The Australian Health & Safety Business Podcast

Anton's rookie electrical switchboard accident in Gladstone Queensland shocks and changes his life forever. Join us learning about Anton's journey into mining and then onto Leadership and helping make sure this doesn't happen to others.

In this raw interview, Dallas explains how 2 personal tragedies have been used for a positive to explain to working communities Why Safety Matters. Find out more about Dallas here: https://www.whysafetymatters.com.au/

Liam O'Connor is moving fast, very fast. Tasman Rope Access is shaking up the way companies access and manage their assets, particularly from the outside (think oil, gas, mining, civil construction industries and people abseiling down the side where scaffold once used to be). Overseeing about 400 technicians all around Australia using IRATA trained staff.

Guy fell found his passion for Health and Safety as a young man working in the mining industry. A fatal accident, involving a work mate, was a turning point for Guy and set him on a trajectory of helping make workplaces safer. His business, Switched On Safety brand helps businesses with managing risk in workplaces in a variety of ways.

Daniel is a second generation health and safety guy! He ended up in emergency management by chance and is now working Cushman & Wakefield who are a a giant real estate services company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Find out what happens on a day to day basis

Nick describes himself as a soldier, a scholar and a management consultant, since much of his professional practice has encompassed all three roles. Nick has a very simple model for describing what makes great leaders in practice

Rebekah took time out of her busy schedule to explain the new changes to HSR Training in Queensland. Several years after investigating the 4 fatalities at Dreamworld, it was recommended that Health and Safety Representative Training become mandatory for any HSR within 3 months of election. There are now approx. 4000 HSR's in Queensland across about 480 organisations. Rebekah heads up Work and...

Jason went into business with his father in law in a Heights Equipment organisation called the Beaver Group. The business was started in the 1970's and in the mid 00's they began an Australian rollup which eventually ended up in creating a business of $300m which they sold. 

Cristian started out life in Shell and now has his own business Habit Safe where he helps businesses work out the neuroscience behind creating safe workforces. 

Marc and his brother Jason started their office furniture business Jason L from scratch and now they are a real East Coast mid-market player. As the business involves a lot of manual handling and forklifts Marc talks about the challenges and solutions around managing work health and safety.

With internet now fast in many places, could video be the next frontier for HR health and safety recruitment.  https://alcamiinteractive.com/ for more informatio=n

Graham has had a long history working with health and safety law both on the prosecutions side as well as more recently on the client side. Graham has also been responsible for creating Australia's biggest online Health and Safety Group on LinkedIn where there are over 18,000 members.

Starting out with just one small truck about 20 years ago - Steve Bowling has transformed his construction business into a mid-tier family business employing 150 staff.

Surf lifesaving and the volunteer system is a rite of passage for many Australians (particularly those living near the beach). Brad gives us some insight into the health and safety behind the scenes.

Emma Barr talks about how a health incident helped her shape her yogi / surf brand.

Brendan and Susan discuss her role at AlertForce - a health and safety training RTO.

Ben Davies has a reputation for developing award winning TV shows. In this podcast he talks about some of the health and safety issues when filming.

Coffee School innovator Daniel Benmayer talks about the how and why of making a coffee safely.

Dr Peter Dingle is passionate about health and it all begins, he believes, in the gut. In this candid interview he discusses what simple things you can do on a daily basis to maintain good health.

Nigel Davidson from virtual reality training startup Achievr discusses how technology may play an important role in the future of health and safety training.

The director of OHS.com.au, Brendan Torazzi, and host of the show, introduces himself. The Australian Health and Safety Podcast is working towards building Australia's first online health and safety marketplace at OHS.com.au.