Safeguard National H&S Conference 2026 - Group Booking

We are excited to bring the health & safety community together for two days of learning. networking and inspiration on 23 & 24 June at the 2026 Safeguard National Health & Safety Conference as we explore the theme THE POWER TO INFLUENCE. 

Pre-conference workshops - Monday 22 June

$595 +GST per workshop (or $550 +GST per workshop if you register for both)

MORNING: The illusion of control: Improving critical risks and controls with human-centered thinking

Presented by: Brent Sutton, Founder, Learning Teams Inc

This workshop explores how our ongoing attempts to engineer human behaviour through control
verification fall short, and how to help leaders shift focus toward understanding system fidelity,
control efficacy, and learning from everyday work to create safer, more resilient operations.

• Recognise the limitations of relying solely on critical control verification as a safety strategy.

• Understand the difference between “control presence” and “control efficacy.”

• Explore how system fidelity supports better outcomes in everyday work.

• Challenge the myth of engineering human behaviour and explore what good leadership looks

  like in complex work systems.

AFTERNOON: Influencing up - being heard at the top table

Presented by: Craig Marriott, Principal, Craig Marriott Consulting

Influencing without authority is something that is often talked about as a key requirement for
health and safety leaders.

But what does that mean? How do you do it?

How well does what you think they need line up with what they think they need?

This workshop will explore:

• Ways to enhance your standing with senior leaders
• Tools and techniques to maximise your impact
• The fundamental keys to successful influencing