Marketing safety By the late George Robotham Make no bones about it, safety is a product that has to be marketed in ways similar to the ways the products your organisation produces are marketed. A good OHS section on your organisations web site will help. It is best to treat everybody you … [Read more...] about Marketing Safety
Bring Me Solutions Not Problems
Bring Me Solutions Not Problems - Republished One of the more popular posts by the late George Robotham - see all of his work here An ex-manager of mine used to say “Bring me solutions not problems” There is no shortage of people on the various forums talking about various OHS … [Read more...] about Bring Me Solutions Not Problems
Quick Guide to Auditing OHS Systems
Quick Guide to Auditing OHS Systems George’s Safety Reflections – by the late George Robotham There is some confusion in practice between the terms inspection and audit, I distinguish between the two by saying you inspect things and you audit systems. Organisations that are … [Read more...] about Quick Guide to Auditing OHS Systems
Positive Performance Indicators
Positive Performance Indicators - The better way of measuring safety performance? By the late great George Robotham Quotable Quote "A health & safety problem can be described by statistics but cannot be understood by statistics. It can only be understood by knowing and feeling the pain, … [Read more...] about Positive Performance Indicators
Advice to people wishing to commence a career in OHS
Advice to people wishing to commence a career in OHS Another classic by the late George Robotham Introduction Cannot get the job without the experience, cannot get the experience without the job. This is a common problem all new starters to the OHS industry face. You must learn how to overcome … [Read more...] about Advice to people wishing to commence a career in OHS
Getting a Job in Safety – Resume Template
Getting a Job in Safety - Resume Template by the late George Robotham The resume is one of the most important documents in your life and really deserves a lot of work to get it right. A lot of people have a very casual approach to their resume. I do a bit of work helping people prepare their … [Read more...] about Getting a Job in Safety – Resume Template
LinkedIn OHS Forums
LinkedIn OHS Forums Classic by the late George Robotham. Being a bit of an OHS enthusiast I have to say the LinkedIn OHS forums are a fantastic resource. Prior to this we only had a S.I.A. discussion forum that was restricted to S.I.A. members and had a number of limitations. I read and … [Read more...] about LinkedIn OHS Forums
Management of Your Most Precious Resource – Time
Management of Your Most Precious Resource-Time by the late George Robotham. See more of George’s Safety Reflections SEE MORE HERE It used to be said that man has a finite time on this earth, possibly this is changing to a certain extent with modern advances in medical science. The important … [Read more...] about Management of Your Most Precious Resource – Time
Zealots – A Cause For Concern?
Zealots - A Cause For Concern? Classic post by the late George Robotham After many years involvement in OHS I have found I handle the technical issues fairly well but often fall down on the people issues. Over recent times I have developed the belief people in OHS roles should receive education … [Read more...] about Zealots – A Cause For Concern?
Safety Culture and How to Improve it
Safety Culture and How to Improve it Another brilliant article from the late George Robotham DOWNLOAD THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: [download id="92"] EXTRACT: Management summary Safety culture is said to be an underlying construct that influences the effectiveness of an organisation’s Safety … [Read more...] about Safety Culture and How to Improve it