Victorian Safety Symposium 2018

Rachel Dixon, Victorian Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner
Rachel will present on privacy and data regulation, how poor practices can impact workers, and how organisations can manage these risks.

Is safety data big data, and can it ever be used to achieve predictive analytics? 
HSE Consultant Andrew Heinrichs takes attendees through some foundational concepts such as big data, analytics and machine learning, and applies them to health and safety contexts. Based on these shared understandings, the OHS profession can better leverage digital technologies to improve OHS performance. From using real-time data feeds to anticipate musculoskeletal injuries, to smart cameras to protect against fatigue events, Andrew provides tangible examples of digital technologies being used to manage OHS risk. 
Andrew Heinrichs, HSE Manager, EY​

How can training be improved by virtual reality technology?

For many years, training has been a go-to administrative control to mitigate health and safety risks. But the effectiveness of training is often challenged, difficult to measure, and often not aligned to organisational objectives or the audience. This session delves deeper into how virtual environments can be used to improve training effectiveness. Use cases will be presented in first aid and emergency response contexts.

Motti Blum, Co-Founder, Real Response

Can we better engage with people when they first work for us? 
The way people interact and learn is changing. Many organisations now face four generations in one workplace, each with their own learning styles and preferences. Online inductions are becoming more accessible for all sizes of companies, provide accurate participation records, and include engaging content. Open-sourced Moodle platforms are crucial to this technology developing further. This session explores how online learning can support and improve the experience of workers when they join an organisation. 
Julie McLoughlin, Director, OHS & HR Management Systems Pty Ltd

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What is the difference between well-designed solutions and just 'good ideas'?
In this session, we will explore the differences between a well-designed digital solution versus just a good idea. This session aims to equip delegates with some practical questions to ask when navigating the journey of finding the right digital solution for their business or team. 
Jacqui Broadhurst, CodeSafe

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Worker Data Privacy
The case for data integration being used to improve performance of health and safety outcomes is clear. But does the ends justify the means? Data mismanagement can have negative safety outcomes? This session will outline what health and safety professionals should consider when capturing, analysing and utilising worker data. 
Cameron Montgomery, Executive Manager Safety, Risk and Compliance Services, City of Ballarat

Can data be used to 'predict' incidents?
It is a controversial topic, and much of this debate stems from a misalignment in understanding around the term 'predictive analytics'. This session looks at how data can be used to highlight key areas of risk, to better support management in anticipating areas of concern. 
Marcus Cattani, InjuryAlarm

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What are our ethics in virtual and digital worlds?
Society, including its workers, are spending more and more time in virtual worlds and online. Interactions between people in these digital spaces are frequent, and sometimes life-like. Using case studies such as sexual harassment claims between avatars, this presentation encourages attendees to consider the ethical frameworks within which our digital identities operate, including boundaries, norms and behaviours.
Lucy Sparrow, University of Melbourne

Is constant connection good for us?
As social media becomes ever more prevalent in the workplace and throughout society, the impacts on workers, their families and employers is growing. Our 24/7 lifestyles can enable cultures of constant checking and 'always on' behaviour, and hyper-connected networks can amplify insidious voices. Michelle Murray from Bully Zero takes participants through cyberbulling and the risk to work health and safety, communication and the impact of words, and the role care, respect and empathy play in supporting workers. 
Michelle Murray, GM Programs Development and Delivery, Bully Zero Australia Foundation

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How can technology and work compliment rather than compete?
This session investigates potential hazards that might arise from the introduction of digital technology platforms. Using familiar methods of risk assessment to identify controls, a real scenario is used to demonstrate the introduction of new ways of working in an office environment and the impact this had on end users. 
Stephanie Cassidy, Productivity Matters

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How can governments better use their data?
WorkSafe's Hazardous Industries team is exploring ways of better capturing, analysing and using data to help it focus attention on the right things at the right time. The presentation will cover two emerging initiatives (1) development of a High Consequence Risk Index, to better measure performance of the Hazardous Industries and (2) use of standardised inspection checklists, to enable easier and more effective data analysis and identification of performance trends.
Simon Farrar, Director of WorkSafe's Major Hazards Program and Albert Chemali, Inspector, Major Hazards Program

Data Driven Business - The power of insights and analytics in health and safety​
The role of data capture and customised reporting are becoming pivotal in the workplace - influencing an organisations quality assurance, performance, and the ability to become more agile in their decision making. Kaja and Disha address the pain points that sophisticated, custom reporting methods are alleviating, and what this means for the future of health and safety.
Kaja Stern, Ramsay Health Care and Disha Manikumar, SafetyCulture