Manawatu Branch: CPD Day and AGM

Join the Manawatu Branch for their 2024 CPD Day featuring informative guest speakers and the opportunity to network and connect with like-minded health and safety professionals.

Speakers

Moni Hogg - Safety Differently

Topic: Introduction to HOP (Human Operational Performance) principles with resilience engineering

• Discovering how teams handle work variability and demands
• How to build team resilience through increasing capacity for increased performance and safety
• Giving your organisation the philosophy and steps to shift from blame to learning

Moni is a senior health and safety practitioner with more than 20 years' experience (including long tenures with Fletcher Building and Impac Services) who specialises in the Safety Differently/Safety II approach. Her background is in construction safety and management with Fletcher Building. She has spent nine years implementing Safety II methods and is a nationally recognised early adopter of the principles.

Greg Dearsly

Topic: Cultural Intelligence - An Essential Capability

Now, and in organisations of the future, cultural intelligence capabilities will be critical to ensure effective engagement in the multi-cultural environments we all experience at work. Even the most homogenous of organisations is still diverse, people with different backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs, all built on their Figured World. In this presentation I explore the construct that is cultural intelligence, including the four components of the framework of Drive, Knowledge, Strategy and Behaviour and how individuals and teams can develop their capabilities using this framework to create trust and understanding. I will also touch on the 10 cultural clusters and the 10 cultural values that guide individual decision making.

Greg has 23 years of experience working in the health and safety sector, with much of that time involved in a range of work associated with the waste industry. More recently Greg has started to explore the world of cultural intelligence, curating content, and becoming a Certified Cultural Intelligence Facilitator.

Gabrielle Tatana - TDDA

Topic: Workplace Substance Testing: Updates & Insights

• Updates on Workplace Drug & Alcohol (D&A) testing
• Relevant changes and updates regarding the amended Urine standard
• Comparison between Urine and Oral Fluid testing methods
• Discussion on the topic of Medicinal Cannabis
• Question and Answer session to conclude the presentation

Gabrielle oversees the management and growth of The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA) across the Central region. Having worked for over ten years with TDDA, Gabrielle has seen a lot of progress and change with Drug Testing in the workplace and has a vast amount of experience in this chosen field. Gabrielle enjoys partnering with her clients to help them create a safer, healthier workforce.

Other information

• Other speakers will be announced soon along with the agenda for the day.
• Lunch will be provided.
• Networking from 8.30am. Attendees to be seated by 9am.
• AGM - All members are encouraged to stay and join us for the branch AGM after the CPD Day concludes.
• If you purchase a ticket for the CPD day, you do not need to also register for the AGM.