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WHS in a Warzone - Challenging the Status QuoSIANationalSafetyConvention,7th September2016SeanFaulkner- Manager,WHS&Risk
A (not so) long time ago….
A unique characteristic: The Threat of Violence
Determining the Status Quo
• Critical to understand the context• Need to understand more than just statistics
Afghanistan 2012:
OHSwasviewedasanunnecessarybureaucraticobligation
Soldiersare‘10foottallandbullet-proof’.
Looking at the gaps…
• No one likes to confront their own shortcomings• Identify opportunities to be exploited
Afghanistan 2012:
ForceProtectionwaswellunderstood&applied
Militarydoctrinedefinessecurityas‘theprotectionandpreservationoforganisationsassets– includingpersonnel– fromsourcesofharmthatcouldweakenordestroythem.’
Assist the change process
• ‘Everything should be as simple as it can be, but not simpler’• Avoid ‘preaching’• You must support the change process
Afghanistan 2012:
ImplementationTourtoassistinredefiningForceProtection
packages
ConductedRiskAssessmentworkshopsforallpermanentADF
bases.
Summary: Challenging the Status Quo
• Determine the current ‘state of play’• Look for opportunities to exploit• Support the change process
Thanks for listening
SeanFaulkner- [email protected]' +61414938944
https://au.linkedin.com/in/sean-faulkner-50524824