Central Coast Safety Group meeting on 15th May 2019
Another great turn out for the Central Coast Safety Group meeting held at Somersby – 18 people came to listen to:
Warwick Ryan and Mitchell Strachan from Hickson Lawyers who spoke about the “Psychological injuries in the workplace- too expensive not to take seriously” Warwick as usual provided and lead an interesting, knowledgeable and informative discussion and only sorry I had to call a halt to his presentation due to time constraints. Mitch spoke about his experience in managing the claims – thank you both for your great presentations.
FYI Warwick has recommended we read “Crucial Conversation – tools for talking when stakes are high” for both our work and personal life.
John Rodney from K&L Gates provided us with a 5- minute legal update
Last year there was a question relating to use of hypnotherapy in the treatment of stress particularly in relation to stress claims/ psychological injures. Sheridan O’Shea has been actively involved in this field and spoke about her experiences. Sharon has provided information
Please diarise dates and venues for future meeting.
19th June- Mates in Construction – Natalie Hunt . This is a charity established in 2008 to reduce the high level of suicide among Australian construction workers but is relevant to all industries.
17th July – Peter Brown from Resmed discussing the various changes adopted successfully at Resmed
21st August: Practical implementation of CoR with Sean Minto from Supply Chain and CoR legal requirements with John Rodney
Please contact me for more information on the group or speakers
