Next week the National Comcare Conference is held in Melbourne Australia. One of the keynote speakers at the conference is Professor Niki Ellis, a prominent Australian OHS researchers and consultant who is also heading up the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR).
On a sunny September 5 2011 I was able to spend half and hour with Niki at a noisy cafe outside Victoria’s State Library talking about:
- The profile of OHS is Australia as a profession
- The importance of a practical application for OHS research (what Niki refers to as “interventionist research”)
- The need for innovation in tertiary institutions
- The legacy of Dame Carol Black’s UK report “Working for a Healthier Tomorrow“
- The challenge for OHS professionals to cope with emerging psychosocial hazards
- The role and importance of Corporate Social Responsibility to workplace health and safety
- The deficiencies of applying resilience to workplace mental health issues
reservoir, victoria, australia
Great interview Kevin – made so not only by the expertise and views of Niki Ellis, but also your own knowledge of the issues which enabled you to draw Niki out on a range of issues, studies and developments.