Welcome to the Psych Health and Safety podcast! The goal of the podcast is to rapidly advance the practice of psychological health and safety in companies worldwide. Regardless of the incoming legislation and global standards, it is something we simply need to do better. In Australia, SafeWork NSW has reported a 53% increase in psychological injury claims over the past four years in comparison to just a 3.5% increase in physical injury claimes. In the UK, 2019 was the worst year on record for work related stress absences with 17.8 million days lost. And both of these stats were pre Covid! To help advance your knowledge, each episode will feature an extended chat with a leading health and safety practitioner, academic or psychologist who know their stuff and are leading the way in their corner of the globe. We have more than two dozen experts lined up already – so we will be publishing multiple episodes weekly to keep up. The content will suit the beginner to the experienced practitioner and will be a great source of development for health and safety professionals, psychologists, people and culture specialists and more. The first episode will air on February 1 and will feature a very special guest. So get ready to grab a coffee and up your ability to have impact in your workplace to prevent psychological harm and promote positive mental health.
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Hi and welcome to the psych health and safety podcast. My name is Jason van Schie and I am a psychologist and one of the hosts of the show.
Well 2021 is going to be an exciting year – not just because it’s no longer 2020 - the area of psychological health and safety is about to receive a huge boost. In Australia we are expecting an update to the model WHS act that will put far greater emphasis on employers to have a preventative approach to psychological injuries in place – and spoiler alert - fruit bowls and yoga won’t cut it!
From a global perspective we are expecting the first internationally agreed standard on psychological health and safety at work to drop in the coming months. This will place workplace mental health under the occupational health and safety management system and require more involvement from health and safety professionals.
The goal of the podcast is to rapidly advance the practice of psychological health and safety in companies worldwide. Regardless of the incoming legislation and global standards, it is something we simply need to do better. In Australia, SafeWork NSW has reported a 53% increase in psychological injury claims over the past four years in comparison to just a 3.5% increase in physical injury claimes. In the UK, 2019 was the worst year on record for work related stress absences with 17.8 million days lost. And both of these stats were pre Covid!
To help advance your knowledge, each episode will feature an extended chat with a leading health and safety practitioner, academic or psychologist who know their stuff and are leading the way in their corner of the globe. We have more than two dozen experts lined up already – so we will be publishing multiple episodes weekly to keep up.
The content will suit the beginner to the experienced practitioner and will be a great source of development for health and safety professionals, psychologists, people and culture specialists and more.
The first episode will air on February 1 and will feature a very special guest.
So get ready to grab a coffee and up your ability to have impact in your workplace to prevent psychological harm and promote positive mental health.