Teach Safe Work Smart

Teach Safe Work Smart

Presented by Paul and Irene, the 'Teach Safe Work Smart' podcast is designed to help teachers understand Occupational Health and Safety and to better understand their rights. The information is general in nature. You should get independent advice from a union, employer association, OHS professional or legal professional.

Episodes

23 Ask a HSR

June 24, 2024 • 17 mins
Topics - What should we do if we believe we have too many learning tasks? Are there any rules around toilet breaks?
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22b Teach Safe Work Smart Part 2

June 10, 2024 • 15 mins
Hurdles, knowledge is power, engaging with staff, yard duty hazards, union support essential, who should approach who about edusafe reports? Promoting HSRs in schools, Depty HSR essential!
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22a New, proactive HSR Tania

May 6, 2024 • 19 mins
Learning journey for newly appointed HSR Tania. The lingo, challenges and achievements so far!
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21 Planning for the new school year

February 15, 2024 • 13 mins
Are you being consulted about new buildings, relocatable portables, parking, toilet ratio, increase in pedestrian traffic, increased number of staff and staffrooms, covered walkways, should the HSR be on the administrative committee?
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20 ‘Ask a HSR’ Teacher in crisis😳

December 11, 2023 • 12 mins
Presenting new segment ‘Ask a HSR’ looking at case studies sent in by listeners. ‘Teacher in crisis’ - teacher is stressed by parent who constantly complains and tries to dictate what happens in the classroom.
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19 Psychological hazards / Work Safe conference

December 3, 2023 • 15 mins
Understanding psychological hazards, removing the stigma in workplaces, yoga sessions on PD days are not a solution, increase in workplace stresses is posing a real problem for Work Cover and more…
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18 Supporting Teachers

December 3, 2023 • 18 mins
support for graduate, new and part time teachers •go out for coffee! •are schools outgrowing their facilities? •does your school culture encourage you to reach out? •lunch time meetings - no go zone! •how flexible are work arrangement for part timers, really? •and more...
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17d Guest Dominic Melling

September 5, 2023 • 10 mins
DET encouraging reporting where as WorkCover proposing a cut back - psychosocial trends, issues, new proposals, tightening up on eligibility, return to work, new draft regulations around psycholsocial hazards, greater controls and more!
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17c Guest Dominic Melling VTHC

September 5, 2023 • 14 mins
Reporting occupational violence and aggression, leadership taking reporting more seriously, looking at consequences and controls, you can’t discriminate against HSR, backing your HSR to achieve meaningful change, OHS courses for managers and more…
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17b Guest Dominic Melling VTHC

August 10, 2023 • 14 mins
OHS TRENDS- bullying, occupational violence, workload, staff shortages, work intensification, micromanagement, Covid safety, and much more!
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17a Guest Dominic Melling Vic Trades Hall Council

August 1, 2023 • 14 mins
Special guest Dominic Melling from The Victorian Trades Hall Union talks to us about: liaising between unions & worksafe, explains how your voice counts, occupational violence & aggression, HSR conference, resources on VTHC website, Ask Renata, and lots more. Please share with your colleagues so teachers can be better informed.
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16 Parent Teacher interviews

July 12, 2023 • 12 mins
Consultation about COVID/flu safe working practices, face to face vs zoom, ergonomic issues, adequate toilet breaks, personal safety, lighting in car park etc
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15 Lockdown & Evacuation Drills

June 14, 2023 • 13 mins
Is your school prepared for an emergency? Are classroom evacuation plans up to date? How often should you have an evacuation drill/lockdown? Times are changing, we need to be prepared for it all.
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14 Time in lieu

June 9, 2023 • 14 mins
Time in lieu, give & take, understand your rights, better understanding the agreement means you will know how to respond, agreement implementation committees can’t change the agreement!
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13C Newly elected HSRs Finale

June 2, 2023 • 8 mins
Concluding with email policy, principal & HSR working together success stories, training is the foundation to success!
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13B More OHS talk with HSRs Felicity & Tania

May 23, 2023 • 28 mins
Part B Our conversation with newly elected HSRs Felicity and Tania continues. More on HSR time allowance, Training for HSRs & principals, Ergonomic stations, setting OHS goals, elections for deputy HSR, provisional improvement notices and more…
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13A Newly elected HSRs Felicity & Tania talk about their journey so far!

May 16, 2023 • 20 mins
Felicity and Tania talk about why they decided to become HSRs. They discuss giving teachers a voice, edusafe plus reporting, OHS training, goals, HSR networking benefits and more…
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12 Advice for newly elected HSRs & 2023 OHS trends

May 4, 2023 • 29 mins
Paul & Irene talk with Meaghan Flack the OHS organiser for the AEU about asbestos, occupational violence, psychological health… They also provide advice to newly appointed HSRs to help kick start their OHS journey!
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11 Let’s talk about new Communication &Consultation policy

April 26, 2023 • 16 mins
Special guest Meaghan Flack AEU OHS Organiser talks with Paul about DETs new Communication & Consultation policy. It’s explicit, it has a clear direction to consult with HSR and how to share edusafe plus reports. What’s the difference between VGSA and OHS Act? and more… This episode is a must so please share with your colleagues!
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10 Building Relationships

April 5, 2023 • 11 mins
Term 1 is almost over but over the Christmas break did you have new buildings/portables built or installed? Was your HSR involved in an OHS building audit? Did consultation take place about: traffic management plans including pedestrian traffic, ergonomics work stations, removal of mould, asbestos, panic buttons, OHS equipment…
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