MENTAL HEALTH — FLY IN, FLY OUT WORKERS
1314. Hon ALISON XAMON to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the Education and Health
Standing Committee report ''The Impact of FIFO Work Practices on Mental
Health'', recommendation 21, about the development of a mental health
and suicide prevention training program.
(1) Has the program been developed?
(2) If yes to (1), is it being
delivered?
(3) If no to (1) or (2), why not?
(4) If yes to (2) —
(a) who is delivering the program;
and
(b) which FIFO mining companies have
utilised the training?
Hon ALANNA
CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. The Mental Health Commission contributed
funding to Curtin University's Future of Work Institute to develop ''Thrive
at Work'', an evidence-based strategy to support the Western Australian
workforce to create mentally healthy
workplaces. Thrive was developed in consultation with industry and an extensive
evaluation of the academic
literature. The foundational funding provided by the MHC assisted to build
capacity for the Future of Work
Institute to run training as part of the Thrive initiative, which included
training on mental health and
managing mental health problems among colleagues and workers. The training is
suitable for managers and supervisors and while not specific to the resources
industry, the content is applicable across industries.
(2) Yes.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) (a) Curtin University's
Future of Work Institute.
(b) Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton,
Barminco, GBF, Roy Hill and Woodside.