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There's no question that managing EHS compliance across international locations is challenging. Balancing diverse cultures, navigating different legislative systems, and adapting to multiple enforcement and inspection approaches add to the complexity. Barbour EHS has recorded a webinar with there expert speakers to address these challenges and answer questions about keeping up with health & safety or environmental obligations

Available on a range of platforms including:

• Safety of Work website
• Apple Podcasts
• Listen Notes
• Spotify

Haumaru Tāngata is a Māori-centered approach that responds to the over representation of Māori within workplace injury and mortality statistics. 

The framework draws together the foundational principles, focus areas, activities and interventions, and measures detailed in this section of the document.

It focuses on high-risk sectors and gives a focused space for Māori workers, Māori businesses and health and safety representatives to design a bespoke framework to reduce workplace injury and fatalities. This within the context of the fact that past approaches have not always provided a platform to reduce the rates of workplace injury and death - particularly for Māori.

The expectation is that Haumaru Tāngata will deliver a Māori centered model that is meaningful to organisations, businesses, and individuals. A model – that is effective, culturally responsive, and capable of reducing and preventing the workplace injuries and fatalities that Māori experience.

To download a copy of the framework please click here. To learn more about Te Rōpū Marutatu o Aotearoa, the Māori Health & Safety Association please click here.

In the WorkSafe Strategy 2024 WorkSafe has changed the three keyways they influence from Engage, Educate and Enforce to:

• ENGAGE - Helping businesses and workers to understand how to meet their responsibilities to ensure work is healthy and safe.
• ENFORCE - Taking action against those who fail to meet their responsibilities to ensure  work is healthy and safe.
• PERMIT -Allowing businesses and individuals to carry out  high-risk work activities that require

With input from industry, we are currently working on redeveloping and updating our asbestos-related guidance.

The redeveloped guidance will be published in three stages. Stage one was published in August 2024 and includes the below guides:

• Asbestos in New Zealand – information for businesses, workers, and others
• Asbestos in the home – information for homeowners
• Protective clothing and equipment for working with asbestos – guidance for PCBUs
• Managing asbestos in your building or workplace – good practice guidance for PCBUs

There are two further stages to follow.

CHASANZ has partnered with MATES in Construction's dedicated and compassionate team in continuing to SPARK CHANGE.

This webinar discusses their latest comprehensive research on the state of mental health and well-being within New Zealand's construction industry, sharing key insights from over 2,000 workers across New Zealand.

There is a compelling line-up of guest-speakers, Dr Chris Bowden (Director of Research), Dr Lauren Donnan (Research and Innovation Manager) and James Sendall (Field Officer) who will be presenting MATES' newest research. The research identified five workplace-based psychosocial stressors common to and affecting all worker groups. These stressors will be outlined in more detail within the webinar.

A webinar on improving health and safety outcomes for the construction sector through better design practices. Resources also include a copy of the presentation and answers to questions asked during the webinars.

• Effective and efficient pre-qualification
• Informed onboarding
• Meaningful assurance
• Diligent performance review

Culture Amp's Senior People Scientist, Pip Lyons, and carsales Executive General Manager - People, Anthea Corridon, discuss how to support behavioural change within the framework of continuous performance. Click here to view the webinar.

This report brings together case studies and examples from 30 senior leaders across the Forum about the opportunities and challenges that flexible and new ways of working bring; as well as useful examples about how organisations are managing flexibility at work including for those employees who cannot work from home.

The report outlines five key principles organisations should be considering when exploring flexible working:

• Ensure any approach is team-centric
• Support your people leaders to lead well in a hybrid world
• Ensure you have guardrails, or parameters in place
• Move to outcome focused performance or KPIs
• Remain curious and ask your people what they need.

Safety culture is one of the most provocative topics in the profession. But what is safety culture exactly? With seemingly endless definitions, proprietary assessment tools, and maturity models, the field of safety culture has become confusing and controversial.

During the webinar Fred will provide some insights into what Safety Culture is and isn’t, the potential dimensions of safety culture that we can observe and those we can’t. There will also be ideas about how we might at least pay attention to the right things to help us learn and improve.

Fred will demystify the concept of Safety Culture through her unique recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs, as well as providing practical considerations for those tasked with the management of Safety Culture in the field.

Diving into the barriers holding women and minorities back, Building Belonging explores why in 2023 Aotearoa's trade industry is still lacking diversity. Join hosts and tradies Genevieve Black and Chris Donnelly as they talk to industry leaders and change-makers to find out how we can create a worksite and sector that is better for everyone.  Click here to access the podcasts on Spotify.

The impact of age diversity on health and safety often goes overlooked, yet it affects every organisation, no matter the size or industry.

Kate Field (Global Head of Human and Social Sustainability for BSI) will delve into the challenges of overseeing the health and safety of a multigenerational workforce, as well as the practical impact it has on your day-to-day responsibilities.

The webinar will cover:

• The statistics: why looking at cold numbers could lead health & safety professionals to the wrong conclusion

• The intersection of physical and psychological health

• Chronic health conditions, absence management and rehabilitation

• Technology, digitisation and AI

• Considering ergonomics

On the 3rd March was world hearing day. This is an annual campaign to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss from work activity and promote ear and haring care.

Please see click here to watch a WorkSafe NZ video on the topic. For more information about Noise please click here.

In this webinar Dr. Kelly Dale, Matt Vaughan and Chris Polaczuk discussed sleep pathologies and ways to improve the quality of your sleep, as well as things you and your employer can do around this.  To watch the webinar recording, download the presentation or clinical paper please click here

This study found significant excess cancer and other disease mortality amongst male Scottish firefighters compared to the general male population.

This essay from WorkSafe covers the role of a health and safety representative, challenges health and safety representatives face, how businesses and organisations can support and enable health and safety representatives and how health and safety representatives can use their role to support mentally healthy work.

WorkSafe’s Katie Buckley, a speech language pathologist and expert in ergonomics, explains the scientific discipline of Human Factors | Ngā Āhua Tangata.

Hear from Brent Sutton, the founder of Learning Teams Inc. Brent works in the commercial, government and education sectors to improve health and safety outcomes through operational learning and strategies to drive improvements in operational excellence using HOP (Human and Organisation Performance) principles.

Brent takes organisations on a learning journey to understand how workers are seen as the solution, how to engage people and leverage their skills. He advocates for doing safety ‘with people’ so both frontline workers and the organisation learn and improve together.

HOP and Learning Teams have reshaped the ‘find-and-fix’ strategy for many organisations to a ‘find-understand-learn-improve’ approach. Everyday learning is a continuation of those core principles. Brent will discuss HOP and Learning Teams, including how to facilitate learning from everyday work, critical and dynamic risks with the 4Ds (Dumb, Dangerous, Difficult, Different).

Available on a range of platforms including:

• Apple Podcasts
• Listen Notes
• Stitcher

Available on a range of platforms including:

• Apple Podcasts
• Listen Notes
• Spotify

CHASANZ hosted a webinar last week discussing the importance of developing frontline leaders and the impact they can have on health, safety and wellbeing.  To watch the recording and view the presentation please click here

Did you know, up to 60% of a company’s management team consists of frontline managers, who are responsible for up to 80% of the workforce? Despite this, they often lack the support they need to excel. Discover why frontline managers are pivotal in frontline industries such as retail, heath & aged care, childcare, and more. Click here to download the White Paper

In this video, Chris Jones spells out the vision for better governance with the 5 Cs of Capable, Curious, Courageous, Context and Care. This is an excerpt from a recent webinar where Chris Jones and Francois Barton discussed a new set of guiding principles for a reimagined approach to health and safety governance.

This webinar key takeaways are on:

• Identifying and navigating potential pitfalls when creating learning experiences for a global, multicultural and multilingual audience.
• Designing and developing learning programs that cater to the unique needs of a global company.
• Understanding the crucial steps involved in translation and localization, which will enable you to deliver culturally relevant and impactful training across different regions.
   

To watch the webinar recording please click here. To download a copy of the presentation slides please click here.

Tim Bailey, Z Energy retail lead, discusses what mentally healthy work means at Z.

Z Energy staff Eruera, Gurvinder, Leanne, Sukhpal, Louise, and Ita discuss what mentally healthy work means to them and the support available at Z.

Z Energy staff Eruera, Gurvinder, Leanne, Sukhpal, Louise, and Ita discuss the support available at Z, including the ‘We’ve Got Your Back’ and ‘Back on Your Feet’ programmes.

Benny Mathews, Kmart National Health and Safety Governance Manager for Australia and New Zealand, and Matt Hallal, Country Manager for Kmart New Zealand, discuss the tools and resources Kmart has available to support staff.

Kmart managers Helen, Vikram, and LieungSue discuss how they support their staff to deal with psychosocial risks and challenges in their day-to-day work. 

Kmart staff Chav, James, Leila, and Tanya, discuss the support they have received and seen others receive at work.

• Why this topic is trending
• Why businesses need sustainability content
• What content is available now
• What content is being developed

• defining and giving examples of psychosocial risks
• explaining the importance of managing psychosocial risks at work
• introducing factors influencing mentally healthy work and how they can impact business
• providing examples of how to manage psychosocial risks
• providing advice for responding when workers experience psychosocial harm at work.

Please note:

• This draft does not necessarily present WorkSafe’s final position on the information contained within it.
• As the guidelines are in a draft format, some illustrations may appear in low resolution. Once the content has been confirmed, the guidelines will be reformatted.
• There is more detailed guidance on bullying, sexual harassment and stress available on WorkSafe’s website.

The Resilience Institute Global Resilience Report 2023. This report explores the state of global resilience. In our uncertain times, the human capacity to bounce, grow, connect, and flow is being tested. The primary focus this year is on young people. CDC data shows that many elements of their physical, emotional, and mental well-being are in decline.

The Resilience Institute Global Resilience Report 2022 features critical insights from their research during the pandemic and includes their view on the top 5 skills for building a culture of resilience at work.

A one pager with tips and tricks for staying safe during the clean up after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Together with Construction Sector Accord, Mates in Construction and industry, CHASNZ has written this simple 1 page high-level guide to assist those businesses involved in remediating flood damaged buildings and property. While many risks are obvious and dealt with normally in the course of everyday work, there are some hidden dangers to think about when planning and undertaking this type of work. Included in this document are links to other resources that can help when dealing with these risks.

• The impact of work on psychological health – especially for those working irregular or anti-social hours, or are based far from HR and organisational support
• Why prevention is always better than a cure: identifying and managing hazards and risks to workers’ psychological health and safety, and building a culture of care
• The most effective ways to assist frontline workers with awareness training, self-care tips and resilience training
• Practical advice on how to support managers of frontline workers

During this webinar, Culture Amp's Senior People Scientist, Gavin Morse and Melinda Bell, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, discusses the most prevalent forms of psychosocial hazards encountered at work and explore the types of interventions that can best support to help reduce psychosocial risk. To watch the recording please click here

During this webinar CultureAmp covers:

• Psychosocial hazards in the world of 2024
• Interventions and emerging research
• Psychosocials safety climate
• Insights from Culture Amp.

A CLN survey data revealed that what organizations thought they were portraying and what they actually were putting into practice wasn't aligned when it came to psychological safety

The report includes:

• What psychological safety in the workplace actually means
• "Commonsense” behaviors of psychological safety your team may or may not be exhibiting (especially since COVID)
• Best practices of what the most effective teams are doing to build, maintain and nurture psychological safety

Available on a range of platforms including:

• Social Psychology of Risk
• Apple Podcasts
• Listen Notes

NEBOSH and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) hosted a webinar on this years World Day for Health and Safety Work. The session explores and discusses how organisations can address these hazards and implement preventative measures to ensure people work in a safe and healthy environment.

Last week CHASANZ hosted a webinar with Dr. Matthew Hallowell discussing moving from injury frequency rates to measures that help identify and prevent harm. ​
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Dr. Matthew Hallowell is the Founder and Executive Director of the Construction Safety Research Alliance (CSRA) and an Endowed Professor of Construction Engineering at the University of Colorado.​

In every workplace, you're likely to encounter colleagues (or learners) who are more difficult to work with than others. But before you rush to judgment, you should determine if and how you might be contributing to the situation, and what you can do to help. In this course, join psychologist Dr. Emily Anhalt as she shows you how to navigate and communicate with people who you find challenging to deal with at work. Pause and reflect on your role in challenging work situations to uncover how empathy can help you work better with others. Emily shares strategies to respond to a wide variety of particularly challenging work situations, including with people whose behavior is negative, absent, competitive, and passive-aggressive. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared with new skills and practical strategies to have an effective conversation with someone you find difficult to work with. To access the free LinkedIn eLearning course please click here

Culture AMP episode from the podcast series called Culture First. To listen to the podcast click here

Culture AMP episode from the podcast series called Culture First. To listen to the podcast click here.

Culture AMP episode from the podcast series called Culture First. To listen to the podcast click here

Sustainability and workplace health, safety and wellbeing are closely connected. By integrating sustainable strategies, organisations can reduce risk to the environment, business and people.

+IMPAC brings you the chance to hear from MakeUK’s environmental expert Martin Elliker, who walks you through how sustainability impacts organisations and what it means to be a sustainability champion. He talks about IEMA and its global role in the sector, plus you’ll discover why getting solid sustainability training, like the IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management, is key for industry professionals today.

This digital resource focuses on research (2022) from New Zealand and overseas, to support organisations to understand the effectiveness of interventions.

This essay from WorkSafe introduces psychosocial factors as a key determinant of mentally healthy work and briefly outline the link between work and psychosocial hazards, before drawing upon three theories of work stress (job demands-resources theory; effort-reward imbalance theory; and organisational justice theory) to explain how psychosocial factors can lead to adverse outcomes for workers and the organisations in which they work.