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Preventing
Mental
Injury
CSG May 2019 Presenter: Claire Nivarovich, Director Mental Health Programs, WorkSafe Victoria

Prevention of mental injury at work - where can employers best direct their efforts?

Presentation by: Claire Nivarovich, Director Mental Health Programs, WorkSafe Victoria

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Work-related mental injury is the second most common cause of workers' compensation claims in Australia, and accounts for around 13% of workers' compensation claims in Victoria.
What can employers do to prevent mental injury in their workplace, and where can they best direct their efforts?
Claire Nivarovich, Director Mental Health Programs, WorkSafe Victoria, spoke about this topic in a lunchtime presentation on 14 May, 2019.
She outlined common causes of mental injury at work, as well as employers’ obligations under Victorian legislation to manage and control the risk. Information was given on WorkSafe programs supporting prevention of mental injury and promotion of mental health and wellbeing at work. This included the WorkWell Toolkit, launched last year for small and medium businesses, with a version for larger organisations launched in early April 2019.

The presenter:

Claire Nivarovich is the Director of Mental Health Programs in the Health and Safety Business Unit at WorkSafe Victoria. This role involves delivery of programs designed to prevent mental injury and illness and promote mental health in Victorian workplaces. Claire originally trained as a physiotherapist but learned quickly that working 1:1 with patients did not allow her to feel as though she was making a significant contribution to improving the health of the community at a system level. Claire has since worked within government and the insurance sector on initiatives to ensure delivery of good quality health and disability services.

 
 

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Fatigue Management
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CSG November 2025 event - Presenter Jane Skillen, OHS Advisor, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine - Fatigue management in a high-risk environment


Fatigue management in a high-risk environment

Presented by: Jane Skillen, OHS Advisor, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Topic: Fatigue management in a high-risk environment

How: CSG Lunchtime Presentation - via zoom or in person

Date: Tuesday 11 November 2025, noon
Non-Members welcome to attend

Fatigue management in a high-risk environment
Fatigue in the workplace can be a critical safety and psychosocial risk. However, some contributing factors are often overlooked, resulting in poor management of the issue.
At our final in-person presentation for 2025 on 11 November, Jane Skillen, OHS Advisor at Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, will provide an informative case study on managing fatigue for clinical forensic nurses in regional Victoria.
She will discuss the implications of being impaired by fatigue in such a high-risk work environment, and the importance of recognising both external and workplace factors that can contribute to it.
Her talk will outline strategies to identify fatigue-related concerns early, and what a timely intervention looks like. Come along in person to take advantage of Jane’s extensive experience in OHS and continue the discussion after the formal event is over.

About the Speaker:

Jane Skillen has over 20 years’ experience across the Victorian Public Service and specialised sectors including healthcare, education, corrections, and the arts.
She has been in her current role of OHS Advisor with the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) for two and a half years. VIFM provides the justice system with crucial evidence that underpins safe convictions and appropriate acquittals.
Her previous career includes providing expert OHS leadership to organisations such as Youth Justice, Corrections Victoria, the Department of Health & Human Services and Victoria Police.
Jane is a Financial Member of Central Safety Group.

Date: Tuesday 11 November 2025
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where: Regus Yarra Room, 50th floor, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne. Our thanks to Helen O'Keefe for providing the venue.
How: Online via Zoom or in person - the link will be sent out on the afternoon of the Monday preceding the event
N.B. A video recording of the session will be available on the website exclusively for financial members.
Cost: Financial members* free. Others $15
RSVP: COB Monday 10 November 2025. Online using our RSVP form
Join: Join CSG now [Individual membership fee: $85.]
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   RSVP: by Monday 10 November.
Online using our RSVP form or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., phone the secretary T: (03) 9387 9768 Mobile 0417 040 252
The Zoom event link will be emailed on the afternoon of Monday 10 November.

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