Mandy Buchholtz’s Post

We know some of the things that make people fall in- poverty , injustice, powerlessness. The Power Threat Meaning framework explores this in detail. Let’s go upstream to take action collectively , and start where we are to take action

Is your organisation prevention focused, or reactive, when it comes to people managment?

Prevention is better than cure: it has better outcomes and is cheaper Identifying a problem before it emerges demands insight, and taking action on it requires courage When it comes to prevention, we need to remember that false positives (doing something when we didn't need to) are usually less costly than false negatives (doing nothing when we should have). False positives will still have range of other beneficial outcomes, while false negatives not only fail to address the issue, but demonstrate a broader lack of care and concern. #mentalhealth #psychologicalsafety #psychosocialhazards Psychological Safety Australia

Absolutely agree with this… injury prevention has better outcomes and is cheaper than injury management. I like to think what I offer is being the fence at the top of the cliff….it comes from years of being the ambulance at the bottom and having a burning desire to find out why and how people fell off in the first place. Many injuries are very preventable with good knowledge, education, the right people and equipment for the job, the right environment and culture to work within. It’s worth the investment.

There are too many company cultures saluting ”firefighters” 👨🏻🚒💥🔥and ”overtime heroes” ⚙️🔩🛠️🥵 in maintenance and it’s time to value the ones who prevents and eliminates failures. 👊 That’s why it’s meaningfull to help customers with lubrication management knowledge. ”Prevention is better than cure.” #Lubricationmanagement #culturechange #maintenance #reliability

What is holistic self-defence? Physical self-defence is important to protect yourself against potentially dangerous situations and people. However, for many women and girls, the most dangerous situation is their own home, and the people that they know, like, and trust. We also know that coercive control and abuse behaviours do start with non-physical abuse, and may eventually escalate to physical abuse, or never at all. That's why we've developed prevention programs that also incorporate emotional and mental self-defence. These participants pictured are working on coaching questions that help elevate self-esteem, self-worth, self-confidence, and develop a self-care plan. Why are these important? If you have a healthy sense of self, and you derive your self-value internally rather than externally, and you understand that prioritising your health and safety allows you to be the best version of you - the less likely you are to be compromised by someone that you know, whether that's a friend, family member, or intimate partner. If you would like to know more about these programs, we are looking to partner with universities and organisations who work with 18-25 year old people such as corporate grad programs. Please send a message to our CEO and Founder Alan Lau.

Many of the employers, I speak with, are unaware of their obligations to assess and manage psychosocial hazards and risks. It is great to see SafeWork NSW promoting this more widely. Let us know if we can help you to reduce your exposure to risk and improve the mental health of your employees. For more information on our EAP services, visit www.headsmarteap.com.au

In May 2021, SafeWork NSW led the way by developing the Code of Practice for Managing psychosocial hazards at work. They've done it again by launching the Psychological Health and Safety Strategy to help reduce work-related psychological injuries. Why? Because in NSW psychological claims rose 30% between financial years 2018–19 and 2022–23, compared with 11% for physical claims - the data across Australia show an increase of almost 37%... It's costing organisations financially and impacting their reputation. And it's costing workers their health and wellbeing. Everyone wants to work in a safe, productive and healthy workplace. But the people stuff is hard... Nicole Turnbull and Neon Shed bring light to the dark sides of work and help make psychosocial safety easy. We help by: - providing psychosocial risk assessments to identify risk factors and root causes - running Executive sessions to clarify how to meet your legal obligations - implementing Harmful behaviours training - providing policy and procedure templates - offering an independent incident reporting platform - providing WHS, trauma-informed support for at-risk workers. If you want to increase in productivity, profitability, trust and engagement with your team and a decrease staff turnover, stress leave complaints, claims and litigation - get in touch for more details or a confidential discussion at courage@neonshed.com.au

Leading people is one of the most rewarding and challenging aspects of workplaces. Most people want to do the right thing, but they don't know how, or we get so busy with trying to keep on top of the workload, that the people stuff gets de-prioritised. It's great to see the safety regulators take psychosocial safety seriously and enforcing compliance. SafeWork NSW has developed a strategy to help reduce work-related psychological injuries. If you don't know where to start, read the strategy and the Code of Practice for Managing psychosocial hazards at work from your state regulator (except Victoria, which have other resources available). Or get in touch - I can help translate the legislation and simplify it so you know how to comply and keep your workers and workplace safe. #PsychosocialSafety #PsychosocialHazards