Protecting the Mental Health of Safety Professionals - with Kelly Nicoll
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to suicide
In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Kelly Nicoll, President and Chair of Council for the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). She shares her observations on generational differences in perspectives on mental health and stigma, and discusses the importance of mental health within the safety profession.
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Mental Wellbeing in Rail - with Joana Faustino
In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Joana Faustino, Chartered Psychologist and Principle Health and Wellbeing Specialist at The Rail Safety and Standards Board. Joana takes us through the RSSB's 'Mental Wellbeing in Rail: Achieving Change' project and shares learnings and next steps.
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What's at Risk? Canadian Study on Workplace Connection (part 2) - with Dr. Leah Ringwald
This episode is the second episode in a two-part series.
Host Kim MacDonald and guest Dr. Leah Ringwald discuss the Conference Board's study into social connection in Canadian workplaces, titled, Real Connections in a Virtual World: Designing Remote Workplaces for Social Connections. Dr. Leah Ringwald is the Conference Board of Canada's associate director of health and human capital and research lead on workplace mental health and well-being.
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Psych Health & Safety with Comcare
In this episode Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Luka Campbell, Director National Regulatory Programs, and Kathy Naumczyk, Assistant Director Psychosocial Regulation at Comcare. Luka and Kathy take us through Comcare's recently published psychosocial Code of Practice and talk about their psychosocial inspection program.
https://www.comcare.gov.au/scheme-legislation/whs-act/comcare-inspections/psychosocial-inspections
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Drafting a Standard for Suicide Prevention - with Sarah Ambrose
CONTENT WARNING: The conversation in this episode mentions suicide
In this episode, UK host Peter Kelly chats with Sarah Ambrose, Business Psychologist. They talk about recent trends in how UK businesses have been perceiving and prioritising worker wellbeing, and Sarah shares her reflections as a member of the drafting panel establishing a standard for suicide prevention.
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 (AU), Joelle Mitchell (AU), Peter Kelly (UK), Kate Field (UK), Kim MacDonald (CA), Ian Lewis (CA) and Erin O'Byrne (CA)
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