You can do everything right in an investigation and still change nothing, if the recommendations are weak.

In the finale of the Investigation Series, Mark Alston tackles the most neglected part of the whole process: turning findings into action. 

We talk through the ‘holy trinity’ of useless actions, why a finding must name the risk to be a finding, goal-based recommendations, the hierarchy of control as a process, and how the value of a statistical life reframes the ‘too expensive’ conversation. 

Who should listen 

Safety managers, investigators and leaders who write or sign off investigation reports and want their recommendations to actually stick, and anyone who's followed the series to its conclusion. 

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‘Human error’ might be the most expensive phrase in safety, because it ends the conversation exactly where it should begin.

We talk through ‘work as normal’, why superficial findings only fix one worker or one machine, and a practical method for reaching systemic risk, including why you should interview leadership for a near-miss, and why the analysis timeline doesn't belong in the report. 

Who should listen 

Safety managers, investigators and operations leaders who want their investigations to deliver more than a tidy report, and anyone curious about systems thinking and Safety II in practice. 

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The big lessons come from the big events, right?

Not according to Mark Alston.

In this episode he argues the minor incidents we barely look at are our richest source of learning, if we stop tick-boxing them. 

Mark shares the story of an incident that happened twice at the same mine, explains why 'failure to follow procedure' is a symptom rather than a cause, and walks through Event Insights: seven conversational questions that shift investigation from who failed to what failed. 

Who should listen 

Safety managers, investigators, supervisors and operations leaders who want more from everyday events, without more paperwork or blame. 

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Same mining site. Same electricity. Roughly three-and-a-half times the emissions, depending on which grid you're on. National averages hide it. Audit-grade reporting under ISSA 5000 won't. 

In this episode, Edna Goh from eco-shaper joins the myosh Academy for the practical, operational session in our three-part series Managing What Matters. We work through three things: the data overlap between HSE workflows and greenhouse-gas accounting, the regional emissions reality that makes national grid averages dangerous, and the Critical Control Management framework, top event, hazard ID, critical controls, verification, escalation, applied to carbon hotspots. 

You'll hear which HSE data sources already feed Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions accounting, why a mining site on the Victorian grid emits roughly 3.5× more from electricity than the same site in South Australia, and why the discipline that runs your safety risk program is the same discipline carbon risk now needs. 

HSE, HSEQ and operational-risk leaders in mining, construction, infrastructure and energy. Carbon and assurance leads preparing for AASB S2 reporting. And sustainability leads who already work with HSE and want a workflow they can begin applying next week. 

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PAW is closing, and for a lot of Australian organisations, that's about to expose a gap they didn't know they had. In this episode, we sit down with Ian Fagan (Founder) and Sam McKenzie (Director of Psychosocial Compliance) from Skodel to unpack what's really changed in psychosocial risk compliance across Australia, and specifically in NSW, where WHS Codes of Practice became a legally enforceable benchmark from 1 July 2026. 

We discuss three real, recent enforcement cases, a professional college board found to have mismanaged its own bullying risk, a ten-month workplace investigation that itself became the hazard, and a fatal fatigue case that ended in a $1.43 million fine and a director's personal conviction, and what they reveal about what regulators are actually testing for. Ian and Sam also share the practical 30/60/90-day plan for building an audit-ready psychosocial risk system once PAW is gone. 

Who should listen: 

HR leaders, WHS and HSE professionals, and anyone in governance or executive roles responsible for psychosocial risk, compliance reporting, or board-level safety oversight. 

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We run more investigations than ever, so why aren't workplaces getting safer?

Mark unpacks why our injury classifications are largely made up, why a month-long investigation that ends in a ‘watch where you're walking’ toolbox talk is a red flag, and how the Event Learning Assessment helps you match effort to the genuine opportunity to learn.

You'll hear why ‘credible potential’ matters, why you should give your team permission not to investigate, and how to reframe the whole thing around risk. 

Who should listen 

Safety managers, investigators and operations leaders who are buried in incident paperwork that never seems to change anything, and anyone curious about Safety Differently, HOP and the New View in practice. 

Your CFO forwards you an email: the auditor needs site-level fuel and electricity data, assured and signed off by a deadline and no one warned you it was coming.

In this episode, Grace Phelan of EcoShaper joins myosh Academy to explain why mandatory climate disclosure has quietly become an HSE responsibility, and why most teams are far closer to compliance than they realise.

We cover the three forces:

- Capital and

- Supply chain

This is Session 1 of a three-part series. Whether you're in mining, construction, infrastructure, energy or aged care, if you run HSE at a reporting entity, this one's for you.

Guest: Grace Phelan, Director of Customer & Partner Relationships, EcoShaper

We're communicating more than at any point in history, yet so many people still feel unseen and unheard at work. In this episode, psychologist Dr Natalie Flatt joins myosh Academy host Kristina Shields to explore what happens when we truly listen.

Nat explains why hearing someone and understanding them are two very different experiences, how unconscious bias grows in the absence of information, and why listening is one of the most visible indicators of psychological safety.

She also shares practical ways to build a genuine listening culture, reverse mentoring, coffee roulette and listening circles, and closes with a question worth sitting with: have I listened long enough?

In this episode:

A standout line: "Bias thrives in simplicity. Listening thrives in complexity."

This episode is part of the myosh Academy free weekly series on workplace safety, wellbeing and leadership. Listen to the full conversation, then join us live next time: 

Guest: Dr Natalie Flatt, Connect Psych Services · Host: Kristina Shields, myosh

The leaders making the biggest difference right now aren't the loudest. They're the most aware. In this episode, executive coach Annette Gray joins myosh Academy to share The Practice of Wise Leadership – a practical, grounded approach to leading consciously through complexity, change, and pressure. 

We discuss what wise leadership actually looks like in 2026, why traditional command-and-control models are falling short, and the inner work that distinguishes conscious leaders from reactive ones. Annette shares the daily practices any leader can adopt, and then takes live questions from the audience for an honest, peer-to-peer conversation about leading well right now. 

Who should listen: Senior leaders, safety and HSEQ managers, emerging leaders, and HR professionals in safety-critical industries. Anyone who wants to lead with more awareness and less reactivity. 

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Most safety teams already run pre-task talks and post-incident reviews, so why do the same risks keep showing up, and the same lessons keep slipping through the cracks? 

In this episode, ex-combat aviation pilots Sam Gladman and Mike Mason of On Target Teaming open up the brief and debrief framework that's non-negotiable in a fighter jet cockpit and explain why most HSEQ leaders have never had access to it. We discuss why typical toolbox talks underdeliver, what an effective brief actually looks like, how to surface insight from routine operations (not just incidents), and how a properly structured debrief builds the psychological safety teams need to talk honestly about performance. 

You'll hear practical, ready-to-use guidance any safety leader, supervisor, or operations professional can apply on their next shift, whether you work in mining, construction, manufacturing, aviation, or any safety-critical environment. 

This is essential listening for HSEQ professionals who want to move from compliance to performance. 

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