Good work designfor young workers

28 May 2015

Melanie Stojanovic

Industry Manager

WorkCover Queensland

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• Webinar recording and presentation will be on worksafe.com.au in the coming days

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Elliot Parkinson

Principal Advisor, Leadership and Culture Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

Meet your presenters

Joe Meissner

Work Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager Seqwater

Industry snapshot

Good work design for young workers

Elliot ParkinsonPrincipal Advisor, Leadership and CultureWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland

What is the issue?

Who should be involved?

Who should be involved?

• Organisational values• Leadership• Consultation and

communication

• Induction and training• Supervision and

feedback• Social support and

mentoring

• Risk profile• Peer influence• Risk-taking

• Risk management capability

• Education and training programs

• Work experience

Our approach

WHSQ’s role is to raise awarenessWHSQ’s role is to raise awareness

• Risk profileo Inexperienceo Development (physical, social,

intellectual)o Generational

• Peer influence• Risk-taking

Mind and body

• Risk management capability

• Education and training programs

• Work experience

WHSQ’s role is to promote WHS trainingWHSQ’s role is to promote WHS training

Education and learning

Work design

• Induction and training• Supervision and feedback• Support and mentoring

WHSQ’s role is to ensure effective risk management

WHSQ’s role is to ensure effective risk management

Workplace culture

• Organisational values• Leadership• Consultation and

communication

WHSQ’s role is to influence industry cultureWHSQ’s role is to influence industry culture

Call to action

Take-away messages:

1. Start a conversation with supervisors and managers2. Design good work, starting with:

• induction and training• supervision and feedback• support and mentoring

3. Create a supportive workplace culture4. Share your insights and experiences, and learn from others

Resources

• FILM - The right start: Building safe work for young workers

• TOOLKIT – Supporting young workers to stay safe at work (COMING SOON)

• ENGAGEMENT – Express your interest in working with us on a pilot program

If you have a good example to share, or if you would like to express interest in working with us on a pilot program, please email elliot.parkinson@justice.qld.gov.au

Resources

• FILM - The right start: Building safe work for young workers

• TOOLKIT – Supporting young workers to stay safe at work (COMING SOON)

• ENGAGEMENT – Express your interest in working with us on a pilot program

If you have a good example to share, or if you would like to express interest in working with us on a pilot program, please email elliot.parkinson@justice.qld.gov.au

Join Safety Leadership at Work

• This webinar was brought to you as part of the Safety Leadership at Work Program:– events – safety leader profiles– tools and resources – digital resources (webinars, films, online benchmarking)

• To join Safety Leadership at Work, please email safetyleadership@justice.qld.gov.au

Empowering Our Future

Joseph Meissner, Manager Work Health and Safety

Our Incident

Our Incident

Solenoid Coil & Plug.

Our ‘Noisy Fix’

#4040

PRISM Brain Mapping

Young Workers – Realisation of the Risks

2012 - “There's no such thing as ‘an apprentice’ when it comes to safety”

2014 - “Empowering Our Future”

Youth Worker Day – Empowering Our Future

Youth Worker Day – Empowering Our Future

Youth Worker Day – Empowering Our Future

Youth Worker Day – Empowering Our Future

Single Performance Metric

In 2013 LTIFR = 11.1

New Performance Metrics

Culture and Behaviour Program

Speak up

Follow the procedure

Get involved

Culture and Behaviour Program

Culture and Behaviour Program

Culture and Behaviour Program

Culture and Behaviour Program

Due Diligence

PRISM Brain Mapping

Management Commitment

On a personal note…..

“Receiving the electric shock has changed my life….”

“… the changes that have been made within Seqwater as a result of the incident have been pleasing to observe, and of which I am proud to have been a part of.”

Yours sincerely,

Sam

Q&ASubmit your questions

More informationThe webinar recording and presentation slides will be available at worksafe.qld.gov.au in the coming weeks.

Young worker ‘mind and body’ webinar on Thursday, 9 July from 12-1pm. Registrations will be available through the Events section on our website – worksafe.qld.gov.au.