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Over 30 symposium, 6 technical sessions, 3 keynote speaks, workshops, networking and more.  

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Special Session

Expert Showcase

1 hour
Session Details

11:30-11:45 - Break

11:45 - 12:00 - To be announced

12:00-12:15 - Allen Kebba - Appreciating Work Safety and Health in Non Government Organisation Contexts

12:15-12:30 - To be announced

Special Session

Expert Showcase

1 hour
Session Details

10:30-10:45 - Break 

10:45-11:00 - Stephanie Boini - Which organisational characteristics lead to a high rate of workplace injuries among care workers exposed simultaneously to physical and psychosocial factors? 

11:00-11:15 - A/Prof Ting-Ti Lin - Associations between Eating Environment and Dietary Intakes among Hospital Nurses 

11:15-11:30 - To be announced 

Special Session

Expert Showcase

1 hour
Session Details

9:00-9:15 - To be announced

9:15-9:30 - Ranjeeta Singh - Workplace Mental Health and the crucial requirements that are often misunderstood

9:30-9:45 - To be announced

9:45-10:00 - Gagan Mudhar - How coaching can help mobilise leaders towards action to create mentally healthy organisations

Workshop

Workshop: Creating a culture of trust: why yogurt and yoga isn’t enough

2 hours
For many organisations, employee engagement is at an all-time low, whilst well-being budgets are at an all-time high, so what’s going wrong? At the heart of it, is a failure to tackle the fundamental issues that undermine employee well-being and engagement.
Join us for this session as our hosts explore what a toxic work culture looks like and the impact it has on its people.
Workshop

Workshop: Do health and safety management system standards really improve performance?

2 hours
Millions of companies around the world have adopted management system standards, believing that following a structured framework of best practice will yield benefits. During this session, our hosts will explore the reasons why organisations look to management systems to solve their issues, what their impacts are within organisations, what the research says and how you can drive continuous improvement once you’ve implemented a management system.

 

Workshop

Workshop: From psychosocial risk compliance to an ESG strategy: A strength based solution

2 hours

Howden, one of the largest international brokers, brings a wealth of global experience to a local market striving to lead the world in addressing psychosocial security. Against the backdrop of difficult market conditions, the undeniable effects of climate change and the rise of cyber risks; Howden presents an opportunity for delegates to explore psychosocial security from a place of strength. Howden defines how businesses can create a market advantage by imbedding psychosocial risk management into an Environmental Social Governance (ESG) framework. Howden seek to inform transform the audience’s perspective about human impact beyond versus legislative compliance.

Special Session

Mental Health Stigma Reduction: Bridging the Knowledge/Action Divide

45 minutes

WayAhead started 90 years ago with the goal of educating and developing the mental wellbeing of Australians. Since the beginning, WayAhead has been combating stigma related to the topic of mental health. In this session, we will be exploring what good mental health promotion looks like, and in particular, how these learnings can be applied to mental health and wellbeing interventions within a workplace context.

 

Special Session

Colloquium Networking Event

2 hours

Hosted by Centre for Work Health and Safety 

Stay tuned - more information coming soon!

Special Session

Why Organising for Health and Safety at Work is Fundamental

1.5 hours

Hosted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Are you ready to learn more about an initiative that is transforming the world of global supply chains? Since 2016, the International Labour Organization’s Vision Zero Fund has been leading the charge to improve occupational safety and health for the world’s most vulnerable workers. With over 7 million workers already benefiting from its collective action model, the Fund is gearing up to launch its new Global Strategy (2024-2028) – and you are invited to be a part of it.

Special Session

Role of Labour Inspectorates in the Realisation of ILO Declaration in Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and Convention 155: Multi-agency Approach to the Workplace

3.5 hours

Hosted by Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA)

Stay tuned - more information coming soon!

23rd World Congress | Sydney, Australia

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