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The Rights
& Wrongs of
Safety Comms
CSG March 2025 speaker: Dr Tristan Casey, Director, New View Safety

The rights and wrongs of safety comms

Presenters:

    Dr Tristan Casey , Director, New View Safety
    Rob D’Elsini, WHS Business Partner, Protech

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Effective communications are a key part of creating a safe workplace, but what works and what doesn’t? Some valuable insights and answers were 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 discussed some basic principles of safety communications and also gave 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, also contributed to the presentation by sharing his experience of applying some of the research outcomes. Rob outlined a number of the study’s ideas and systems for safety communications that Protech have put into practice and discussed their effectiveness.

Their presentation included questions and discussion from the audience.

The presenter:

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.

The presenter:

Rob D’Elsini has over 20 years of varied experience in the field of safety. Having started in a warehouse and distribution centre, where Rob successfully implemented an AS4801-certified Safety Management System, he moved to V-Line. During his 3½ years there he gained valuable experience in construction, train driving and a customer service environment. After that he spent 10 years as National Safety Advisor for a national manufacturing business. In August 2024 Rob joined the national recruitment agency Protech Group as a WHS Business Partner. This role has given him broader exposure to differing industry areas, including civil construction, heavy manufacturing, quarries, warehouse and distribution as well as labour supply in traffic management and rail environments.

 
 

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Super-
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Safety

CSG April 2025 event - Catherine Itman, Safety Specialist, Safety and Property Risk team, Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT)


Super-charging safety

Presented by: Catherine Itman, Safety Specialist, Safety and Property Risk team, Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT)
Topic: Super-charging safety


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

Date: Tuesday 8 April 2025, noon
Non-Members welcome to attend

Super-charging safety
Business imperatives and safety outcomes are not always compatible, but Catherine Itman will be offering 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 will talk about how ISPT maintains a ‘do no harm’ investment and operating philosophy, with HSE principles integrated into all business activity.
Catherine will describe 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 will explain 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.

About the Speaker:

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.
Catherine holds degrees from both the University of Melbourne & Monash University.

Date: Tuesday 8 April 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 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 7 April 2025. Online using our RSVP form
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