Join us for the groundbreaking symposium, Injured Voices, Safer Choices: Injured Workers and their Families’ Roles in Shaping Safer Work Environment.  This isn't just another session; it's a seismic shift in how we approach OSH. Here, the journey from injury to insight takes centre stage. Injured workers and their families don't just recount their experiences; they are architects of change.

 

We'll explore the often-overlooked facets of workplace injuries, from the immediate aftermath to the long-term implications. How do families and colleagues become inadvertent stakeholders in an injured worker's journey? How can their insights shape more resilient OSH frameworks that excel in the prevention of harm?

 

Our panel is a rich tapestry of voices: injured workers, their families and colleagues, legal minds, healthcare professionals, and safety representatives. Together, we'll co-create actionable strategies that not only enhance OSH regulations but also make rehabilitation more holistic and compassionate.

 

Your attendance isn't just symbolic; it's a pledge to foster a more inclusive and effective OSH landscape. This is your chance to be part of a groundbreaking dialogue that could set new standards in workplace safety.

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The Family and Injured Workers Support and Advisory Group (FIWSAG) is currently co-chaired by Matt Beckhaus and Jacqueline Quinlivan, and consists of 11 members who have first-hand experience of either being injured at work or are a family member of someone who has died in a work-related incident. The FIWSAG allows the families of those injured or killed in the workplace to have their voices heard and advises the NSW Government on how to improve workplace health and safety, as well as helping to develop resources for those who experience workplace incidents.

 

The FIWSAG have developed two guides and supporting brochures to assist injured workers and families that have experienced a workplace fatality. Additionally, the FIWSAG has just published four stories online giving first-had accounts of how people have been affected following a workplace death or serious injury.  All these resources can be found on the NSW Government website at https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/projects-and-initiatives/family-and-injured-workers-support-and-advisory-group

 

If you would like to hear more from the group, please email the FIWSAG Secretariat at FIWSAG@safework.nsw.gov.au