Miners Conference
Miners’ Health & Wellbeing
During October, Health & Safety Index attended the Miner’s Health & Wellbeing conference in Brisbane.
The focus of the conference was to share and gain knowledge around programs available that support and improve the wellbeing and health of the mining workforce in Australia.
Health & Safety Index presented benchmark results with insights, showing Health & Wellbeing was the lowest results out of all Aspects. In particular, health and wellbeing of shift-workers compared to a standard population, e.g.
- Shift workers Health & Wellbeing 4% lower
- Shift workers consulted on changed impacting them 4.6% lower
- Shift workers comfortable talking about mental health 4.2% lower
For a summary of this presentation and benchmark results contact us below:
Throughout October and November, FEFO Consulting partnered with myosh to deliver a series of Psychosocial Risk & Change Webinars. This 4-part webinar series will outline different methods of identifying psychosocial hazards and managing risks.
Our expert facilitators provide insights into Health and Safety Index benchmark results, and options for identifying hazards and effectively manage psychosocial risks.
For a summary of this psychosocial webinar series and video content refer to our blog.
HammerTech
Time Pressures Impacting
Subcontractor Safety, Research Shows
Health and Safety Index recently partnered with HammerTech to examine the impact of time pressures on subcontractor safety using benchmark data.
The Health and Safety Index highlighted a number of safety aspects where subcontractors scored lower than the permanent workforce, even though overall safety performance is quite similar.
To learn more about time pressures impacting contractor safety, check out our blog below:
SafeWork Data Released
SafeWork Australia: Managing psychosocial hazards at work
In September 2022, SafeWork Australia released resources relating to psychosocial risk including the 4 steps to prevention.
SafeWork Australia states that on average 7,984 Australians are compensated for work related mental health conditions each year and that psychological injuries have longer recovery time, higher claim costs and more time away from work.
Key findings from the Safe Work Australia report 2021 support this as:
- Average Lost time per claim is 4 times higher for mental health conditions than physical injuries – 30.7 working weeks vs 6.2 working weeks
- Mental health conditions account for a small but increasing proportion of serious claims, rising from 6% in 2014-15 to 9% in 2020-21
The Health and Safety Index recently launched 2 new products:
- Wellbeing dx: Psychosocial, cognitive, financial and physical health
- Psychosocial dx: Organisational factors, social factors, work environment and work activity
These 2 new products complement our existing Health and Safety Index and provide more specific insights in relation to wellbeing and psychosocial hazards within an organisation.
To book a demo today and learn how our products can provide ‘levers’ to act and provide key areas for change and improvement, click below:
Partner Spotlight
Gordon Foley Consulting
Health and Safety Index has partnered with Gordon Foley Consulting based in the UK.
Gordon Foley Consulting are experienced independent risk, health and safety consultants working closely to support organisations in the UK operating across various sectors.
“Completing a survey can be done quickly and anonymously so the workforce can feel comfortable being able to open up about their concerns. It is important to ask the right questions in a survey. The Psychosocial Diagnostic (Dx) Survey has been designed to provide statistically reliable benchmarks to help make informed decisions.”
To learn more about Gordon Foley Consulting, contact them here
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