Webinar: Building a Safe, Resilient and Productive Workplace | The Workplace Revolution

What's Covered: 

A safe and positive work environment is crucial for employee wellbeing, productivity, and business resilience. The numbers speak for themselves. We know that:  

(a) Workplace harm costs New Zealand $4.4 billion each year (Business Leaders Health and Safety Forum) 

(b) You can boost productivity and strengthen your business’s ability to withstand economic challenges by creating a supportive, safe work environment.  

So, how do we get from A to B?  

In this expert-led webinar, we’ll guide you through practical strategies to prioritise wellbeing and safety and foster a resilient, high-performing workplace culture. Our panel will cover:  

• How to improve workplace health, safety and wellbeing with quick, cost-effective strategies 
• A business case study with Southern Spars on the positive outcomes of a safer workplace  

Plus, the latest employee wellbeing data, plenty of time for Q&A, and a tailored takeaway resource with tips and tricks you can put in place right away.  

Your expert panel: 

Zac Parish is Founder and Directory of the Awareness Academy, specialising in evidence-based leadership and staff training in mindfulness, wellness, and resilience. Having spent six years as a Buddhist monk – he brings a unique perspective to wellbeing in the workplace.  

Sharing a business case study is Southern Spars, an industry pioneer in superyachts and racing spars who saw remarkable results from improving health and wellbeing for their teams.  

Leading the conversation is industry-expert and EMA Health and Safety expert Paul Jarvie, with 30 years of experience in advocating for and facilitating for businesses. 

Happy and safe work environments are productive workplaces. 

Join us of this Webinar where we explore how to empower your team by creating workspaces that value and promote our emotional and physical wellbeing – creating an environment where everyone is happy in their work and where everyone thrives. 

This Webinar will outline:

• The latest statistics on employee wellbeing. 
• Strategies on how to build a positive culture centered around health, safety and wellbeing. 
• How to recognise potential issues around physical and emotional wellbeing and what actions to proactively take. 
• Practical steps you can take to positively support employees back into work following an injury.  
• An informative Q&A session with our expert speakers.
  

Speakers: 

Zac Parish, Founder, Awareness Academy: 
Zac Parish is the Founder and Director of the Awareness Academy, a training institution specializing in workplace leadership and well-being programs. His passion lies in the intricateness of the mind and emotions, exploring the dynamics of beliefs and behaviors, and addressing the impact of social and environmental conditioning. His ongoing training delves into optimum lifestyle practices emphasizing the crucial 5 Pillars of Wellness. Zac also served as a Buddhist Monk for six years, and for over two decades, has been an influential teacher in mindfulness, resilience and wellness. Zac is committed to the holistic well-being of individuals and the cultivation of mindful, compassionate and happy workplaces.

Steve Birdsall, Project Manager, Southern Spars: 
Steve Birdsall is a seasoned Health and Safety manager at Southern Spars with a proven track record of implementing the successful return to work programme and fostering an approach committed to the positive outcomes for the business and the wellbeing Southern Spars employees. With over 7 years’ experience within the H&S space, Steve brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Southern Spars, making him a trusted leader in the realm of workplace safety. Steve’s career journey started out as boatbuilder and through this Steve gained a good understanding for safety in the workplace. In 2014 Steve was promoted into the role of Health & Safety Coordinator and then Manager at Southern Spars. Throughout his career Steve has successfully delivered various notable achievements, one being the launch of the Southern Spars Return To Work Programme. Though analysis, planning, communication and effective culture change Steve helped lead this programme which reduced lost time injury incidents to 0 within 12 months, resulting in 600+ LTI free days and significant cost savings and improved employee commitment and morale. As the Health and Safety Manager at Southern Spars, Steve is passionate about the safety and wellbeing of the Southern Spars workforce, he is a compassionate advocate for the safety and wellbeing of others.

Emcee: Paul Jarvie, Health and Safety Expert, EMA: 
Paul has been with the EMA since 1988 and is currently a project leader for older workers and a strong business advocate in the Employment Relations and Human Resources space. He is a key Occupational Health and Safety expert at national policy and guidance level, having spent some 30 years in this field. Paul also served as NZ delegate at International Labour Organisation (ILO) and as expert and Committee Chair (Agriculture and Machine guarding) and is the key author to the EMA’s White Paper “Act Now, Age Later”.