The OHS leadership dilemma

Kevin Jones zoomed in again this year, because he is currently working on Norfolk Island. It's great that we have flexibilty now with our hybrid events so that both Speaker and attendees can be anywhere in the country or even overseas - we have certainly expanded since the early days of being focussed around the Melbourne CBD.

Kevin Jones' horizons are very wide too: his wonderfully enquiring mind means he is always exploring OHS issues through the latest thinking and research in a range of publications, not always directly related to OHS. He also draws on his own experiences to delve into topics, such as what leadership looks like in safety. 

Kevin provoked our thinking with a number of questions and ideas, such as, Is leadership a quality or a title? When it comes to titles, what does Team Leader really mean? Is it just jargon to deflect from accountability? As always, Kevin pulled no punches when discussing his thoughts on this important topic.

The talk included his reviews of 12 recent publications that look very interesting. One of the attendees commented on the fact that they often read and buy many of Kevin's recommendations, so clearly this is a highlight of Kevin's presentations.

Financial members may wish to catch up with a couple of recent presentations relevant to Kevin's talk: In May last year Rob Dival spoke about How do OHS Professionals leverage power and influence tactics?, and in February this year Helen O'Keefe spoke about the qualities recruiters look for in executive leaders in her presentation What makes a great OHS executive. Login in first to view both of those.

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Climate change as an OHS issue

Date & Time: Tuesday 9 June 2026, noon

CSG Hybrid Lunchtime Presentation - via zoom only

Speaker:  Presented by Sam Hall, Researcher & PhD Candidate, La Trobe University

Topic: Climate change as an OHS issue

The impact of climate change on worker health and safety, and the response by OHS professionals, will be discussed by Sam Hall in a lunchtime presentation to Central Safety Group on Tuesday 9 June.

Sam is doing PhD research into how climate change is creating new and emerging risks for worker health, safety and wellbeing. She is also exploring how occupational health professionals in Australia perceive these impacts of climate change, as well the role they can play in workplace climate adaptation...read more

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Kevin’s view is that there are two versions of leadership. One is a position or title that invokes leadership and is bestowed on people, but who then often need to learn how to be a leader

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The OHS Leadership Dilemma

Date & Time: Tuesday 12 May 2026, noon

CSG Hybrid Lunchtime Presentation - via zoom only

Speaker:  Presented by Kevin Jones, Editor, SafetyAtWorkBlog

Topic: The OHS leadership dilemma

For years, the key to positive change in OHS seems to have relied on leadership. However, the notion of leadership is something that people might recognise, but can’t describe. Kevin Jones, editor of the SafetyAtWorkBlog, will be zooming in at Central Safety Group’s lunchtime event on Tuesday 12th May to discuss this dilemma.

Kevin’s view is that there are two versions of leadership. One is a position or title that invokes leadership and is bestowed on people, but who then often need to learn how to be a leader.

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