Q. Have you ever wanted to impress at a virtual safety conference or zoom webinar event? A. Subscribe to SHEeple STEMspeak* Just select any three-digit number and the corresponding buzzwords from the grid below:Examples: 473 – synchronized reciprocal timeframe 688 – responsive organizational … [Read more...] about SHEeple STEMspeak
Blackbird
No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky Bob Dylan Over recent years traditional employment relationships have drastically changed with a dramatic increase in contingent or precarious arrangements. The embryonic gig economy and use of a disillusioned and subjugated labour hire … [Read more...] about Blackbird
Don’t fence me in
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains rise Cole Porter 1 The author reminds cohorts of myopic safety proselytes, micturating crusaders and delusional bloggers that this performance by … [Read more...] about Don’t fence me in
Dulce et decorum est
When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die Jean-Paul Sartre 1 The Karijini National Park in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is an impressive tourist destination surrounded by enchanting ochre escarpments with deep intermingling emerald green gorges. However, the spectacular scenery … [Read more...] about Dulce et decorum est
The Fields of Athenry
Justice and judgment are often worlds apart Emeline Pankhurst 1 I always despise April because it resurrects the Hillsborough stadium disaster, which occurred over three decades ago on the 15th April 1989. It never fails to arouse a miasma of acrimony and blame, which constrains discernment, … [Read more...] about The Fields of Athenry
Mississippi Burning
If voting changed anything they’d make it illegal Emma Goldman 1 In deep north Queensland on 18th August 2016 the state government announced a parliamentary inquiry into the re-identification of black lung throughout its coal mining sector. The select committee received harrowing evidence from … [Read more...] about Mississippi Burning
River of tears
Integrity has no need of rules Albert Camus 1 On 25th October 2016 a tragic incident on the Thunder River Rapids Ride at the Ardent Leisure Dreamworld amusement park near Queensland’s Gold Coast, claimed the lives of four people. A circular raft containing six passengers collided with an empty … [Read more...] about River of tears
The day of the roses
Those who do not move, do not notice their chains Rosa Luxemburg 1 Many elderly Australians never forget Granville and can vividly recall the moment news broke with reports of the horrific carnage on that fateful January morning back in 1977. The disaster unfolded within seconds although it was a … [Read more...] about The day of the roses
Bloeing in the wind
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows Bob Dylan 1 On the 29th October 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea near Indonesia killing it’s 189 passengers and crew. Almost six months later Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed near the town of Bishoftu with 157 … [Read more...] about Bloeing in the wind
The air that I breathe
DOWNLOAD THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: [download id="99894"] If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers Charles Dickens 1 Asbestos is a generic term for a naturally occurring substance that includes six silicate minerals with distinctive elongated fibrous crystals. The soft flexible … [Read more...] about The air that I breathe