Psych Health and Safety Podcast

Oct 28 2024 233 ep. 57 mins 46
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The goal of the psych health and safety podcast is to rapidly advance the practice of psychological health and safety in companies worldwide. Featuring a guest each episode from the fields of health and safety, psychology and academia who are leading the way in their corner of the globe. Hosts: Jason van Schie, Joelle Mitchell, Hayley Farrell & Peter Kelly

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Psychosocial Safety Governance: Opportunities for Improvement – with Anna Dawson

Oct 28 2024 39 mins  
In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Anna Dawson, Organisational Psychologist and Board Director. Anna shares her views on the role of the Board in relation to psychosocial safety, and offers guidance on what good governance looks like, with tips for WHS professionals who want to make psychosocial safety simple for the Board.

Listening and Building Psychological Health and Safety in a Diverse Workforce

Oct 21 2024 53 mins  
In this episode, Ian Lewis interviews Catherine Wilcox of Translink, one of Canada's largest integrated transit systems comprised of boats, buses, trains, and trams and a large workforce of operators, support technicians, public safety personnel, and corporate support. Translink has extensive experience in critical incident response and now are leaning into prevention and increasin

Expert Series: How to Embed your Psychosocial Safety Strategy

Oct 14 2024 49 mins  
In this Expert Series episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle discuss key considerations to ensure your psychosocial safety activities move beyond ad-hoc to embedded. In this practical and broad-ranging conversation they consider board/exec reporting, risk ownership, process ownership, incident response and competence building.

Certifying a PH&S Management System - with Emma Meenan

Oct 07 2024 37 mins  
In this episode, UK host Peter Kelly chats with Emma Meenan, Head of Health and Safety at London Luton Airport. Emma shares about the process involved in achieving certification against ISO 45003.

The Business Impact of Line Manager Mental Health Training - with Dr Juliet Hassard

Sep 30 2024 47 mins  
In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr. Juliet Hassard, The Director of Postgraduate Research at Queen's Business School at Queen's University Belfast. We discuss her recently published paper "The relationship between line manager training in mental health and organisational outcomes". This research aims to explore the relationship between line manager trai

Is Helping Embedded in Your Workplace Culture? - with Megan Wilson and Mike Armson

Sep 23 2024 70 mins  
In this episode, guest host Erin O’Byrne sits down with Megan Wilson and Mike Armson from Sklar, Wilton & Associates, marketing and strategy consultancy, to delve into the company’s unique internal culture and the impact of their Headway program on external clients. They explore how their Helping Quotient and culture of feedback were developed, detailing the evolution of their

Avoidable employee harm in disciplinary processes – with Kevin Teoh and Andrew Cooper

Sep 16 2024 68 mins  
In this episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Kevin Teoh of Birkbeck University and Andrew Cooper of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. They discuss the practice of applying disciplinary policies and processes and the sometimes unintended consequences on employee wellbeing. Kevin and Andrew detail new research on a 13-mon

Leaning into mental health in the energy sector

Sep 09 2024 62 mins  
In this episode, Ian Lewis speaks with Leora Hornstein of Cenovus Energy, a leading international energy with a substantial presence in Western Canada. She has been with Cenovus for 8 years and is currently the Well-being Specialist, leading well-being at the company. She is also a Registered Nurse, Certified Occupational Health Nurse, and a trained fitness and Yoga instructor. Cen

A 5x5 matrix for psychosocial risk? – with Dr Kate Harris

Sep 02 2024 51 mins  
In this episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Kate Harris of North Adelaide Local Health Network regarding the application of risk matrices to psychosocial risk. During the discussion, they talk about her experience leading a project with various stakeholders to build a contextually relevant risk matrix for psychosocial risk

EXPERT SERIES: Exploring Exposure

Aug 26 2024 49 mins  
In this Expert Series expert, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat about the importance of considering exposure when understanding the risk associated with psychosocial hazards. They explore the concept of sources of exposure and whether this should have implications to organisational risk management activities.