Martin Byrne was the CEO at Port Nelson for 15 years. He talks to the Forum about what he did to change the conversation about mental health and wellness at the organisation over that time, as well as going through his own mental health journey. 

Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum

Martin Byrne on mental health and wellness

Listen to Sam Rogers from Inghams describe what happened to their injury rates during the Covid-19 lockdown. 

Discovering a drop in injuries during the Covid-19 lockdown

In the second of our two-part series on the upcoming Cannabis Referendum, we talk to Dr Nancy Carnide from the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto about her ongoing research into whether cannabis use and perceptions about workplace cannabis have changed since it was legalised in Canada in 2018. For more information on Nancy's research, visit: https://www.iwh.on.ca/people/nancy-carnide

NZ Cannabis referendum 2020: How has cannabis use at work changed, if at all, since legalisation in Canada?

In the first of our two-part series on the upcoming Cannabis Referendum in New Zealand in September 2020, we talk to Shawna Meister and Bryce Barker at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) about how Canadian organisations prepared for the legalisation of cannabis there in 2018, what makes a successful impairment policy, and the lessons New Zealand businesses could learn. To find out more about the CCSA you can visit their website: www.ccsa.ca

NZ Cannabis referendum 2020: What businesses can learn from the Canadian experience of legalising cannabis

A series of conversations with CEOs and leaders across New Zealand, bringing you inspiring, innovative and different stories about health, safety and leadership. Find out more about the Forum at www.zeroharm.org.nz