On this weeks episode of the conversation we are joined by the fantastic Alexsandro Siedschlag. A wonderful human, very humble and suprisingly unaware of his own ability to tell a good story. I consider myself lucky to know Alex. Available at Spotify, ITunes, Stitcher, Iheart Radio, Google Podcasts, Google Chrome and many more. If you want a quick link try these: https://buff.ly/3Arrmq9 or watch at https://buff.ly/3pTz6fK

Alexsandro Siedschlag was born and grow in a small coast city in south Brazil called São Francisco do Sul. There wasn’t much to do there other than fishing, surfing, or working in port activities. So, in 2007 he went to the nearest industrial city and took a technical course in safety. This took me back to my hometown (what an irony) to work in a shipping company. From there, in 2012 he started to work offshore in oil & gas where he spent my next 6 years. After that he experienced the corporate side of the business, taking roles as HSE advisory, supervisor and stepping in as a manager a few times, living in Rio de Janeiro for 3 years.

During this journey, Alexsandro invested in qualification and competences development, from technical skills (environmental degree, process safety, incident investigation, among others) to social skills such as the professional certification in coaching, IOSH coaching for safety and a MBA in human factors in 2023. This helped him to find out I’m passionate about supporting individuals and teams through professional coaching and mentoring. Alexsandro could see selfhimself to make safety differently. In 2022 he left the oil & gas company he was working for the past 9 years and became an associate performance safety coach for a company headquartered in Scotland, working in Australia, in an underground coal mine supporting a safety leadership cultural change program.

So far, in between work, family trips and studying Alexsandro has been around Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Suriname, Costa Rica, United States, South Africa, England, Scotland, Spain, Italy, and Australia. He lives in Brazil but currently working in Australia flying in/out every month, which helps a lot my air miles programs!

This little story gave Alexsandro 14 years’ experience in high-hazard industries among different countries, working in complex social-technical systems, supporting organizations to deliver safe operations.

Family speaking, Alexsandro is married and a dad of two who loves to read and listen to podcasts related to safety science and leadership stuff while exercising. In between working, traveling and all that, he tries to find some time to go surfing (not those big waves – I confess).

Alexsandro's profile traits are: measured, discipline driven, good listener, and collaborative.

Links to today's episode:

LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/3PYqFNP

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 Do lived experience safety speakers make a lasting difference in worker behavior?

1. Yes

2. No

3. I would prefer to comment

The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment.

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This week on the conversation we are joined by the marvellous Sarah Thomas from New Zealand. One of my favourite contributiors to safety conversations on LinkedIn and someone who genuinely thinks before speaking.

Sarah Thomas is an experienced HSE professional who began her career in safety in 2002. However, as a surf lifeguard, professional ski patroller, outdoor instructor, and volunteer St John ambulance officer, she has lived and breathed safety from a young age. Her six years with the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserves also gave her advanced command and communication training. 

Sarah gained a BA/LLB at the University of Canterbury and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (HSE) from Massey University. She has worked as a safety coordinator, safety specialist and National HSE/Human Resources Manager. 

During her career, Sarah has helped develop nationwide health and safety systems and has experience in a range of industries including transport, oil, manufacturing and the Department of Conservation.  She launched her consulting career in 2011. 

In terms of her personality profile, Sarah is outgoing and has an inclusive style of communication developed after years of regularly attending Toastmasters meetings.  Her clients describe her as facilitative; however, she can be direct and hold people accountable when necessary. Along with a sense of humour, she has an innate ability to define a problem and guide her clients to develop a solution that is written in their own language and meets their operational needs. 

Links from today's podacast:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahthomasemploymenownz/

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.employmenow.co.nz/

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Have you ever left a job because of a supervisor or manager?

1 Yes

2 No

3 I’d prefer to comment

The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment.

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Lachie Samuel joins on this weeks episode of the conversation.

Joining us this week on the Conversation is Lachie Samuel.

In 2017, after nearly 10 years working fifo shutdowns and construction, having already experienced his partners attempt due to the stress of his working away, Lachie lost two colleagues to suicide. He was also later evacuated from site for mental health issues.

Since then he has gone on to become one of the leaders in FIFO mental health, creating a top10 mental health podcast, the FIFO Mental Health Summit and The Association for Mental Health in Mining.

In 2021 he won the 'national mens health champion' award, for his work in FIFO mental health, from the Australian Mens Health Forum, Australia's peak body for mens health.

In 2022 Lachie was named a Linkedin Top Voice for Mental Health and with that, made the decision to transition from FIFO Mental Health Guy, to FIFO Mental Health Group, as the first step towards finding and building a team of people who are deeply passionate about transforming mental health culture within mining.

Website - https://www.fifomentalhealthgroup.com

linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachiesamuel/

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#13 In your country what does the future of safety look like?

a)      Positive – heading the right way

b)     Negative

c)      I’d rather comment

The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment.

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On this weeks conversation we are joined by Jonathan Wilson all the way from Cornwall in the UK. Jonathan talks to us about bullying and harrassment as well as other psychosocial hazards in the workplace, his career and his own personal experience dealing with a toxic workplace environment. Available at Spotify, ITunes, Stitcher, Iheart Radio, Google Podcasts, Google Chrome and many more. If you want a quick link try these: https://buff.ly/3Arrmq9 or watch at https://buff.ly/3AeAEG

Jonathan has over 28 years’ experience working in the Metropolitan Police with much of that time in leadership roles. During that time, he has witnessed a variety of leadership styles and has seen the organisational culture of the police change dramatically. He has a good understanding of how important a healthy positive culture is to the morale of employees. He has challenged inconsistencies between leadership behaviour and policy when necessary.

Jonathan experienced being the target of bullying some years ago; a period of his life that impacted on him considerably. He now dedicates much of his time to challenging workplace bullying and is an Ambassador for the Stop Hurt at Work campaign.

Links:

LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/3Ymrlz6

Email: [email protected]

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#12 Is the role of a safety professional becoming more difficult?

a)      Yes

b)     No

c)      I’d like to comment

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This week on the Conversation we are joined by the mecuirial Rob Kirkwood. A refreshingly honest conversation with some interesting insights from across the ditch. Available at Spotify, ITunes, Stitcher, Iheart Radio, Google Podcasts, Google Chrome and many more. If you want a quick link try these: https://buff.ly/3Arrmq9 or watch at https://buff.ly/3AeAEG

Rob is the Organisational Performance Manager for Energyworks in Taranaki and has spent the last 30 years working in a number of high-risk industries including oil and gas, electricity, adventure tourism, transportation and waste.

Rob has also held a number of health, safety and environmental roles, however over the last 10 years, Rob has watched the ‘safety industry’ go from non-existent in some sectors to a bureaucratic burden in others with layers of administration that add little value. Despondent with corporate zero harm fallacies, tracking metrics and low trust leadership models, Rob sought out a new way of ‘doing’ safety and the results speak for themselves but in doing so has realised that this has very little to do with safety. Energyworks also won the inaugural Safety II category at the National Health and Safety awards last year and as a result have been instrumental in taking the lead in removing health and safety from the vocabulary.

Rob believes that every person can undertake growth personally and professionally in the right environment. Rob’s approach revolves around the principle that workers are not the problem but the solution so we need to ensure our people are at the core of decision making.

Links:

LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/3s6avsb

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#11 Are you planning to attend a safety conference later in 2023?

a)Yes – please comment

b)No

The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment.

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