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SafetyAtWorkBlog
SafetyAtWorkBlog is an award-winning blog written in Australia that reports on, and discusses, a range of issues that relate to workplace safety. These articles touch on Human Resources, Industrial Relations, stress, politics, organisational culture, workplace death, gender, and a large number of issues that affect how we work and how we manage our workers and our leaders.
Episodes
SafetyAtWorkBlogSafe Work, Real Talk - Ep. 3 - Managing the Shit
In Episode 3 of Safe Work Real Talk, Kevin Jones and Michael Plowright unpack the difficult realities of managing workplace bullying, harassment and…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSafe Work, Real Talk - Episode 2 - Fish Rot from the Head - Leadership
What does good leadership really look like when it comes to creating mentally healthy, safe workplaces? In Episode 2 of Safe Work Real Talk, Michael Plowright…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSafe Work, Real Talk - Episode 1 - Conflict and Confusion
Safe Work, Real Talk is a limited-series conversation about psychosocial hazards and psychological safety at work. Hosts Kevin Jones and Michael Plowright…
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SAWB - Working From Home Politics
This episode examines Victoria’s work-from-home debate through an occupational health and safety lens, cutting through the political noise, business lobby…
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SAWB - Construction Industry Royal Commission
This episode examines Victoria’s new Royal Commission into the integrity of major construction projects, arguing that occupational health and safety must be…
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SAWB - BHP Annual Report
This commentary offers a critical look at BHP’s latest Annual Report, exploring how the company presents safety, how it buries sexual harassment data in its…
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SAWB - Concussion and CTE in Sports
This episode examines concussion, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), duty of care and occupational health and safety in Australian sport, drawing on many…
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SAWB - HR and Burnout
This episode looks at the HR spin on burnout and exposes what’s really going on: unsafe work design and breached OHS duties. Using a recent media story about a…
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SAWB - Farm Safety Week 2026
This episode explores how Farm Safety Week continues to repeat familiar themes while WorkSafe Victoria quietly shifts its messaging toward the real issue…
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SAWB - WFH update
This episode examines why some Australian business leaders continue to resist working from home despite evidence showing no productivity loss and clear…
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Brodie Panlock
Kevin Jones reflects on the death of Brodie Panlock, the workplace bullying case that helped reshape Australian thinking about psychosocial hazards…
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SAWB - KPMG and Leadership
KPMG is the latest major firm exposed for unethical conduct — misusing confidential client data, misleading investigators, and failing to protect…
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SAWB - Football, Brain Injury and Workplace Safety
A 23‑year‑old footballer, Nick Lowden, died with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the youngest known case linked to Australian rules football. His story…
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SAWB - IAWBH 2026 1
In this episode, Kevin Jones reflects on key insights from the 2026 International Association on Workplace Bullying and Harassment conference in Canberra. He…
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SAWB podcast - Productivity & maturity
A clear-eyed look at why Australia’s productivity debate is really a debate about work design. This episode unpacks the mismatch between old industrial‑era…
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SAWB podcast - Corporate
A sharp look at the latest corporate scandal and what it reveals about the widening gap between leadership rhetoric and workplace reality. This episode argues…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Quad Bikes and Farm Safety
A persistent OHS problem is presented by quad bikes. This episode challenges the long-standing reliance on education and voluntary measures in preventing…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Quad Bikes - consultation
A persistent OHS problem is presented by quad bikes. This episode challenges the long-standing reliance on education and voluntary measures in preventing…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Legacy Values
This episode examines how decades of institutional denial shape today’s failures in managing psychosocial hazards. Drawing on lived experience and historical…
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SAWB - Great Idiots of History
This episode explores how historian Mike Duncan’s “Great Idiot Theory of History” can offer a different way of thinking about workplace health and safety…
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SAWB - Big Data
This episode reflects on the return of “Big Data” through modern AI tools and what that means for professional judgement, using recent developments in the…
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SAWB - IWMD 2026
On April 28, 2026 — a day marked globally as International Workers’ Memorial Day or the World Day for Safety and Health at Work — the official theme was…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Executive Psych
This five‑minute SafetyAtWorkBlog article summary discusses how executive health risks are symptoms of unsafe work design, not personal weakness. Drawing on…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Quitting
In this audio version of a SafetyAtWorkBlog article (published 14 April 2026), OHS advisor and writer Kevin Jones argues that psychological harm at work isn’t…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Leadership and Psych Books
In this episode, I compare two new books reviewed on the SafetyAtWorkBlog to explore where psychological harm at work really comes from. Setting Kat Page’s…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Treasury and OHS Reform
I argue that Australia should stop treating occupational health and safety (OHS) as a compliance cost and start seeing it as a powerful economic lever that…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Reframing to Systemic Perspectives
This episode summarises a SafetyAtWorkBlog article exploring a quiet but significant shift in occupational health and safety thinking — away from blaming…
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SAWB - Accounting
In this episode, I reflect on a SafetyAtWorkBlog article examining how overlooked disciplines—particularly accounting and governance—shape work health and…
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SAWB - Leadership Morality
Today I explore how personal morality shapes leadership and workplace safety, inspired by recent comments from Donald Trump. I look at why safety is built on…
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SAWB - Dekker 1
This audio summary explores the provocative concept of "safety anarchism" through a conversation with Professor Sidney Dekker, author of The Safety Anarchist…
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SAWB - Ballarat Suicide
This episode explores the tragic death of Karla Jordan, an accountant whose workplace environment was identified by the Victorian Coroner as the primary…
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SAWB - Safety Behaviours
What if safety behaviour wasn’t just about ticking boxes or following procedures? In this episode, we unpack the deeper forces that shape how people act at…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Mining, Harassment and TikTok
This episode exposes the hidden realities of Australia’s FIFO mining jobs, challenging the glamorous image promoted on social media. It highlights issues of…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - HSRs and Best Practice
This episode examines Australia’s current focus on Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) in workplace safety reform, questioning whether this emphasis…
SafetyAtWorkBlogSAWB - Horse Racing and Churches
This episode explores the hidden dangers and cultural failures within Australia’s horse racing industry, drawing broader lessons about workplace safety…
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SAWB - Stretching
This episode explores the widespread use of workplace stretching programs and questions their effectiveness in preventing injuries. Drawing on recent research…
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SAWB - COVID
This episode explores how pandemic preparedness is being reframed as part of a broader workplace biological hazard strategy, highlighting updates from Safe…
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SAWB - Whitlam
This episode marks the 50th anniversary of the Whitlam government’s dismissal, reflecting on a lost opportunity for transformative workplace safety reform in…
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SAWB - Gig
This episode examines recent developments in workers’ compensation for gig workers in Australia, focusing on legislative changes and ongoing challenges. It…
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SAWB - Woods WFH
This episode explores the latest evidence on occupational health and safety (OHS) in the context of working from home. Drawing on recent research and expert…
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SAWB - NSW Comp
This episode unpacks a heated parliamentary exchange over workers’ compensation premiums in New South Wales, revealing a deeper crisis in workplace mental…
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SAWB - Psych Code (Maddocks)
This episode explores a major shift in workplace health and safety: Victoria’s new psychological safety regulations, effective December 1st. With no transition…
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SAWB - Sex Work
This episode explores the overlooked and often misunderstood world of occupational health and safety in Australia’s sex work industry. Drawing on 18 years of…
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SAWB - WorkSafe Psych
14,000 tuned in to WorkSafe Victoria’s webinar on new psychological health regulations—taking effect December 1, 2025, with no transition period. This episode…
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SAWB - Verbs
This episode explores how language—particularly verbs—shapes perceptions of leadership and commitment in political and workplace safety contexts. From the…
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SAWB - Government as Client
This podcast examines who truly shapes safety on infrastructure worksites — and why the client often holds the decisive power. The episode explains how client…
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SAWB - Emotional Energy
This episode explores the evolving concept of workplace safety, inspired by Matthew Hallowell’s book "Energy-Based Safety". The discussion expands on…
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SAWB - SHINe
In this episode, I reflect on RMIT University’s inaugural SHINe Symposium—an overbooked, research-driven event that brought international safety experts to…
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SAWB - Clients' Social Duties
In this episode, I explore a critical question: If clients—especially government bodies—hold so much influence over workplace safety, why aren’t we using it to…
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SAWB - Psych webinar
Join me, Kevin Jones, I share a candid audio summary reflecting on a recent webinar about psychological safety in the workplace. In this episode, I critique…
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SAWB - OHS and Politics
Kevin Jones explores the political tensions and evolving landscape of workplace health and safety in Australia, tracing the journey from the heated OHS…
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SAWB - Culture
In this episode, Kevin Jones—OHS adviser and writer of the SafetyAtWorkBlog—dives deep into the messy, misunderstood world of workplace culture. Drawing on…
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SAWB - Victorian Psychological Code
Join Kevin Jones, OHS adviser and writer of the SafetyAtWorkBlog, as he dips into Victoria’s new psychological safety regulations and what they mean for…
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SAWB - Brodie Panlock
This episode explores the tragic story of Brodie Panlock and its profound impact on workplace safety in Australia. As we mark Safe Work Month 2025, Kevin…
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SAWB - Mental Health at Work
Join Kevin Jones, as he explores the urgent issue of psychosocial hazards in Australian workplaces during Safe Work Month 2025. In this audio summary, Kevin…
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SAWB - Work-related Suicides
In this audio summary, I explore the often-overlooked issue of work-related suicide, drawing on a September 30, 2025 blog article and research by John…
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SAWB - Psychosocial Laws
This episode dives into the changing landscape of workplace safety in Australia, focusing on the introduction of psychosocial risk regulations—covering stress…
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SAWB - Compliance
In this episode, Kevin Jones explores the contradictions in Australia’s OHS laws, where employers are required to comply but left to define what compliance…
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SAWB - WFH
In this short podcast, Kevin Jones discusses the Victorian government’s proposal to make working from home a legal right—and why it’s more campaign strategy…
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SAWB - Quad Bikes
Join Kevin Jones as he discusses the world of quad bikes on Australian farms, exploring their impact on occupational health and safety, compliance, and the…