CSG Monthly Meetings
Amy Lynes
Retail workers are currently confronted by a trend of rising bad behaviour from customers, manifest as frustration, anti-social behaviour and aggression, which is affecting employees’ workplace safety and wellbeing.
This issue will be discussed in a presentation on 11 July by Amy Lynes, Senior Workplace Relations Consultant with the National Retail Association (NRA).....read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 8 May 2023. When booking, please ensure you select the July Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Site Visit: Victorian Tunnelling Centre
Numbers limited -book early to secure your place.
Site Visit -Victorian Tunnelling Centre
The Victorian Tunnelling Centre (VTC) at Holmesglen Institute’s Drummond Street campus in Chadstone offers specialist training to workers in the construction and operation of a variety of tunnels including rail, road, and utilities tunnels.....read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Friday 9 June 2023. When booking, please ensure you select the June Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Mike Craig
Health And Safety Representatives (HSRs), elected to represent their fellow employees, along with workplace Health and Safety Committees can make an important difference to workplace safety culture and outcomes.
Mike Craig, Health and Safety Representative Support Officer with WorkSafe Victoria, will discuss how Safety Managers can assist in making these workplace safety roles and relationships as productive and constructive as possible in a lunchtime CSG presentation on 9 May....read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 8 May 2023. When booking, please ensure you select the May Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Rosie O’Halloran
How do you gain a green star rating for ergonomic design? You can learn what’s involved from Rosie O’Halloran, an award-winning Human Factors and Ergonomics practitioner, in her presentation to Central Safety Group on Tuesday 4 April.
She will present a methodology she developed for evaluating and certifying the interior of buildings with a green star rating credit for ergonomic design. Following her success with this at the University of Melbourne, Rosie won the 2022 University Safety Association’s Safety Professional of the Year award.....read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 3 April 2023. When booking, please ensure you select the April Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Kevin Jones
Some of the latest books on workplace OHS will be discussed by Kevin Jones in a lunchtime presentation on Wednesday 15 March. This is a chance to find out what’s new, what’s getting attention, and some of the fastest growing trends in OHS.
Kevin is internationally recognised for his commentary and analysis on safety-related matters and is involved in different areas of safety.....read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Tuesday 14 March 2023 When booking, please ensure you select the March Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Helen O'Keefe
Like many areas of the current job scene, employers looking for quality OHS professionals are finding themselves in an inflated job market, where there are more roles available than suitable applicants.
So what’s required to attract and retain OHS talent when good candidates are spoilt for choice? What do you need to be doing differently? Some useful advice will be offered by Helen O’Keefe, who runs a leading national health & safety executive search agency, at a presentation for CSG at noon on Tuesday 14 February....read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 13 February 2023. When booking, please ensure you select the February Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Ross Macfarlane
Ross Macfarlane has extensive experience conducting successful OHS audits for a wide range of companies and organisations. Since 2008 he has conducted over 1,000 audits and has an audit log of over 1,350 days. Based on this wealth of experience, Ross will share his top 5 tips for a successful audit program in a lunchtime Zoom talk on 8 November.
Ross will discuss how to develop and implement an audit schedule based on risk and then how to plan and prepare for the audit itself. Other topics covered will be: putting auditees at ease during interviews, the rules of evidence, and strategies for corrective actions that actually work...read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 7 November 2022. When booking, please ensure you select the November Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
CSG 60th Anniversary
Join us in the grand surroundings of Parliament House Victoria to celebrate CSG’s 60 years of networking and continuous service to the OHS community. Hosted by David Caple AM, with speakers Dr Narelle Beer (ED WorkSafe Victoria) and Barry Naismith, and a delicious meal showcasing the state’s fresh produce....read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Friday 7 October 2022.
Ben Thomson
Aviation demands particularly sound safety management systems and behaviours. Ben Thomson, Safety Manager for Flight Academy Australia (FAA), a light aircraft pilot training business, faces special challenges with instructors and students from a wide range of backgrounds...read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 12 September 2022. When booking, please ensure you select the September Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Phil Lovelock
Details coming soon.
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 8 August 2022. When booking, please ensure you select the August Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Dr Carys Chan
What are the psychological effects of workplace injury? How can an understanding of this help employers support workers’ return to work? Research findings on this will be discussed in a Zoom presentation on 12 July by Dr Carys Chan of Griffith University, one of the authors of a recent paper commissioned by Safe Work Australia.
The aim was to advance knowledge and generate recommendations for Safe Work Australia’s National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030. Safe Work Australia develops national policy to improve WHS and workers’ compensation arrangements across Australia...Read more
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 11 July 2022. When booking, please ensure you select the July Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Keith Govias
Keith Govias will talk about Ethics in Safety. Keith is an OHS professional who has held a Fairfax Fellowship in Ethical Leadership.
More details coming soon.
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 9 May 2022. When booking, please ensure you select the May Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Jason Green
Jason will be talking about how the OHS community here can get involved.
More details coming soon.
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 13 June 2022. When booking, please ensure you select the June Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Tracey Browne
Victoria has developed draft regulations for psychological health, and work is happening at the national level to develop Model WHS Regulations on this topic. What responsibilities will employers have under this new legislation? How might it affect the workplace? Will it have an impact on workers compensation?
These and other issues will be discussed in a zoom presentation at midday on 12 April by Tracey Browne, Manager, National Safety & Workers' Compensation Policy and Membership Services at Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).
Tracey is currently representing peak national employer organisation Ai Group on a working group reviewing WorkSafe Victoria’s proposed OHS Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations, which were released for public comment closing on 31 March 2022. Tracey also represents industry as a member of Safe Work Australia, who are developing the Model Regulations and supporting Code of Practice.
The new WorkSafe regulations reflect the existing requirement in the Act to manage both physical and psychological health and safety. WorkSafe considers that they will provide clearer guidance to employers on their obligations to protect workers better from mental injury.
After her presentation Tracey will invite questions and discussion.
About the speaker:
Tracey Browne joined the national employers’ representative Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) in 2001. She has been their Manager of National Safety & Workers' Compensation Policy and Membership Services for the past 14 years.
Tracey’s role includes representing employer views and interests to governments, regulators and other relevant bodies, when legislative and policy changes are being considered. She is also responsible for information, advice and training in relation to safety and workers' compensation for Ai Group membership and staff.
Before joining AiG, Tracey worked in OHS and workers compensation roles in industry and lectured on safety and workers compensation at Ballarat University.
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 11 April 2022. When booking, please ensure you select the April Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
