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The Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 76 National Media new owners of the Workplace Health Safety ShowWorkplace Health & Safety Show is Australia's largest showcase of products, equipment, technology, and services to reduce worker illnesses, injuries, and fatalities. Supported by the Australian Institute of Health & Safety, the Shows is the biggest single gathering of buyers and decision-makers responsible for occupational health, safety, environment and workforce wellbeing at Australia’s largest companies and worksites.Under new ownership, 2024 begins a new chapter for the Workplace Health & Safety Show. Attended by thousands of buyers, decision-makers and end-users from Australia’s largest companies across various sectors, including construction, manufacturing, utilities, retail and government.What’s on offer...
2024-03-2119 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 75 A professional surfer’s near-death experience inspires others to build resilience in times of needIn 2016, professional surfer, Brett Connellan was attacked by a great white shark at Bombo Beach, NSW. Floating towards death's door, he began to fight back and reached for life. After just 5 months he made it back into the waters, but found his gift of storytelling was going to have a greater impact on our world.Tune in to hear from Brett about his journey towards life as a motivational speaker.Web: brettconnellan.com Instagram: @brettconnellan Documentary: ‘Attacking Life’ available only on Stan Australia
2024-01-2630 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 73 Awards Australia's Community Achievement Awards goes NationalEstablished in 1989, Awards Australia is a Corporate Social Responsibility market leader.Specialising in awards recognition programs on a state and national level, clients and the community receive win/win opportunities and outcomes through established marketing, media and event management expertise.With it's Community Awards it looks to highlight unsung heroes within communities all around the country.More infohttps://awardsaustralia.com/
2023-12-0426 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 71 Barron Hanson, documentary filmmaker, builds a community happiness project in NowraOnce Barron hit 18, he could not leave Nowra fast enough. Over the next few years he travelled the world ending up in New York as a documentary film maker. The fast pace of New York soon caught up and it's there that he discovered meditation that led him to eventually becoming a Vedic Meditation teacher. Some research into meditators in Washington in the 70's decreasing the crime levels was his inspiration to combine his 2 loves - meditation and film making to create a Happiness Project in Nowra.Hear about this awesome community project that Barron has created...
2023-09-1825 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 70 Anne Savage, CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, explains why you should get testedPCA are Australia’s leading community-based organisation for prostate cancer research, awareness, and support.Anne Savage, who is the CEO of the Foundation, joins us in this episode to explain the role the foundation and which groups of men should consider getting tested.The challenge is one of education for the community and getting it detected, if it is something present, at an early stage.I certainly learnt something new during this episode, and I sincerely hope that it can benefit you as well.More infohttps://www.pcfa.org.au...
2023-08-1426 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 69 Meet Tammi Kirkness talks to us about the Panic Button, a best selling book around dealing with anxietyTammi is a renowned author, speaker and life coach.After Tammi lived with a mild level of anxiety all of her life, but it wasn't until she had a panic attack in front of a new partner, that she developed a system on how to deal with it.Tammi's system was used for about year and then she got published with Murdoch Books who are a part of Allen & Unwin after being rejected by several publishers and it's a great story on how she eventually got published after making the decision to self-publish....
2023-07-2522 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 68 Kristine Tuazon explains why now is the best time for safety careers.With over 2000 jobs currently advertised on Seek for Safety roles, there's never been a better time to enter the industry, or re-invent your role within the industry.Kristine is really passionate about recruitment having worked in the industry since 2007 and run her own HR recruitment business Good People HR out of Melbourne since 2012. Kristine explains how flexible work settings and company purpose is becoming more important in today's job market. The job market is competitive, so for safety, with so many roles advertised it seems to be a great time for workers. A Cert...
2023-05-2925 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 67 Maree Kinsella, CEO of IEC Group, expands the WHS Show to BrisbaneThe Workplace Health & Safety Show 2023 will bring Australia’s industry leaders and innovators together in Brisbane, for the first time, to present a series of live, interactive seminars covering the latest in regulatory amendments, technology developments and safety trends.Taking place from 31 May to 1 June 2023 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, this year’s comprehensive seminar program covers topics including major hazards, wellbeing and mental health, safety innovations, technology, and injury prevention.As Australia’s leading workplace health and safety event, the Show promises to leavevisitors with practical tips that they can implement in the...
2023-05-0223 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 66 Graeme Cowan, renowned mental health author / speaker, and co-founder of RUOK uses a previous personal crisis to help othersGraeme in the early 2000's was a successful HR recruiter in the internet boom. The the dot.com era went bust this drove Graeme into a depressed state for about 5 years.As a result of that experience he wrote Back from the brink and went on to sit on the board of the RU-OK day for 13 years.Graeme has now written 3 books that have been published in multiple territories and languages and spends his time promoting good habits for preventing mental health with a particular focus on business.Tune in here Graeme's fascinating...
2023-04-2621 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 65 Wayne McCoy explains how witnessing a workplace death changed his life18 years ago Wayne was working for GMH Holden in Adelaide and witnessed a tragic workplace accident that resulted in a death. This was a turning for Wayne to devote his life to making workplaces safer and launched him into a career in safety.After receiving formal training Wayne moved to Darwin and fixed basic conditions in a warehousing situation that had extreme conditions. Wayne's skill was being able to get the workers onboard through active listening and getting them involved with the decision making process.Wayne is currently working with Mirrat's in Melbourne...
2023-04-1224 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 64 Brad Waldon from Corehesion develops software to help Heavy Industry run efficientlyBrad's company Corehesion understands the work performed in heavy industries is complex and diverse, requiring management of production operations, employees, contractors, finance, maintenance, engineering, health & safety, risk, regulatory compliance and much more.Corehesion combines a suite of specifically designed applications with an expert team of industry professionals to create class-leading solutions for heavy industry and mining companies.Corehesion helps Heavy Industry and Mining teams who are frustrated by the their rudimentary and disconnect infield tools who want to improve their processes and who will benefit from the experience and personalisation that Corehesion can provide.
2023-03-1624 min
The EO Business PodcastEp. 101 - The Surprising Consequences of Retiring Too Early | Brendan TorazziIf you're an entrepreneur, you may have dreamt of early retirement - the idea of relaxing on a beach, traveling the world, or simply enjoying a slower pace of life. However, retiring too early could be a costly mistake for entrepreneurs. In this interview, we explore the reasons why entrepreneurs should consider delaying their retirement.About Brendan TorazziBrendan has helped thousands of people reach their goals in the workplace and create positive outcomes in their careers. Brendan's professional interests include marketing & SEO, social media, start-ups, online/face-to-face learning, and networking. He is a subject-matter...
2023-02-2824 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 63 Corrina Lindby loves to say Yes to all sorts of compliance requirementsCorrina has built about an amazing training marketplace through a history of saying Yes first and working out the details later. It's all worked in her favour.Starting out in the RTO world, she delivered mainly First Aid and Fire Training courses to customers trying to get on top of their compliance. An opportunity came up that allowed her to go out on her own and several years into she's create The Answer is Yes which is a training marketplace representing over 80 trainer SME's and hundreds of niche courses for her client base. Most are d...
2023-02-0727 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 62 Jody's deep understanding of safety mining brings an app with a twist into workplacesSince getting back home to Emerald Central Queensland Jody recommenced looking for help with his Mental Wellness project. Jody had worked with BMA to get this project ready for mine site/camp role out but am also very interested in seeing if or how it can fit into business workplaces and their surrounding townships.He has been trying very hard to reconnect friends, family and community with local small businesses and sporting clubs to create a network of health and wellness providers to stave of societies anxiety, depression and obesity challenges.LINKSHealth...
2022-12-1127 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 61 Outback Mind promotes Pre-habilitation is better than Rehabilitation.Outback Mind was founded by Aaron Schultz in 2019 and became a health promotion charity - The Outback Mind Foundation in 2022. After more than 20 years managing male teams across construction, mining and manufacturing industries, Aaron recognised a lot of men struggle, no matter what role we have in life and that there was a huge need to provide guys with support and ongoing wellbeing solutions that help us stay socially connected, build capacity and keep physically and mentally well. Aaron himself overcame huge self doubt, crippling anxiety and poor lifestyle behaviours caused by over work and...
2022-11-2025 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 60 Julie Armour - practical safety wins over theory ever time!Julie Armour is a Human factors, health & safety risk consultant who has been working in this field for over 35 years, running her own consulting business for almost 30 years. This has led to extensive experience in human factors risk and HSE management which has been demonstrated in academic, clinical, recreational, and industrial environments. Experience stemmed from an initial master’s degree in biomechanics which progressed to an academic career in anatomy & biomechanics primarily in rehabilitation & occupational health, lecturing at both Australian and British Universities. This initial training in biomechanics flowed onto work in ergonomics, human factors engineering and other safety re...
2022-10-3028 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 59 Macforce Health & Safety Labour Hire giving ex-offenders a new startChanging the way people are employed in AustraliaMACFORCE Australia is a recruitment company with heart, focused on changing the way people are employed in Australia, particularly across the mining, construction and civil sector.We support candidates to find suitable work placements with our reputable clients, with our processes underpinned by our values of quality, integrity and compassion.More info:Anthony MacShane 0456 686 769anthony@macforce.com.auwww.macforce.com.au
2022-10-0925 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 58 Meet Cathal Uniacke and how Custodian Safety Services makes an impactAfter immigrating from Ireland to Melbourne as a safety professional in 2011, Cathal decided to hit out on his own.In this interview we discuss what it's like to run your own show and how engaging a safety professional can really add value to companies that know where they want to grow!E-mail: cathal@custodiansafety.com.auWebsite: www.custodiansafety.com.auLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/custodiansafety/Mobile: 0404484655
2022-09-2524 min
The Outback Mind PodcastEpisode 201 - Brendan Torazzi. Creating a healthy balance.Podcast 201 is out.
A busy businessman, Brendan Torazzi felt he needed a shift in his life to find balance. After years in the party scene he discovered meditation which has been an anchor in his life for almost 20 years and helped his business thrive. Brendan shares the tools he’s used over his journey which have kept him physically and mentally well.
Hope you enjoy our conversation. Available on Podbean Spotify and iTunes - The Outback Mind Podcast.
2022-09-2334 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 57 Trent Head shares his story of losing his father whilst working as a contractor at Sydney TrainsTrent is a safety professional who originally started on the tools.About 5 years ago, Trent received a call early on a Saturday morning that his father had been killed in a car accident whilst on the job working for for Sydney Trains as a contractor for Multi Civil and Rail Services (MCR). Trent and his family were understandably devastated. Trent as a safety professional went to work gathering evidence and found there were numerous internal safety policy and procedure breaches as well as breaches under the WHS Legislation. The 3 major parties involved, Sydney Trains, MCR a...
2022-09-0927 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastTim Lowery, Friable Asbestos Removalist, talks about the clean up efforts in Northern NSW after the floodsTim Lowery is the MD of Specialist Hazmat Services, or SH Services, dedicated to mainly friable asbestos and lead work but also does clean ups of meth labs.Tim emigrated from NZ at age 20, worked in Demolition and early on got exposed to Asbestos. This was a driver for Tim to go into business and make a difference. He’s now on a mission to raise the professionalism in an industry that some consider to be dirty.Tune in to listen to this podcast on what happens after areas ge...
2022-07-2627 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastAFL Performance Coach John Toomey explains how the business world is awakening to wellnessJohn Toomey is one of Australia’s most sought-after speakers on a variety of Human Wellbeing subjects. He is widely respect right across the world for his Speaking, his Writing and his guidance on Workplace Wellness and Leadership issues.Original from the Central Darling Downs in Queensland, John lives in Melbourne’s inner bayside region.He speaks with incredible presence and connection and a deep passion for the betterment of life for all living things.More infohttps://wideawakewellness.com.au/
2022-06-1431 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastSurvival - National first aid supplies with a real mission & branding twistMike Tyrrell, CEO of Survival First Aid Kits, is on a mission to underline the importance of every workplace and home having access to First Aid.The business was originally started in the 1980's by his Dad and Uncle when his Dad found Mike injured and didn't know what to do. Fast forward to the 90's are Survival were speading the mission of First Aid through hardcopy training books in the school system.Mike's uncle is an architect and with Mike's long term buddy Jordan who is a marketing aficionado the usability, innovation and strong...
2022-05-1029 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastMeet Peter Blayney from Bluetron - the godfather of Verification of Competencies!Peter has had a long career in health and safety training.Originally starting out in the army, he progressed to training and the assessing the military into working for a private training company doing a similar role. Dealing with civilians had it's challenges and he moved from private training into a Work Safe Inspector in Queensland and then the ACT.After a sudden heart attack in his mid-40's, Peter was forced to re-evaluate his future and Bluetron was born. His career in training and the advent of the Work Health and Safety Act saw...
2022-03-2837 min
Phoenix Rising | an EO APAC PodcastEp 9 [Christmas Episode] EO Podcast Hosts Gets Grilled About Their Own Journeys!The tables have turned!In this special Christmas episode, the 2 EO APAC Podcast hosts, Ray Chou (Malaysia) and Brendan Torazzi (Australia), gets interviewed by Kym Hyunh (EO Melbourne)There were some really tough questions being asked by Kym and really now to get to know both our hosts, who has been always in tirelessly interviewing others so that wen listen to stories. Let's now listen to theirs of what juicy bits have they gone through
2021-12-2039 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastKaren's Castledine Work Options is a 22 year old Rehab provider pivoting for further successA chance purchase of a start up rehab provider 22 years ago has created a long term successful business for Karen and her customers.Karen's Work Options is a workplace and vocational rehab provider helping businesses protect against the risk of workplace accidents and incidents.Tune in to hear how Karen has recently spotted an opportunity in the market and how agility rewards those willing to take some calculated risks.More infowww.workoptions.com.au
2021-10-2226 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastAfter working at Master Builders, Rachael Vickers gets inspired to help tradies!Working at Master Builders gave Rachael an insight that many tradies aren't across the legal requirements of safety. This led her, and her husband, to create Safer Outcomes, a documentation system to small to medium sized businesses manage their legal responsibilities when it comes to safety.Can your business afford the fines if you get caught without the required safety documentation? Tune in to see how Rachael's unique and simple approach is having a positive affect on hundreds of businesses and thousands of worksites.More infohttps://saferoutcomes.com.au/
2021-09-2025 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastLawyer Sue Botrell explains how many companies are overcomplicating ContractorsThe thing that strikes you about Sue is her passion for health and safety. Her ContractorSafe business helps companies sort out how they deal with contractors. Many, she believes, over complicate the relationships and responsibilities of company to contractors which ultimately ends in additional costs and bureaucracy.Sue's approach is to give Principal Contractors better legal and commercial protection in the event of an incident by providing best practice contractor safety management systems and expert legal advice to;clarify legal liabilitydemonstrate due diligence,correctly allocate responsibility for managing contractor safety andimprove safety outcomes.More info
2021-09-0728 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 49 Culture Radar changes how heavy industry is rethinking safetyWith the onset of COVID in 2020, Dr Garry Marling took the opportunity to rethink how he could deliver his safety services. An idea from his son, helped him land on launching Culture Radar which helps heavy industry with high risks, use the culture piece to rethink how safety messages can be delivered effectively. In this interview, Garry explains how positive ROI can be delivered for mid-sized companies willing to make some simple changes.More info here:https://www.cultureradar.com.au/
2021-08-2227 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 48 Yasser's Disability Government Experience wins a new way of delivering innovation for NDISYasser Zaki has had a really interesting career working in the disability sector. First working for Government, then a large provider, in 2015/16 he branched out to start his own enterprise Tender Loving Care.Rather than be like many other providers, he's developed a unique approach that really puts customers first. He has also developed an enterprise that provides a pathway for employment for some of the clients he works for.Find out more about how Yasser has developed his unique approach in this podcast.W: www.tenderlovingcare.com.au
2021-08-1027 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 47 Creative Safety Initiatives (CSI) launches new Nationally Recognised Silica CourseIt's been no easy feat but CEO of CSI, Jason Jennings, has worked with key stakeholders to launch a new course designed at educating workforces as to the dangers of Silica Exposure.The course called 10830NAT Course in Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention was almost 15 years in the making and CSI was successful in gaining support from ASQA (Australian Skills Quality Authority) as there was a clear gap in the marketplace.Jason was also successful in building and launching another program called 10894NAT Course in Workplace Impairment Prevention which educates workplaces about im...
2021-07-1520 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 46 Meet David Clarke CEO of Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS)David took over SIA (Safety Institute of Australia) back in 2015 with the view to raising the bar of health and safety professionals in Australia. Now rebranded to the AIHS (Australian Institute of Health and Safety) he has an active membership base of professionals around Australia. AIHS operate as a not-for-profit investing all proceeds into making this association better and better.On his agenda of changing the way the industry operates are:- Certification of the right types of courses- Implementation of CPD points- Ongoing networking and educational events to h...
2021-06-1433 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 45 Meet big wave Surfer Rusty Moran - helping veterans with PTSDRusty has lived most of his life surfing big waves and new the joy it can bring you.Not so long ago he turned his efforts to the Veteran Surf Project and got Federal Department funding to help veterans with PTSD Surf, Thrive and Recover.Find out all the great work Rusty is doing in this episode.More infohttps://www.veteransurfproject.org/
2021-05-1824 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 44 Matthew Dickson, a civil engineer in construction, saw a safety problem and created Workbox SafetyBased in Tassie, Matthew has created Workbox Safety as a cloud based Safety Management System to assist companies create straight forward safety systems that meets legislative requirements. Matthew has carved out a niche in the Agricultural Industry and has now built another program that does SWMS for High Risk Activities. Enjoy this candid interview where Matthew explains his journey to date.More info:https://workboxsafety.com.au/
2021-04-1326 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 43 Meet Harold Baldry who owns and runs HBA Learning, one of Australia’s biggest qualifications suppliersA chance conversation with a trainer in the early 2000’s led Harold to setting up a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and offering trainer qualifications. A well networked recruiter for many years, the RTO grew fast and now Harold has one of the largest RTO’s in the country offering TAE and Safety related quals. Find out how he did it here.More info:https://hba.edu.au/
2021-03-2224 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 42 Would you like to save millions on your workers comp premium? Serkan Dogan discusses how....Serkan has had a background working in Government specifically in Workers Comp. His simple method around structuring health and safety systems has helped some of his old employers save millions in workers comp premiums. Seeing the power of these changes and savings in these methods, Serkan has recently started Falcon Consulting.Find out more:https://falconcg.com.au
2021-03-0423 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 41 Meet Ming Gan who runs one of Australia's biggest music festivalsMing runs one of Australia's biggest dance music companies fuzzy.com.au. In this candid interview he tells us how it all started and what are some of the health and safety concerns Fuzzy have to look out for when running festivals.Obviously COVID has temporarily stopped outdoor festivals of these sizes but it won't be long before it all gets up and running again.
2021-01-2829 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 40 First Aid for Mental Health Becomes An Essential SkillBill Carson is a first aid trainer with a twist - he does First Aid for Mental Health. Companies are increasingly seeing the benefits of having first aiders that can identify and help guide fellow colleagues with health issues. Tune into this episode to learn how this training is becoming increasingly important in a range of different workplaces.Visit:www.inspirelearning.com.au
2020-09-0626 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 39 Silix is a COVD-19 cleaning buster for big companiesGerard has been running a Mould Remediation business for the last 10 years in SE Queensland. When COVID-19 hit, he has used the core competencies of his team to roll out a new business called Silix which is devoted to the deep cleaning of public places and workplaces. The actual product that he uses is called Zoono from New Zealand and has been recognised by Governments all around the world for its long lasting sanitising properties of up to 30 days.Listen to Gerard's story.More info:www.silix...
2020-08-2327 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp. 38 Gareth Davies Safe Assure helps businesses navigate new Industrial Manslaughter lawsThe world of WHS has changed again. No longer can companies insure against penalties imposed under the WHS Act and Queensland has just prosecuted under the new Industrial Manslaughter laws. Gareth's, Safe Assure, has a national presence and helps businesses make sure they have good systems in place.More info:M 0477 777 044E gareth@safeassure.com.auW safeassure.com.au
2020-08-0625 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 37 Construction Site Onsite Software Management serving 20K and growingNick Wodzinski Site Onsite software business services 20,000 active workers and 150 building companies across Australia and New Zealand. The owner of the company, Mitch, started after a local Canberra construction company were having troubles demonstrating site management and compliance for the Federal Safety Commission auditor requirements. After this company was successful, this paved the way for an exciting start up story.More Info Visithttps://signonsite.com.au/
2020-07-1330 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 36 Preventure starts health and safety wearable technology to prevent worker accidentsScott started his career as a sports physio for high performing athletes. With the idea that injuries can easily prevented when loads are matched with capability, he pivoted after his mother had a workplace accident and he saw the huge costs for families.Preventure has attracted funding from a US accelerator program and is now deployed in various Australian companies. The wearable technologies hook up with phone apps and provide data that enables companies to prevent injuries by giving appropriate training.
2020-05-2126 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 35 James Ritchie carves out a niche in Risk Management business via Mindful RiskJames fell into health and safety, like many of us, via an Environmental Science degree into Commonwealth Government in Customs and Border Security. Working in a regulatory capacity this laid the foundations for ultimately setting up his own business around Risk Management called Mindful Risk. Learn how James's helps companies reduce their risk profiles in ever changing environments
2020-04-1625 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 34 Matt Ringrose explains how meditation can lead to more productive workplacesMatt stumbled upon meditation whilst running a call centre business 10 years ago. He found that the practice helped not only energise himself, but also many of his employees around him. Fast forward to today and he's advising lots of workplaces on how meditation can truly benefit their productivity and bottom line not to mention improve the quality of workplace health.
2020-03-1625 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 33 Tap into Dr Susanne Bahn's innovative online safety & mental health programDr Susanne Bahn has an academic and safety background. In 2014, she started Tap in Safety by developing a system that allows companies to effectively train their staff around key safety and mental health issues in the workplace. The system embraces micro learning and online accessibility to pack a punch and engage workforces. Now in over 700 companies she offers a system that has solid back end reporting that helps companies demonstrate their duty of care.Check this article out on how to adhere to Industrial Manslaughter Lawshttps://tapintosafety.com.au/how-to-adhere-to-industrial-manslaughter-laws/
2020-02-2725 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 32 Special Counsel Jeremy Kennedy explains how new NSW legislation wipes ability to insureThere's new legislation about to go through the NSW parliament that makes WHS Penalties tougher on business owners / PCBU's. Once passed, the ability to insure against WHS Criminal Penalties will become illegal. Bottom line is businesses around the country must measure their internal risk and ensure that they have safe systems of work. Find out all about the new proposed changes to the WHS Regs.
2020-02-1426 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 31 Sarah-Jane Dunford juggling 3-4 health and safety businesses incl Hunter Safety AwardsWow Sarah-Jane is dynamic and fast moving. At 40, she's very busy running Riskology Consulting, the Hunter Safety Awards, a new software project as well as the local branch of the Australian Institute of Health & Safety (formerly SIA).
2019-12-1120 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 30 Steve McLeod, FIre and Safety Australia / NSCA owner, explains how he did it!Steve is truly an inspiration. Still in his mid 30'd, he's built one of the biggest national health and safety training providers in Australia. Starting Fire and Safety Australia after he saw an opportunity to deliver more contextualised solutions, he now has a 130 strong workforce operating training and emergency services all around the country.
2019-11-2926 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 29 Kate Smolenska Bulletproof performance is helping workplaces do just thatWith a background of a corporate career in health and safety, Kate saw an opportunity to make a real difference in the way teams and people operate at work. 15 years later she's a partner in Bulletproof Performance and kicking some serious goals locally and abroad.
2019-11-0724 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 28 Bob Alford re-invented himself from a Weapons Instructor NSW Police to the Director Operations Worksafe ACT
2019-10-1025 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 27 Vince Ball's Saturday morning idea turns into Australia's most successful & influential Asbestos Awareness ProgramIn this interview, we learn about how Vince Ball has helped shape the ACT to become one of the best trained health and safety jurisdictions in the country. Vince runs the Construction Industry Training Council (CITC) and, amongst many other initiatives, has been instrumental in guiding 10675NAT Course in Asbestos Awareness into an accredited course with ASQA as well as enshrined as a mandatory program for all construction workers in the ACT.
2019-09-2625 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 26 Dr Lisa O'Brien, CEO of The Smith Family, explains how education is changing the lives of Australia's disadvantaged childrenIt's astonishing when you hear that over 1.1million Australian kids are struggling and those families struggle with the basics of food and clothing. Dr Lisa O'Brien has been the CEO of The Smith Family since 2012 and in her role overseas contributing to the health and safety of over 100,000 Australian kids. Learn about the amazing work that the Smith Family does for our country.
2019-08-1323 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 25 Wayne Reilly shares his global experiences solving safety problems at Rio Tinto and across different industriesWayne Reilly from Safety Insights has had a really interesting career. He worked 15 years in the Royal Australian Airforce where he honed skills as a maintenance engineer on F1-11's. Working in Aerospace, it was natural that he understood safety. From there he worked in construction and mining including heading up a role as head of Global Incidents and Investigations for Rio Tinto. He has practical solutions to solving complex safety solutions.
2019-08-0627 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 24 An accident as a young electrical apprentice changes career for the good!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.
2019-07-3125 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 23 Dallas Adams tragically lost 2 family members to workplace fatalities & now is using this to spread his safety messageIn 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/
2019-07-0428 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 22 Liam O'Connor's story about fast start up Tasman Rope Access innovates on ScaffoldingLiam 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.
2019-06-2522 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 21 Guy Lenoir has a knack of sniffing out risky workplace situations!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.
2019-06-0424 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 20 Daniel Scott from $3.8B property giant Cushman Wakefield talks emergency managementDaniel 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
2019-05-2824 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 19 Nick Jans talks about 'Leadership Secrets of the Australian Army' and WHS/OHS lessonsNick 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
2019-05-2124 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 18 Rebekah Jensen from Queensland Government talks about the changes to HSR TrainingRebekah 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 Electrical Safety Policy at the Office of Industrial Relations
2019-05-1019 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 17 Beaver Group's Jason Varone talks about Working at Heights innovation and growing a $300m companyJason 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.
2019-04-0222 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 16 Cristian Sylvestre from Habit Safe talks about 3rd generation safetyCristian 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.
2019-03-2522 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 15 Marc Levin for furniture maker Jason L talks about the WHS challenges of a growing furniture businessMarc 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.
2019-03-1922 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 14. Jane Bianchini talks about Alcami Interactive (on demand Video tool) for WHSWith 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
2019-03-1519 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 13. Health & Safety Lawyer Graham Dent and his LinkedIn Power groupGraham 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.
2018-12-1323 min
The Small Business Big Marketing Podcast with Tim ReidSub-mariner now retailer Peter Wells on building an iconic local business | #440Peter Wells is the reason I do this show. Not him personally … but the type of person and business owner that he is, having steadily taken a small fishing tackle store from $660,000 in year one to its current $5M turnover after 9-years. Join me as he shares exactly how he’s done it. “The customer is always right until we have the chance to show them otherwise.” - Peter Wells, Davo’s It’s people like Peter Wells that inspire me to continue doing this show after almost 10 years. A small business owner, with an interesting...
2018-12-061h 03The Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 12: Fatigue Management expert Dr Adam Fletcher explains industry trends
2018-12-0523 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 11: Healthstyle's Manfred Wolscher talks about the importance of wellbeing
2018-11-2823 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 10: Dave Malcolm talks health and safety at Marley Spoon
2018-11-2119 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 9: Successful NZ construction business owner talks about his companies journeyStarting 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.
2018-11-1418 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 8: Lifesaver Brad Grant talks about the health and safety of Surf lifesaving in AustraliaSurf 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.
2018-11-0718 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 7: Emma Barr tells us about the health of the Yogi Peace ClubEmma Barr talks about how a health incident helped her shape her yogi / surf brand.
2018-10-3117 min
The EO Business PodcastEp 1: Kiel Van Daal, Sydney President FY19, joins Brendan Torazzi to launch the Sydney EO chapter podcastIn this first Episode Kiel talks about what it's like to lead the Sydney chapter and about his digital innovation agency Digilante.com.auThe Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) was founded in 1987 and comprises of 181 chapter locations in 57 countries. It is a peer-to-peer network organisation, with over 13,000 members globally. The Sydney chapter of EO is Australia's largest chapter with 166 members. Member businesses have an average revenue of $3.2m (USD) employing over 7000.Join us in this weekly podcast to meet the personalities that shape the membership of EO Sydney.--------------------ABOUT E...
2018-10-2921 min
The Small Business Big Marketing Podcast with Tim ReidLifestyle business owner Brendan Torazzi only ever works on, not in, his four lifestyle businesses | #434Brendan Torazzi is a lifestyle entrepreneur owning a number of businesses that, whilst not providing 100% passive income, certainly place him in a position where he can work on them and not in them, as well as travel the world with his family. The businesses cover a few different industries including OH&S, weddings and holiday rentals! But it hasn’t all been a bed of roses for Brendan as you’re about to find out. “I’ve been practicing meditation daily since 2003 … so all of these little breakdowns I’ve had … rather than having one big one, I have...
2018-10-2647 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 6: AlertForce's Susan Whitla gives on overview on the training marketBrendan and Susan discuss her role at AlertForce - a health and safety training RTO.
2018-10-2420 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 5: Bondi Rescue producer Ben Davies talks Health and SafetyBen 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.
2018-10-1714 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 4: The Health and Safety behind making a Cafe Latte!Coffee School innovator Daniel Benmayer talks about the how and why of making a coffee safely.
2018-10-1019 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 3: Dr Peter Dingle tours the country to promote gut healthDr 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.
2018-10-0319 minThe Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastEp 2: Could Virtual Reality be the future of Health and Safety Training?Nigel Davidson from virtual reality training startup Achievr discusses how technology may play an important role in the future of health and safety training.
2018-09-2618 min
The Australian Health & Safety Business PodcastThe Australian Health & Safety Business Podcast | IntroductionThe 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.
2018-09-1910 min
FLOAT YOUR BOATPODCAST006 - Brendan Torazzi- Alertforce RTOBrendan Torazzi is a local Bondi Larrikin, Surfer, meditator and Business dude. Brendan tells us his story from selling foreign language signs to sleep pods and then all things Training. His true passion is surfing, meditating and being with his family that is what really Floats his boat…so hop on board and have a listen.
2017-03-0339 min