HSPC Safety Work vs the Safety of Work

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Date & Time

9-Nov-2020 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Safety Work vs the Safety of Work

The Edmonton Chapter is pleased to announce two exclusive professional development
workshops for Chapter members with Dr. Drew Rae.

Workshop 1 - Safety Work vs the Safety of Work

This session is an online mini-lecture followed by a discussion and a small-group exercise. Participants will be encouraged to think about what they, as practitioners, spend their time doing, and identifying the
direct and indirect purposes of those activities. Dr. Drew Rae will provide some useful tests for exploring the relationship between the work we do in the name of safety (safety work) and the ultimate goal of that work (the safety of work).

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• describe the different purposes of safety activities, including organizational goals not directly related to the safety of work;

• discuss the role of theory and evidence in preferring some safety activities over others;

• critically examine their own work practices, and reflect on the appropriate balance between organizational and safety purposes for those practices.

Speaker Bio

Dr Drew Rae is a Senior Lecturer in the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Griffith University, where he teaches courses on research methods and safety engineering and manages the lab’s research program. Drew’s own research uses a mix of ethnography, field experiments and theory-building to investigate organizational safety practices. He is particularly interested in understanding the myths, rituals and bad habits that surround the work of managers and safety practitioners, and how this work influences front-line operations. Drew co-hosts the Safety of Work podcast and is Associate Editor for the journal Safety Science.

General FAQ

Is this free for members to attend?
Yes, the executive motioned for the event to be free for members; any active Chapter members are welcome to attend for free.

Where will the workshop be held?
The Chapter has a Zoom Meet room. People who register for the event will receive an email to the link prior to the event.

When is this whole thing happening?
November 9th starting at 1 pm for 4 hours (ending at 5 pm).

Is the workshop live?
The workshop will be live and only accessible to those registered to attend the live event. There will not be any recording available.

I still have questions!
No problem! Send an email over to [email protected] and someone will get back to you within 5 business days.

This event contains 4 technical hours and may be eligible for BCRSP CPD points. See the BCRSP website at www.bcrsp.ca for CPD point criteria.