EveryBODY matters – musculoskeletal disorder forum

This forum will be covered including:

Keynote on the urgent need to address psychosocial hazards in MSD prevention
Risk management of hazardous manual tasks
WA’s workers’ compensation and injury management scheme
Personal impacts of chronic MSD injuries
Manual handling risks, technology, and engagement
MSD factors in handling patients from a health and safety representative’s perspective
Scenarios brought to life by actors to explore organisational and personal mindsets and practices around MSD

Event program

Time (AWST)	Description
08:30	Registration
09:00	Event starts
15:30	Event ends

Know the speakers

Keynote

Professor Jodi Oakman, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University

Greg Borman

Director and CEO, Biosymm

Rob Curtis

Paramedic and 2023 Health and safety representative of the year, St John Ambulance

Sally North

WorkSafe Commissioner

Wendy Pietrocola

Consultant Ergonomist, Ergonomica

Sue Steel

Director, Red Earth Health Solutions

Chris White

CEO, WorkCover WA

Questions & answers

This forum brings together a range of industry experts to discuss this nationally prioritised work health and safety topic. It is open to anyone with an interest in making workplaces healthier and safer from a human factors and ergonomics perspective.

Human factors and ergonomics industry members, PCBUs, health and safety representatives, workers and other professionals who have a role or interest in health and safety and prevention in WA workplaces are encouraged to attend.

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EveryBODY matters playlist	Click on the link to watch the videos (coming soon)

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PowerPoint presentation

EveryBODY matters - musculoskeletal disorder forum PPT

EveryBODY matters playlist

Click on the link to watch the videos (coming soon)

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