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The Evolution and Revolution of Work Pressure: A regulator’s journey
We invite you to join us for the Working Well Forum: A free professional development event for safety, human resources and workplace wellbeing specialists.
- Hear from experts on workplace mental health and psychosocial safety.
- Ask your burning questions.
- Consider how you can add your voice to the development of a Tasmanian framework for Mentally healthy workplaces by participating in the Working Well Study.
Our Working Well Forum will be hosted by our study team from Menzies Institute for Medical Research: Professor Angela Martin, Dr Larissa Bartlett and Dr Kelly Broughton. They will be joined by project colleague Professor Tony LaMontagne, from Deakin University, and special guest presenter Peter Kelly, a senior psychologist from the United Kingdom.
Emerging issues in workplace mental health: Work-related suicide
The workshop will commence with an update on the Working Well Study, followed by a talk from Professor LaMontagne on Emerging issues in workplace mental health: Work-related suicide. Speaking to his recent publication* Professor LaMontagne will outline how prevailing practice in workplace suicide prevention overly emphasises individual- and illness-directed interventions, with little attention directed to working conditions that may increase suicide-risk. He argues that stronger emphasis on improving working conditions will be required for workplace suicide prevention to reach its full preventive potential.
About Tony
Tony is a Professor of Work, Health & Wellbeing at the Institute for Health Transformation and the School of Health & Social Development at Deakin University, in Melbourne (Australia). His career has been dedicated to developing the scientific and public understanding of work as a social determinant of health, and translating this research into policy and practice to improve workplace and worker health.
The evolution and revolution of work pressure: A regulator’s journey
We will then welcome our special guest speaker Peter Kelly, who will speak on the evolution and revolution of work pressure, from the perspective of a regulator. Peter believes psychosocial hazards have become the biggest threat to the world at work, and that we are on the edge of the biggest global occupational health crisis in work in the last 50 years.
About Peter
A senior psychologist with the UK HSE for 24 years, Peter is best known for encouraging employers to consider the role of work in promoting positive worker mental health outcomes. He is founder and director of Being Real Workplace Mental Health Solutions and Mental Health Advisor to the charity Mates in Mind. Peter’s career includes working on the 2004 UK stress management standard (the first of its kind in the world) and being technical committee member on the ISO 45003 standard (the first internationally agreed standard for psychological health and safety at work). Peter is a passionate advocate for workers mental health and recognised subject matter expert for mental health at work.
Questions and discussion
Following the presentations from our two speakers we will have time for a comprehensive discussion, with input and questions from participants.
While this is a FREE event hosted by the Working Well team at Menzies, we strongly recommend you book to secure your seat. Bookings can be made online at the link below.
*LaMontagne AD, Aberg M, Blomqvist S, et al (August 2024): Work & suicide: Evolving understandings of etiology & intervention. American J Industr Med 67; 8: 679-695.