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Interviews and Podcasts

• Safety Legislation in WA: Now and Here On
  Craig Cullen is the Team Leader – Pilbara Inspectorate at the WA Department and of Mines and Petroleum and here he talks to Construction IQ about the legislation surrounding safety and what tips he has for mine operators for creating a safe and sustainable culture within their construction projects
• Worley Parsons on How to Make Incident Reporting Work for Your Construction Site
  As the Australian energy & resources sector experiences an explosion in new work and projects, it is putting evident strain on the infrastructure surrounding the sites. As deadlines loom over workers and project managers, there is pressure to increase the pace of work and minimize delays. Of course, on the back of this is the ultimate objective of zero harm in construction – but this can only be achieved through safety leadership and behavioural-based safety strategies Catherine McTigue, the HSE Location Manager, Australia West for Worley Parsons talks about best practice in incident reporting and their FMG T155 Port Expansion Project in Port Hedland.
  
  To read the transcript for this interview, please click here.
• Interview with Kevin Jones, Author and Editor of the Safety At Work Blog
  • As the author and editor of the Safety At Work Blog, Kevin Jones is a commentator on OHS and safety issues surrounding the modern work place. As part of Construction IQ’s continued interest in this important agenda, we interviewed Kevin Jones on his views on the upcoming Harmonisation process as well as safety in general. Questions asked include:
  • As a commentator on safety and OHS, you’d know that there’s a lot of talk surrounding the Harmonisation process. How do you think the legislation will change the OHS landscape, and do you think there are any particular areas that will translate into normal practices across all work sites?
  • Whenever the government rolls out new legislations and processes, there’s always going to be changes to work cultures, so what do you believe are the best strategies to drive culture change amongst all different project design and delivery teams then?
  • What we see in the industry is that there’s a clear standard for identified hazards. We put them into three categories, such as physical, biological, mental etc, but what do you think are the main limitations (and perhaps the dangers) to this method of categorisation?
  To read the transcript for this interview, please click here.
• Measuring OHS Success Beyond Statistics and Figures
  In this Q&A with Alan Kassas, Regional OHS, Quality & Environmental Systems Advisor at Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd, he talks about measuring OHS performance beyond injury and accident figures and statistics. The Q&A shares his thoughts measuring OHS plans to ensure they cover all bases and what OHS plans commonly lack.
• How to Improve OHS and Risk Identification
  Gary Burroughs, National Management Systems Manager at Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd speaks to Construction IQ about thoughtful OHS design and implementation, improving risk identification and safety communication systems.

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• Construction Safety Needs Two to Tango
  A representative at Lend Lease, a global property and infrastructure group, believes the Australian construction industry needs to lift its game in terms of safety performance. Elizabeth Tosti, Head of Health, Safety and Environment for Lend Lease’s Australian business said the construction industry is still injuring too many workers.

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