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Psychological
Health & Safety
at Work
CSG May 2024 speakers:WorkSafe Victoria

Psychological health & safety at work

Presenters:

    Madelaine Barry, Program Officer (Psychological health programs), WorkSafe Victoria
    Darcy Cooper, Program Manager (WorkWell), WorkSafe Victoria
    Daniel McConville, Psychosocial Inspector, WorkSafe Victoria

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We had a special event on 14 May with 3 in-person presenters from WorkSafe Victoria, including an Inspector, on the topic of psychological health & safety.
Any worker experiencing unsafe work is a matter of concern for all – employees, employers, insurers, and regulators. So what are some practical approaches companies can take to prevent mental injuries and create safe and mentally healthy workplaces?
We heard from people working on this issue for WorkSafe Victoria. They spoke about their experience supporting Victorian employers to adopt a psychosocial risk management approach in their workplaces. This includes the range of psychosocial hazards that duty holders need to address. They outlined how to access the tools and resources that make getting started easy.
There was an extended Q&A session after the presentation.

The presenter:

Madelaine Barry is a Program Officer (Psychological health programs): project manager delivering strategic interventions aimed at preventing and reducing the risk of work-related mental injury.

The presenter:

Darcy Cooper is Program Manager (WorkWell): large scale behaviour change specialist for psychological health and safety.

The presenter:

Daniel McConville is a Psychosocial Inspector: his role is to ensure that Victorian workplaces are meeting their obligation to provide a working environment that is safe and without risks to psychological health.

 
 

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The Rights
& Wrongs of
Safety Comms

CSG March 2025 event - Dr Tristan Casey, Director, New View Safety, Dr Tristan Casey, Director, New View Safety


The rights and wrongs of safety comms

Presented by: Dr Tristan Casey, Director, New View Safety
Topic: The rights and wrongs of safety comms


How: CSG Hybrid Lunchtime Presentation -via zoom or in person

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

The rights and wrongs of safety comms
Effective communications are a key part of creating a safe workplace, but what works and what doesn’t? Some valuable insights and answers will be provided by Dr Tristan Casey in his 11 March presentation to Central Safety Group.
Dr Casey, an Implementation Scientist (Workplace Health, Safety & Wellbeing), conducted a detailed study on safety communication, in the field, as a joint project between Queensland’s Griffith University and the nation-wide Protech employment group.
He will discuss some basic principles of safety communications and also give an outline of the project. It involved an in-depth survey of a large cross-section of workers placed by Protech, then an analysis of the results to produce some useful practical recommendations.
Rob D’Elsini, Protech’s WHS Business Partner, will also contribute to the presentation by sharing his experience of applying some of the research outcomes. Rob will outline a number of the study’s ideas and systems for safety communications that Protech have put into practice and discuss their effectiveness.

About the Speaker:

Dr Tristan Casey, Director of New View Safety, is a seasoned scientist-practitioner with experience across private consulting, academia and government.
Tristan has a doctorate in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from the University of Queensland, and has developed numerous award-winning training programs, measurement tools and academic publications.
He is an endorsed Organisational Psychologist with over 15 years’ expertise in the practical management of health, safety and wellbeing.
He is a keen advocate of the positive links between safety, wellbeing and overall job performance.

Date: Tuesday 11 March 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: In person or online via Zoom - the link will be sent out on the afternoon of Monday 10 March
N.B. A video recording of the session will be available on the website exclusively for financial members.
Cost: Financial members* free. Others $15
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