Health and Safety Conversations

The wonderful Marc Miles, the font of knowledge on all training and assessing matters in the vocational education and training sector helps disect the TAE qualification. An honest, sometimes brutally honest about whether the keystone qualification required for all trainers and assessors in the sector actually is fit for purpose. 

Marc Miles is a career presenter and trainer. He has written a book on Advanced Facilitation Skills, an...

Dr. Megan Tranter is a recognized global voice in Health, Safety, and Environment leadership. She is among the few women who have held top EHS roles  at Amazon, PepsiCo, Novartis, and Netflix. Megan has extensive experience in global strategy development and implementation, risk management, cultural change, and Board and CEO-level engagement and coaching.

Originally from Australia, Megan has had an impressive career spanning govern...

Steve Hearsum has worked for over 20 years as an organisational consultant, coach and more recently supervisor. He has a keen interest in the human side of change, which in recent years that has grown into a fascination with how shame and anxiety drive behaviour in organisations, particularly at senior leadership levels. He supports and challenges clients to find their ‘edge and stretch’ when what they are after is more than simply...

Darryl Johnson, Owner and Director of Mental Health Journey Australia, is a Registered Nurse with Post Graduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing and Occupational Health and Safety. Additionally, he holds qualifications as a Trainer Assessor.

With extensive experience spanning industries like manufacturing, the Australian Army, oil and gas, and mining, Darryl is a passionate advocate for workplace mental health. His belief in...

Marc Miles is a career presenter and trainer. He has written a book on Advanced Facilitation Skills, and for over a decade, has taught public speaking skills, and content from the Training and Education Training Package for Australian Vocational Education and Training.

During his time in the Vocational Education and Training sector, Marc has taught the TAE package over 500 times to people all around Australia in various indus...

Sarah Thomas joines us to talk about issues in New Zealand at the moment. We touch on safety, politics, road cones, and so much more. Sarah is a Health and Safety Professional with over 2 decades of experience. She also delivers Crisis Leadership Training. 

Sarah has always been into the outdoors and once claimed to be a travel addict fuelled by caffeine. Today the caffeine addiction still stands although her knees won’t let her be...

In this episode  Tanya Hallett dives into the transformative world of LEGO Serious Play. Discover how this innovative approach, once seen as child’s play, has become a powerful tool for team building, strategy planning, and fostering psychological safety. Tanya shares heartfelt stories from workshops, including profound moments of self-discovery and unique builds that unveil unto...

It's done. Season 4 is completed. A wrap up with the lovely Karina Bourne covering all 4 Seasons of our 1st venture into podcasting.

A huge thank you to all of the wonderful guests who gave up their time, their experiences, their stories and their wisdom to help you the listeners.

The safety community is somewhat uniquie in most love to share their stories and this made the pod both interesting and easy to create.

A big thanks t...

This week on the last guest episode of Season 4 of the conversation, we are joined by the amazing Brett Read. A good way to finish on a high with an awesome guest.

Brett is the Managing Director of Safety Leaders Group and Principal Consultant of 4D Safety and Performance. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Management) from ECU, Western Australia as well as a Graduate Diploma (Survival and Rescue Management) and ...

Does the current qualifications required to become a safety advisor / officer reflect the workplace requirements?

Responses are:

Yes

No

I would rather comment.

That's question of the week.

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.

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Joining us on the Conversation this week is the highly respected Tasha Bloomhall.

Tasha Broomhall helps organisations meet their obligations around psychological health and safety, while meeting business goals. She holds a Masters of Science (Psychology) and is undertaking a PhD in psychosocial safety.

Tasha is a regular on ABC radio and her work has been recognised with the ICCWA Suicide Prevention Award, as a finalist in the Li...

Do supervisors and management need formalized training regarding worker safety?

Responses are:

Yes

No

I would rather comment.

That's question of the week.

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.

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We are joined this week on the conversation by the awesome Alastair Milne.

Alastair is driven to help people feel cared for by their organisation via mental health, safety and life skills programs.

He brings lived experience of severe mental illness which catalysed his learning journey, providing hope to others.

He comes from a surprisingly diverse background, qualified in Science, Safety, Coaching and Change, with more to com...

This week we are lucky enough to be joined for the third time, the marvellous and softly spoken Brad Green.

One of the true gentlemen of safety, who genuinely walks the walk as well as talking the talk. It's always good catching up with Brad.

Brad Green is an HSSE Professional, Health and Safety Adjunct Professor, father, husband, softball coach, thought provoker, and an advocate for all employees' mental and physical well-bei...

This week we are joined by the inspirational Dr Simon Roberts.

Simon has worked as an occupational health and safety (OHS) professional across multiple industries, business sectors and global locations for more than 25 years. With Master degrees in OHS, Business Administration, and Leadership, Simon worked on his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) through the University of Southern Queensland while maintaining full-time empl...