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CSG April 2025 speaker: Catherine Itman, Safety Specialist, ISPT

Super-charging safety

Presentation by: Catherine Itman, Safety Specialist, Safety and Property Risk team, Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT)

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Business imperatives and safety outcomes are not always compatible, but Catherine Itman offered a good-news story to Central Safety Group at the April lunchtime presentation.

As a safety specialist in the Safety and Property Risk team at Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT), Catherine spoke about how ISPT maintains a ‘do no harm’ investment and operating philosophy, with HSE principles integrated into all business activity.

Catherine described how the Safety and Property Risk team embraces opportunities to strengthen safety leadership across business functions, within a fast-paced business environment. By leading data-informed decision-making, understanding and translating business drivers into safety outcomes, and supporting change as early adopters, the team has established itself as a critical business function with respected and sought-after expertise.

Established in 1994 by some of Australia’s leading superannuation funds, ISPT has grown a national property portfolio worth over $20 billion. Catherine explained their ‘active client’ business model, where the ISPT Safety and Property Risk team works closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to set standards and influence safety performance.

The presenter:

Catherine Itman has 15 years' experience in aged care and disability services and 20 years in the tertiary sector across scientific support services, research and academia. Since November 2022, she has been working as a safety specialist with Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT). Drawing on her training as a scientist and years of teaching, she champions data-informed decisions and continual improvement. Recognising the importance of personal growth and sharing expertise, Catherine has served on the AIHS Victorian Branch Committee as well as the Board of Governance of a community services organisation. She is currently a Community Representative with a medical college and a Financial Member of Central Safety Group. Catherine holds degrees from both the University of Melbourne & Monash University.

 
 

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Climate
Change as
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CSG June 2026 event - 

Presenter: Sam Hall, Researcher & PhD Candidate, La Trobe University


Climate change as an OHS issue

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

How: CSG Lunchtime Presentation - via zoom or in person

Date: Tuesday 9 June 2026, noon
Non-Members welcome to attend

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.
Sam will present preliminary findings on the perceptions of climate-related risks at work. She will also discuss how workplaces may respond proactively to climate change as an OHS and work design issue.
The talk will be followed by audience questions and discussion.
Our members always appreciate hearing about new research, especially as it stimulates new thinking and inspires innovation in OHS management. Come along for your monthly dose of inspiration from CSG!

About the Speaker:

Sam Hall is a qualified physiotherapist and ergonomist with 20 years’ experience across occupational health and safety, rehabilitation, wellbeing, coaching, and education.
She is currently a graduate researcher completing a PhD at La Trobe University’s Climate Change Adaptation Lab, investigating the climate change impacts on health at work.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and a Masters of Health Science (Ergonomics) from the University of Queensland, and a Masters of Health Science (OHS) from Queensland Institute of Technology.

Date: Tuesday 9 June 2026
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 8 June 2026. Online using our RSVP form
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The Zoom event link will be emailed on the afternoon of Monday 8 June.

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