Comply I have been involved with safety in Australia for the past 10 years. In that period I would like to think I have grown and learned, or would it be better to say tried, to understand what drives and motivates people to do certain things. I’ve heard on several different job sites I have […]
Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers With all the talk about safety and zero we would have to wonder how ZERO will ever be achieved. Recently there was a job that had about 30 first aid cases. (These ranged from a minor scratch to a sprained wrist.) What the company decided was that there had not been enough […]
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RISK OR BLAME
RISK OR BLAME As I sit here this morning drinking my morning coffee I started to think about risk and safety. Through reading material on risk I have learned that without risk taking we would not begin to learn what may or may not happen. From my personal experience’s I have taken many risks ( […]
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Zero Harm Achieved
Zero Harm Achieved After watching the news today it seems that people have figured out how to easily solve or fix difficult issues. This is terrific news I think for the Risk & Safety Professionals. As there has been some issues with gang violence, the Government is now looking at stopping bikies and other gangs […]
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Natural Disaster & the Injured Worker
Natural Disaster & the Injured Worker I have recently seen on many social media sites where a lot of major companies have made some fabulous donations to the hurricane relief funds in Texas. (see Safety Steps Up) Great work they are doing and hope it continues as there is another one that is going to […]
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Bring Your Child To Work Day
Bring Your Child To Work Day Over 20 years ago an organization in the U.S started encouraging employees and employers to have a designated take your child to work day. At some places the practice has taken hold, at others it hasn’t. It’s truly a novel idea and one we can utilize to work safer. […]
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Just Shut The Gates?
Just Shut The Gates? Another pondering from sharp end for discussion – by James Parkinson from www.safety-consultant.com.au In the safety field I have learned to accept that not all things can be controlled the way some people would like to think they can be. In saying this, it brings me to thoughts on recent shark attacks […]
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Think
James Parkinson asked me to post this for him. James is a good, very down to earth bloke on a journey to unlearn traditional safety. He has only just started but, reading back on some of his original comments on this blog, he has already come along way since his first light bulb moment. I […]
