis is an irreversible occupational dust-related disease that
behavioural change, to help reduce the risk of exposure afects people’s lung function, as well as their exercise/activity
to silica dust. It incorporates the national ‘Toolbox talk: tolerance, quality of life, and overall physical and emotional
Silica dust’ of Cancer Council Australia. wellbeing. This workshop outlines a pilot program being run by
Presenter Duncan Giblin is Cancer Prevention Team Hailey with WorkSafe Victoria. The program looks at the benefts of
Leader at Cancer Council Tasmania. Duncan has a strong exercise for managing respiratory conditions, and aims to empower
focus on increasing awareness of occupational health people with silicosis (and potentially those with asbestosis and
risk and increasing people’s confdence in adopting mesothelioma) through individual and supported exercise programs.
behavioural change. He is a sitting member on the Presenter Hailey Buchhorn is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and
National Cancer Council Australia Occupational Area Manager Victoria and Tasmania with Guardian Exercise
and Environmental Cancers Committee. He has Rehabilitation. She has a particular clinical interest in providing
previously worked in the civil construction, quality exercise rehabilitation to those with diagnosed mental
fshing and building industries; this background injuries or those with a propensity for developing them. Hailey
is his motivation to help workplaces and is driven to improve the health literacy of those with injuries and
workers make better health-based illnesses within personal injury schemes, and providing them with
choices. targeted education and advice that will empower them to take
charge of their rehabilitation.
Unions Tasmania Health and Safety
Representatives (HSRs) Conference Using movement analysis and Artifcial
Focus: Work health and safety Intelligence to identify and reduce
Launceston: Tailrace Centre, 1 Waterfront Drive Riverside: workplace musculoskeletal injury risk
Thurs 14 Oct, Registration: 9am, conference from 9:15am–
4:30pm Focus: Work health and safety
Webinar: Fri 29 Oct, 10-11am
New Town: Tasmanian Hockey Centre, 1 Bell Street: Fri 15
Oct, Registration: 9am, conference from 9:15am–4:30pm Over recent years the use of wearable technology and data
This conference provides a training opportunity for HSRs, deputies analysis to measure a worker’s movements and assess injury
and others who play an active role in safety at work such as WHS risk has signifcantly increased. The data can support decisions
Committee members or union delegates. Combining a mixture of about reducing injury risks through modifying and rotating
keynote speakers, panels and workshops, this year’s Conference will work tasks; and to build injury risk profles and prevention
support the ‘Safe Bodies, Safe Minds’ theme by focusing on both training for individual workers, targeting the specifc injury
mental health at work as well as physical safety. The conference risks for the tasks they perform. This webinar explores
is a safe space where HSRs and WHS stakeholders from diferent how Artifcial Intelligence and smartphone technology can
industries can network and learn from each other. The conference efectively deliver training, drive behavioural change, and
is an opportunity to discuss with peers the challenges they face in reduce injury risk.
their roles and strategies to deal with them. This event is catered. Presenter Scott Coleman is CEO of Preventure Pty
Host Unions Tasmania is Tasmania’s peak body for the state’s trade Ltd. He has over 20 years of experience working
unions. with elite athletes as a coach, physiotherapist
and biomechanist; and experience working
in private practice treating injured workers.
Scott has partnered with large organisations,
workers compensation insurance brokers and safety
consultants to reduce the costs associated with workplace
To register to attend or fnd out more injury using wearable technology and data analytics.
visit us at worksafe.tas.gov.au/worksafemonth
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What is epilepsy and how to support Work safe, enjoy life: Team work
someone living with epilepsy in your and partnership can make a positive
workplace diference: Lessons from the feld
Focus: Work health and safety Focus: Work health and safety
Webinar: Wed 27 Oct, 3-4pm Hobart: Mon 4 Oct, 2-3.30pm
This webinar provides an overview of what epilepsy is, the diferent Launceston: Mon 18 Oct, 10-11.30am
types of seizures and triggers, the impact seizures have on someone Devonport: Mon 25 Oct, 10-11.30am
living with epilepsy, and epilepsy seizure frst aid. Participants will
learn some tools to assist in creating a safe workplace. Modern organisations no longer question the value of working
on their safety culture. Over the past 20 years or more, various
Presenter Shirley Poetschka is a Social Worker and presenter systems, processes and frameworks have been developed to
Emma Larcombe is a Registered Nurse; both are educators at understand and improve culture; and organisations have expanded
Epilepsy Tasmania. They deliver training to schools, workplaces and the emphasis to include wellbeing, health and safety. Even so, we’re
community organisations. at the early stages of unpacking what it takes to have a ‘safe mind’
as well as a ‘safe body’. This workshop highlights the fundamentals
of building culture, focusing on The Human Culture Cycle (which
Workplaces in action: Build healthy identifes key cultural access points) and what makes a safety culture
connected workplaces to prevent suicide program actually succeed. Industry participants provide lessons from
the feld by exploring the challenges of building culture successfully
Focus: Mental health and wellbeing while addressing key issues like fatigue management, contractor
Hobart: Mon 11 Oct, 2-2.30pm safety or continual improvement. Participants will produce a
summary of the culture in their organisation via interactive survey
This seminar explains how workplaces can work with specialist and refect on opportunities to build their culture in a positive
organisations and their wider community to develop a Community direction.
Action Plan (CAP). A CAP raises awareness and builds community
skills and resilience in supportive suicide prevention and mental Martyn Bradfeld, Managing Director at SafetyCircle, will lead this
health activities. The seminar explores how to normalise talking presentation with the support of his team. Martyn has qualifcations
about mental health in the workplace, and the role workplaces have in science, occupational hygiene, and competitive systems and
in taking action in suicide prevention. practices. He has over 30 years’ experience in work health, safety
and environment, occupational hygiene, coaching and leadership
Presenters Sarah Ellis and Ben Hirst are Suicide Prevention Project development in New Zealand, Australia and other parts of
Ofcers with Relationships Australia. Sarah is on a mission to help the world, across diferent industries, services and government
workplaces build and sustain mentally healthy cultures. She has sectors. Martyn’s interests are in making a diference, continuous
qualifcations in social sciences and is currently studying for her improvement, reducing waste, improving the management of risks
graduate diploma in psychology. In her current role, she works with and empowering people to make better choices, so everyone stays
business, councils and community groups to develop sustainable safe and well every day and can enjoy life to the fullest.
plans to create safer communities and healthy workplaces. Ben
has translated his personal experience with mental health demons
into a passion for breaking down the stigma around mental health
and suicide prevention. He is a prominent fgure in the Tasmanian
community as he raises awareness and fundraises for mental health
through his Run for Mental Health initiatives.
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WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 2021 Program of Events 10How to Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) Points
register
CPD points may be earned by the electrical,
plumbing, gas ftting and building industry by
attending a WorkSafe Month 2021 event. A
maximum of 2 points can be earned (1 point
per hour to a maximum of 2 points in total).
The quickest and easiest way to register Event locations
or get further information is to go to the Unless otherwise stated, WorkSafe Month
WorkSafe Tasmania website at in-person events will be held at the following
worksafe.tas.gov.au and check individual venues:
sessions for details.
Hobart
Events are FREE.
Hotel Grand Chancellor
Space is limited — book early!
1 Davey Street
Need assistance? Launceston
Call the Helpline on 1300 366 322 or (03) 6166 4600 outside Hotel Grand Chancellor
Tasmania, or email wstinfo@justice.tas.gov.au
29 Cameron Street
COVID-19 protocols Devonport
All precautions are being taken by event and venue staf to ensure Paranaple Convention Centre
WorkSafe Tasmania Month 2021 is a COVID Safe event.
Market Square, 137 Rooke Street
Venue space is limited. To attend an in-person event you must pre-
register. Walk-ins will not be accepted.
Resources
Checking in via the Check In Tas app or manually is a requirement
of entry to in person events for all attendees. On your event day, In-person attendees will receive a WorkSafe Month notepad and
please ensure you check in each time you enter the venue. If you do pen. Additional resources will be provided at selected sessions.
not have the app, staf on site can assist with signing in.
Please use hand sanitiser available throughout the venue and at Refreshments
the registration desk. Please practice physical distancing and follow
any requests from venue or event staf for the duration of the Cofee and tea will be available at all in-person sessions.
conference. If you are unwell or have any cold or fu symptoms, Food is only provided at the HSR Conference. Please advise dietary
please stay home and do not attend your registered WorkSafe requirements at the time of registration.
Tasmania Month event.
Where food is not provided, you will need to make your own
If you have recently returned from interstate, you must follow all arrangements.
advice and directives provided at coronavirus.tas.gov.au. If you are
required to limit your movements or self-isolate, you will NOT be
permitted to attend your registered WorkSafe Month event.
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Month Timetable
Date Time Location Title
4-Oct 2-3.30pm Hobart Work safe, enjoy life: Team work and partnership can make a positive diference: Lessons from the feld
5-Oct 10-11am Webinar Healthy conversations from the inside out
Return to work experiences following physical or psychological injury: A longitudinal case study
5-Oct 2-2.30pm Hobart
investigation
6-Oct 10-11am Hobart Peer support and why it works
6-Oct 2-3.30pm Hobart Using exercise to support whole-person health and improve respiratory symptoms
7-Oct 10-11am Hobart Preventing and defending stress claims
7-Oct 2-2.30pm Hobart Process safety: Putting your mind at ease!
8-Oct 10am-12pm Hobart Having fun in the workplace and building mentally healthy cultures
11-Oct 10-10.30am Webinar Better safe: Building a high trust culture in the workplace
11-Oct 2-2.30pm Hobart Workplaces in action: Build healthy connected workplaces to prevent suicide
12-Oct 10-11am Hobart MSD risk analysis: A data driven approach
12-Oct 2-3.30pm Hobart Actionable mental health skills for fipping your emotional lid and getting caught in thought quicksand
13-Oct 10-11am Hobart Return to work and the importance of collaboration
13-Oct 2-3.30pm Hobart Dial Before You Dig and working safely around natural gas infrastructure
14-Oct 9am-4.30pm Launceston Unions Tasmania Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) Conference
14-Oct 10am-12pm Hobart Respect, resilience and responsibility
14-Oct 3-4pm Hobart Toolbox talk: Silica dust
15-Oct 9am-4.30pm New Town Unions Tasmania Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) Conference
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 2021 Program of Events 12Register to attend these free events at
worksafe.tas.gov.au/worksafemonth
Date Time Location Title
18-Oct 10-11.30am Launceston Work safe, enjoy life: Team work and partnership can make a positive diference: Lessons from the feld
19-Oct 10-10.30am Webinar One Million Lives: Jacobs’ mental health check-in tool
19-Oct 2-3.30pm Launceston Dial Before You Dig and working safely around natural gas infrastructure
20-Oct 10am-12pm Launceston Having fun in the workplace and building mentally healthy cultures
20-Oct 2-3pm Launceston MSD risk analysis: A data driven approach
21-Oct 10-11am Launceston Peer support and why it works
21-Oct 2-2.30pm Webinar Further support for employees: New, free, preventative mental health programs for Tasmanian adults
22-Oct 10-10.30am Launceston Process safety: Putting your mind at ease!
25-Oct 10-11.30am Devonport Work safe, enjoy life: Team work and partnership can make a positive diference: Lessons from the feld
25-Oct 3.30-4pm Webinar Psychosocial hazards in the Australian construction industry: Interview fndings
26-Oct 10-11am Devonport Peer support and why it works
26-Oct 2-3.30pm Devonport Dial Before You Dig and working safely around natural gas infrastructure
27-Oct 10-11am Webinar Mindset, meals and making time: Elite sport’s guide to workers’ recovery
27-Oct 2-2.30pm Devonport Process safety: Putting your mind at ease!
27-Oct 3-4pm Webinar What is epilepsy and how to support someone living with epilepsy in your workplace
28-Oct 10-11am Devonport Developing capability in professional practice: How to successfully evolve your safety career
28-Oct 2-2.30pm Webinar SunSmart in the workplace
Using movement analysis and Artifcial Intelligence to identify and reduce workplace musculoskeletal
29-Oct 10-11am Webinar
injury risk
This timetable was correct at the time of printing. Please check the WorkSafe Tasmania website for event updates.
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 2021 Program of Events 13WorkCover Tasmania Board Supporting Tasmanian workers to be safe and well, everyday. The WorkCover Tasmania Board works with workers, employers, medical practitioners, licenced insurers, self-insurers and others to ensure a fair and equitable workers compensation scheme, good return to work outcomes and safer workplaces for all Tasmanian workers. To achieve this, the Board: • oversees Tasmania’s workers compensation scheme and monitors the performance of scheme participants • promotes prompt and efective injury management • promotes safe and healthy workplaces by providing health and safety guidance. Relationship with WorkSafe Tasmania WorkSafe Tasmania administers legislation covering three major policy areas: work health and safety, workers and asbestos compensation, and workplace relations. WorkSafe’s activities are guided by the strategies for achieving healthier, safer and productive workplaces that are set out in its Strategic Plan 2018–2023. Find the Strategic Plan at worksafe.tas.gov.au. WorkSafe Tasmania supports the Board’s functions in overseeing the Tasmanian workers compensation scheme and ensuring efective injury management. It informs the Board of emerging work health and safety issues, and developments in work health and safety matters across Australia. WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 2021 Program of Events 14
Image of Daniel Teague
representing St. Vincent
Industries Incorporated,
Winner of the 2018
Leadership Award
WorkSafe Tasmania Awards 2021
An evening celebrating excellence at work
Friday 1 October 2021, Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
Join us as we recognise and celebrate the achievements of all entrants,
finalists and winners in the 2021 WorkSafe Tasmania Awards
To reserve your tickets for the presentation dinner visit
worksafe.tas.gov.au/awards
WorkSafe Tasmania Month - 2021 Program of Events 15For more information contact
Phone: 1300 366 322 (within Tasmania)
(03) 6166 4600 (outside Tasmania)
Fax: (03) 6173 0206
Email: wstinfo@justice.tas.gov.au
Web: worksafe.tas.gov.au
Disclaimer
WorkSafe Tasmania or WorkCover Tasmania may cancel or postpone a WorkSafe Tasmania Month event or activity (‘Event’), entirely at its discretion, with
or without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever. Cancellation or postponement of any Event will not confer upon any person conducting, holding or
participating in an Event any right to recover from WorkSafe Tasmania and WorkCover Tasmania compensation for any losses, costs, expenses, damages or
otherwise, whatsoever arising or sufered as a consequence of, or in connection with, the cancellation or postponement of an Event.
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(whether by reason of negligence or otherwise) to any person for any damage or loss whatsoever or howsoever arising or sufered as a consequence of the
use or reliance on the Information or advice given at these Events which is used or relied on at that person’s own risk absolutely.
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