CSG Monthly Meetings
Professor Helen Lingard
In the past the construction industry has been known for being resistant to improvements affecting worker safety and wellbeing. However, the situation is now changing, according to Professor Helen Lingard, a leading expert in construction safety, whose research over the years has been widely translated into improved work health and safety policy and practice in the construction industry.
This will be the topic of Professor Lingard’s lunchtime presentation to Central Safety Group on Tuesday 10 October. Helen will discuss some of the main health and safety issues affecting workers in the construction industry, and changes in practices and culture that are now making a difference.
This will include some of her work on the effect of long and non-standard work hours on workers' health and wellbeing.
Her presentation will be followed by questions and discussion.
About the speaker:
Helen Lingard is a Distinguished Professor of Construction Management in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT University, Melbourne. She has a PhD in construction safety, and has been with RMIT for 15 years.
Having started her career working for a contracting organisation in the civil engineering sector, Helen has undertaken extensive applied research in the areas of workplace safety and workers’ health and wellbeing in the construction industry. Helen has also provided consulting services in the infrastructure, telecommunications and mining sectors.
Helen has authored or co-authored numerous papers and books. Her most recent book is "Work, Health and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry", with co-author Michelle Turner, which was published in May 2023.
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 9 October 2023. When booking, please ensure you select the October Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Professor David Caple
Details coming soon
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 11 September 2023. When booking, please ensure you select the September Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
Dr Marilyn Hubner
Some recent research findings in OHS and their relevance in the workplace will be discussed by Dr Marilyn Hubner in a presentation to Central Safety Group on Tuesday, 14 November.
Marilyn is Manager of OHS Body of Knowledge (OHS BoK) with the Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS), which publishes collective knowledge that should be shared by generalist OHS professionals.
A leading professional in safety education and training, Marilyn promotes the importance of safety professionals being engaged in evidence-based research and applying it in their workplace programs.
Her talk will be followed by questions and discussion.
Note: OHS BoK has recently released Chapter 39.1: The OHS professional as a ‘critical consumer’ of research.
About the speaker:
Dr Marilyn Hubner has been developing and delivering safety training programs for over 20 years, and was appointed OHS Body of Knowledge Manager with the AIHS in January 2023.
Marilyn’s background includes Managing Director of Buildup Research, and eight years as National Research and Training Support Co-ordinator for the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA). She has also been an Awards Judge with NSCA for the past 11 years.
Marilyn’s PhD thesis, completed in 2016 from Victoria University, is titled “Constructing Safety Training: Foundations of Attitudes and Perceptions of the Construction Site Supervisor”.
Note: RSVP by close of business Monday 13 November 2023. When booking, please ensure you select the November Event from the dropdown list (shaded orange), to RSVP.
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.
