COVID-19 has changed businesses and will continue to change the way they operate in the coming future, even after the pandemic ends. Despite the situation being unlikely to return to ‘normal’, the priority for all businesses is to return to work as quickly as possible and with optimum health, safety and hygiene conditions for their employees and clients.

Businesses planning to restart their operations will face significant challenges to safeguard their employees and clients from health and safety risks related to the spread of COVID-19. Organisations will also need to be able to protect and build trust with their employees and clients, as well as promote transparency and credibility to the society in order to reoperate efficiently.

Bureau Veritas Australia has developed a methodology: SafeGuard Assurance Program to meet the requirements of all business sectors of the economy as they gradually reopen for business.

Accurate and timely reporting of safety incidents is a crucial component of a positive safety culture. These invaluable learning opportunities allow us to adapt, make improvements and prevent future injury. Yet, recent Australian data has found that on average, 31% of incidents go unreported and in some organisations, this figure rises as high as 53%*. And it’s not just frontline workers failing to report; leaders and managers also underreport at alarming rates.

In this webinar, we’ll explore the three key drivers of underreporting and how to strategically address each one to drive improved safety outcomes, along with key takeaways to push your safety culture in a positive direction.

Presented by Andy Shone

This webinar will provide an introduction to Human and Organisational Performance and the five principles.

Using a scenario, we will demonstrate how through taking an approach centred on curiosity and empathy, coupled with a desire to improve the work and not the worker, tremendous improvements can be achieved.

Safety professionals and organisations all over the world are having conversations about Safety Differently, but what is Safety Differently, different from? What challenges is Safety Differently a response to? And what does it look like in practice?

This webinar will provide some answers to these questions through an exploration of the key principles of Safety Differently.

COVID-19 has presented a series of challenges to our health, safety and business continuity. Whilst many of the recommendations  for combatting this novel coronavirus are still being  debated, the principles underpinning good workplace hygiene will still mitigate much of the risk, and provide a framework for managing this outbreak, and future pandemics.

This webinar will cover what we know about COVID-19, how long it persists in the environment, transmission, PPE, and disinfection, and will touch on wider principles which can be used to rapidly respond to future emergency situations.

Examples of best practice being employed in companies across Australia in a variety of industries will also be shared.

Michael Taylor is a principal consultant at Greencap with an academic background in public and environmental health, microbial ecology and mycology. 

We find ourselves in unprecedented times. The uncertainty created by current events, including COVID-19, has led to increased stress, distraction and anxiety in the workplace. For some, this is in addition to the recent devastations of drought, fire and flood. But what happens when workers find their stress compounding and fail to recognise it?

As a leader, it’s important to recognise when a worker may need to access support. This webinar will provide a framework to help leaders understand the difference between a team member thriving and surviving—and if they are surviving, whether they’re simply going through a bad patch or if they require extra support to manage a mental health issue or illness.

Commonly used incident classification methodologies have resulted in adverse consequences, including over classification, poor investigation outcomes, unnecessary investigations and unsustainable workloads for those responsible for facilitating the investigation.

Presented by Andy Shone and Mark Alston 

All over the world, companies in a range of industries are beginning to benefit from the use of Learning Teams. What are Learning Teams and why are they so effective?

In this session, using scenario-based learning, we will explore and demonstrate:

• What operational learning can look like

This session will equip you with the skills to:

• Understand the fundamentals of operational learning

The webinar will consist of a demonstration on how learning teams works (Andy Shone), followed by an explanation of the module (Mark Alston). There will be a Q&A at the end. Southpac International is also offering free 15-minute consultations on HOP & Learning Teams, with consideration on how these can be facilitated virtually.

Southpac International was established to assist organisations and business leaders to get the very best from their people and from their systems. They can help your organisation move off the plateau of performane, improve safety, while also simultaneously improving across all your other key objectives.

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Brian Jackson (Senior Lawyer) Moray & Agnew will present an urgent webinar on managing the economic and health & safety implications of the COVID-19 crisis on your workplace including:

• How best to implement, and enforce necessary protocols to ensure the safety and wellbeing of your employees, with the least disruption and with effective compliance.

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is already significantly impacting Australian workplaces. This free webinar will assist human resources, legal counsel, risk and senior executives to prepare to deal with existing and future challenges. Harmers Workplace Lawyers presenters: Michael Harmer, Chairman & Senior Team Leader, Madeleine Boyd, Senior Associate and Zeb Holmes, Solicitor, will cover:

• An introduction to the Coronavirus and its potential impact on Australian workplaces.