No Hope for Humans in Zero Harm Last week Greg Smith and I hosted a 2 day workshop on Due Diligence at the Wayside Chapel Kings Cross. What better place to understand the nature of diligence, neglect and hope. We met in the seminar room (see pics below) and were catered for by the people from the … [Read more...] about No Hope for Humans in Zero Harm
Due Diligence
Safety and Risk Due Diligence as a Moral Activity
Safety and Risk Due Diligence as a Moral Activity Some excellent additional resources and free videos at the end of the article............. There are checklists that abound that give the impression that Due Diligence is either a mathematical equation or ‘tick the box’ exercise. However, this … [Read more...] about Safety and Risk Due Diligence as a Moral Activity
WHS Reporting and Due Diligence: Some practical thoughts
By Greg Smith, WHS Lawyer. First published here Quote from the article: If two people die in an electrical incident at your workplace, nobody cares what your last safety culture survey reveals. You need to demonstrate how the risk of electrocution was managed in your organisation, and whether it … [Read more...] about WHS Reporting and Due Diligence: Some practical thoughts
Due Diligence in Safety and Risk
Understanding Due Diligence in Risk and Safety In order to understand Due Diligence it is sometimes helpful to understand its opposite, negligence. How does one demonstrate ‘Due Diligence’? How does one ‘exercise’ Due Diligence? What are these 6 steps outlined in the Act (WHS Act Part 2, Division … [Read more...] about Due Diligence in Safety and Risk
Due Diligence Is Not Just Ticking Boxes!
Due Diligence Is Not Just Ticking Boxes! We hear people saying (and rightly so) that we have to demonstrate due diligence. But when we hear this we are usually drawn to a six point checklist, which someone has extrapolated from The Act, and we hear them say that by checking off the points on this … [Read more...] about Due Diligence Is Not Just Ticking Boxes!
Health and Safety Assurance
Health and safety assurance A couple of recent articles on Health and Safety Assurance from Greg Smith’s Blog My Safety Thoughts – Greg is a WHS Lawyer and co-author of Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk and his blog makes for easy yet very informative reading. How do you … [Read more...] about Health and Safety Assurance
Some Stuff on Risk and Safety Due Diligence
Some Stuff on Risk and Safety Due Diligence Recently, a client asked if I could come out to their site and “do a Due Diligence Audit”. I wasn't exactly sure what that might entail or what they wanted it to achieve and after half an hour of discussion it didn't seem like something they couldn't … [Read more...] about Some Stuff on Risk and Safety Due Diligence