Austin Area Ergo Round Table / ASSP Joing Meeting

  •  April 24, 2026
     11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Greetings Austin Ergo Round Table:  I am very pleased to announce a return to meetings in Austin. We have a few planned for the coming months. In April we have a very interesting topic that I think bridges over into many areas of practice (Safety, Ergonomics, Occ-Health, Industrial Hygiene, etc.). Mark your calendar. Personally, I think if you are ignoring this topic you are only able to do a fraction of your job (helping people).

 

April 24, 2026 Ergo Round Table Meeting

Location:  Carver Austin Public Library

Address:  1161 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702

11:30 to 12:00 Lunch & Networking
12:00-1:00 – Speaker time

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Meeting ID: 862 7640 3576
Passcode: 188904

 

Speaker

Kahlilah Guyah, CHMM, CSP

Entrepreneur + CEO | Certified Environmental, Health & Safety Consultant & Auditor

Expert in EHS Governance, Management Systems, and Psychological Health & Safety

 

Session Topic

From EHS Program to Leadership Imperative: Addressing Psychosocial Risks at Work

 

Session Description

Psychosocial risks—such as workload, role clarity, leadership behaviors, and social support—are no longer peripheral concerns. They are increasingly recognized as core contributors to safety outcomes, operational risk, and organizational resilience.

 

In this session, Kahlilah Guyah explores why psychosocial risk management is fundamentally a leadership and governance issue, not just an EHS or HR responsibility.

 

Rather than focusing on symptoms or downstream mental health outcomes, the discussion reframes psychosocial risk as an exposure issue; one that organizations have an obligation to identify, assess, and mitigate as part of creating a safe and healthy work environment.

 

Drawing on recent research (Hammer, 2024; Kelloway et al., 2023; Boot et al., 2024), the session will challenge common assumptions and highlight what differentiates organizations that successfully integrate psychosocial risk management from those that struggle.

Participants will leave with:

 

  • A clearer understanding of how leadership behaviors function as risk controls
  • Insight into why psychosocial hazards often persist despite well‑intentioned programs
  • A governance‑level perspective on integrating psychosocial risk into existing EHS systems
  • Practical questions leaders and EHS professionals should be asking—but often aren’t

 

This session is designed to prompt thinking, dialogue, and alignment, rather than prescribe a one‑size‑fits‑all solution.