An article released by HSI discusses how companies can boost motivation and engagement in their workers and Chandra and Alanna discuss in depth their views on some of the suggestions made. Chandra and Alanna really took the line of bringing a whole person to work and do the suggestions truly provide a solution to the business or the human that arrives at work that day? Tune in to find out their thoughts!

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It has been a long time coming but we finally got the chance to chat with Amy Roosa. Amy is the Founder of The Safety Rack and the Iowa Women in Safety Conference.

Amy and Alanna chat through her journey as a professional to finding a gaping hole in the PPE market for women in trades (herself included). We hear Amy talk about her passion project in changing how organisations procure PPE and demand better service from PPE manufacturers to be more diverse in their offering and inclusive in terms of size, shape etc.

It was an empowering conversations of two women leading change.

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Sandra Leigh doesn’t describe herself as a safety professional but a health and wellness professional that saw too many injuries (including one to herself) and knew something had to change. 

Sandra now dedicates her career to coach and educate people on creating healthier routines and movement in their day to day life. Sandra works on the fringes of ergonomics, pilates and other wellness practices to help people overcome what is often a workplace injury. She wants our listeners to think about how they are moving their body and when they are moving their body intentionally to reduce injury in the workplace.

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In this episode of Topic Tuesday we chatted about a recent article from the Harvard Business Review how being ‘funny’ can ‘pay off’ for women at work. Albeit we had a bit of a lighthearted conversation Chandra and I discussed just how detrimental this stereotyping can be. We looked beyond the laughs and to competency and capabilities over humour and how sometimes it may not work in our favour. It was a really great conversation but mind the really bad joke!

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Skye Buatava is a health and safety executive and is driven to create change. With multiple titles and projects, Skye loves throwing herself in the deep end. This episode we chat through Skye’s career to date including her role with Safe Work NSW in both the Centre for Research and the World Congress. 

What we love about this conversation is Skye believes in continual learning and every day there is an opportunity to learn, reflect and grow. She does not shy away from a challenge and has some great take aways for those looking to expand their role.

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Chandra and I chat through a research article discussing long commuting times and how they may be linked to poor health outcomes. The article was linking those that worked long hours and then had a long commute really didn't save a lot of time for healthy habits. 

Listen in as we discuss the impact on the work week and the hours we work and the commute time to our health. We talk about our own experiences, those around us and then lean into how can we make change? How can we influence the policy and decision makers on fatigue policies?

Have you reviewed your fatigue risks with these considerations in mind?

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Angela Mohr is such an engaging, passionate health and safety leader who has had a varied career with one key theme - being authentic!

We chatted all things transferable skills, the concept of ‘safety first’ and educating leaders. When we asked Angela what the next 12 months looks like it was all about simplification and educating all the functions of a business not only for safety but sharing information on a larger scale.

I love that we could chat about ‘looking over the fence’ for what else was going on! Collaboration is at the forefront for Angela!

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Chandra and Alanna love a good data set to drive change and this episode is all around how we need to look beyond our organisation to understand and understand risks that may impact us.

The World Economic Forum each year develop a global risk report and in this episode we dive in to some of the data in the risk report and how we have seen some of the things that we may never have considered impact us (hello Covid)!

Grab the report ⁠here.⁠

Join us as we dive into data, thinking critically and expanding our knowledge together!

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Danielle Van Velthuizen is a career health and safety recruiter who is dedicated to creating unique and personal recruitment experiences regardless whether you are the candidate or the hiring manager. Danielle talks us through her experience over the years and how she has seen health and safety roles change, adapt and flex to current standards. 

I love that Danielle isn't a safety professional yet works alongside us as professionals and is dedicated to helping us. Danielle shares what she loves about supporting safety professionals and it's such a fun conversation!

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Topic Tuesday is back and this week we are chatting all things Jacinda Ardern resignation. Not for political reasons but how burnout was a key factor in her resignation. As women, we must support one another and seeing such a great female leader. We chat about how we need to set boundaries as women so that we know what we will and won’t tolerate of others. Juicy conversation that is for sure! We can’t wait to hear your thoughts.

Bullet points of key topics

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