Bridging the Divide: How CBH Streamlined HR and Safety Collaboration on Psychosocial Investigations
Description
Effective psychosocial risk management depends on HR and safety working as one function, not two — particularly when investigating bullying complaints and psychological injuries. Join Laura Anderson as she shares CBH Group’s journey to build a streamlined, collaborative investigations approach. The session covers how CBH tackled data sharing across functions, protected confidentiality for those involved, and turned outcomes into genuine organisational learning. Laura will offer practical insight into aligning HR and safety in sensitive investigations — and how doing so strengthens both compliance and trust.
Laura Anderson
Manager – Health and Wellness
Laura Anderson is the Manager – Health & Wellness at CBH Group, where she leads programs across occupational health, psychosocial risk management, injury management, fitness for work, and employee wellbeing. Over the past four years with CBH, she has played a key role in developing the organisation’s approach to psychosocial safety, including psychosocial investigations, leadership capability programs, and the integration of Health & Wellness, Safety, and HR functions to better support employees and leaders.
A Clinical Exercise Physiologist by profession, Laura grew up in New Zealand before relocating to Western Australia a decade ago. Prior to joining CBH, she worked extensively across the mining and oil and gas sectors as a health coach, helping individuals and organisations improve health, wellbeing,
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Hyatt Regency Sydney
8-9 September 2026
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