Our team will be at the Workplace Health and Safety Show in Melbourne on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 of May. If you are attending the show, come and say hi – we will be hosting a barista cart on Thursday morning, so come and grab a free coffee to start the day. Carli Philips and her team from Corporate Wellbeing Hub are hosting a “Morning Spark” session, on nutrition, health and wellbeing, and we’ll host a discussion on pain in the workplace and associated barriers to recovery.
Workplace Pain Education Pilot
This initiative is designed to build the capability of your supervisors and managers in understanding the complexities of pain and effectively supporting workers who may be experiencing it. The program was recently trialled in both face-to-face and online delivery formats, receiving positive engagement from participants. Feedback is now being reviewed, with refinements underway ahead of a broader rollout in the coming months.
In partnership with The Opus Centre, who are specialists in workplace psychosocial risk, we recently delivered a Psychosocial Risk Assessment survey at a client site. The initiative achieved an encouraging response rate of 58%. Data analysis is now underway, with findings to be shared and workshopped with the client in the coming weeks. Feedback from this process will help inform the possible extension of the initiative to further locations.
Work Healthy Australia continues to explore innovative occupational safety solutions. We are currently trialling wearable devices and sensor-based technologies in partnership with several clients to enhance risk assessment and task analysis capabilities.
For further information on any of the above initiatives, please contact Tina Asfar, Head of Programs, at tina.asfar@workhealthyaus.com.au.