Resources/Products

 

BSS has a range of professionally published training resources including the following:

Fitness for Work Training Manuals

  • The Complete Fatigue Management Workbook - 2nd Edition (employee training manual)

  • Alcohol and other Drugs / Fitness for Work (employee training manual)

  • Supervisor Training - Fatigue Management (supervisor / manager training manual)

  • Supervisor Training - Fitness for Work (supervisor / manager training manual)

  • An Introduction to Fatigue CD ROM + accompanying booklet (this is a short introduction / refresher package that can also be produced in DVD version for family use)

  • Family Shift work Calendar

  • Booklet: "Introduction to Fatigue" (abridged education program)

CLIENT ADVICE PAPERS

  1. Designing and evaluating rosters.

  2. An evaluation of the use of blood and saliva for workplace drug testing.

  3. Blood alcohol levels at work: should employees be expected to be 0.00 at all times?

  4. A review of computer based measurements of fitness for work.

  5. Case management of employees with alcohol and drug problems.

  6. A comprehensive approach to managing fatigue in the workplace.

  7. Napping on the job: should you leave it to chance?

  8. Guidelines for developing a FFW policy

  9. Supervisor tips for managing fitness for work

  10. Understanding workplace drug testing

  11. Frequency of testing in an effective alcohol and drug testing program

  12. Fatigue, hours awake and impairment

  13. Retuning to site: nights or days first?

  14. Managing Psychological Impairment of Fitness for Work

RECENT CONFERENCE PAPERS
Peter Simpson has been a frequent presenter at industry and safety conferences since 1997. The papers listed below provide a sample of the range of Peter's presentation topics:

  1. Minimising the adverse psychological and physiological effects of shift work. WA Department of Minerals and Energy: Rostering & Shift work: 2nd annual event 5 & 6 November 1997. 

  2. The role of psychological counselling in addressing work place problems in the mining industry. MINESAFE INTERNATIONAL - 1997

  3. Addressing alcohol and drug abuse in the mining industry.
    IIR conference SAFETY IN MINING- October 1998

  4. Introducing a fitness for work policy
    WA Dept of Occupational Safety and Health 1999 WORK SAFE WEEK

  5. Fatigue And Its Management: A Commentary On Current Practises In The Australian Mining Industry
    The Australian Journal Of Mining Conference, September 2003

  6. Managing Fatigue
    Australian Mines and Metals Association Tasmanian Conference 2003

  7. Managing Fatigue
    Australian Mines and Metals Association National Conference 2003

  8. Fatigue: A Coal Mining Case Study
    MineSafe International - 2003

  9. Fatigue And Its Management: A Mining Case Study
    Inaugural Symposium of the Mining Drillers’ Association of Australia 2004

  10. Developing a site wide fatigue management plan
    IRR 2004 Australian Mine Safety Conference

  11. Rostering And Shiftwork Congress 2005
    IRR Australian Mine Safety Conference Perth - October 2005

  12. Analysing The Role Of The Individual And The Organization In Managing Fatigue.
    National Workers Compensation Summit February 2006

  13. Managing Fatigue: Developing A Systematic Plan
    Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Limited (APPEA) - National Oil And Gas Safety Conference March 2006

  14. Shiftwork And Fatigue In The Australian Mining Industry: A Response To Some Common Issues IIR 2006 MineHaul Conference

  15. Managing Fatigue: Developing A Systematic Plan
    Northern Territory Minerals Council - Safety Conference 2006

  16. Managing Fitness For Work
    Oil Search Limited - 2006 Safety Conference - Port Moresby

  17. Managing Fatigue: Developing A Systematic Framework
    Learning Network Solutions - Total Safety Leadership In The Public Sector Workplace Conference December 2006

  18. The Management Of Fatigue
    National Workers Compensation - 6-9 February 2006

  19. Total Safety Leadership In The Public Sector Workplace Conference Managing Fatigue: Developing A Systematic Plan - August 2006

  20. Managing Fitness for Work
    Managing HSE & C: Growth in Resources, Construction and Engineering -  South Australia, August 2007

  21. Managing Fitness for Work
    Australian Industry Group National OHS Conference - June 2008 Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane

  22. New South Wales Minerals Council - Annual Occupational Health and Safety Conference Improving Health And Safety – Managing Fitness For Work -  5-8 April 2009

  23. Andrology Australia Forum 2009
    Sleep, Work, Health and Safety - June 2009

Seminar & Brochure Series

BSS Corporate Psychology Services brochures are a source of quick and easy information for employees and their family members. The topics cover issues commonly presented to our counsellors. The brochures present information on a specific problem (e.g. depression / relationship issues) along with constructive first steps to assist the person. They also encourage people to use the EAP should they need further assistance.
BSS's organisational clients have access to these brochures as either a hard copy or electronically through their intranet. They may be used to serve a dual purpose of promoting awareness of the service and as a basic information kit to encourage the proactive use of the service to address problematic issues.