On this weeks episode of the Conversation we are joined by the wornderful Lisette Kanse. Lisette talks about her journey in safety, the AIHS Body of Knowledge and all things safety.

Dr Lisette Kanse is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Course Coordinator of UWA’s Master of and Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology. She has worked as an academic and as a consultant/practitioner in a variety of industrial settings across Europe and Australia, including chemical industry, oil and gas, mining, rail transport, and healthcare settings.

Having entered the field of work health and safety over 25 years ago convinced of the importance of this domain, Lisette’s mission across her entire working life has been to improve work environments, either directly, or through her students, to keep people safe, healthy, engaged, and productive. Occasionally she has been known to extend this mission to keeping people safe outside of the work environment as well.

She uses her dual background in industrial engineering and organisational psychology to identify and facilitate evidence-based improvements, and to warn against ineffective strategies. Her research interests include human factors, work design characteristics, procedures, norms, culture, and leadership, and how these impact on work practice and safety and health.

Links: 

Website: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/lisette-kanse

OHSBoK Chapter on work design: https://www.ohsbok.org.au/chapter-34-4-work-design/#1548328004983-899b528e-01e4

UWA Master of Business Psychology course: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/master-of-business-psychology

UWA Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology course: https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/graduate-certificate-in-business-psychology

Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.