Another article by the late George Robotham. You can find more of his work at here: SAFETY RELECTIONS How to have an effective safety committee Introduction Safety committees are much maligned and often ineffective. They can easily denigrate to a whinge-fest and end up covering topics that should … [Read more...] about How to have an effective safety committee
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Starting In A New OHS Role
Starting In A New OHS Role Classic article by the late George Robotham. Get George’s Free Ebook Here 1. Introduction “When initiating change remember that people support what they create” 2. The above motto was discovered by myself during study into Management of Organisational Change. The motto … [Read more...] about Starting In A New OHS Role
Complexity and safety
Complexity and Safety Popular discussion topic at the moment – republished guest post by the late George Robotham Introduction Early in my safety career it became obvious to me that safety is about the people and not about the things and artefacts. It is not about the safety management systems, … [Read more...] about Complexity and safety
What Makes a Safety Management System Fly
What Makes a Safety Management System Fly Had quite a bit of interest recently in this article - one of the most popular articles written by the late, great George Robotham – download his free E-Books HERE Original published by the American Society of Safety Engineers, International Safety … [Read more...] about What Makes a Safety Management System Fly
More on 10 Sure Fire Ways To Stuff Up a Safety Management System
10 Sure Fire Ways To Stuff Up a Safety Management System- Expanded version Article by the late George Robotham GET GEORGE’S FREE SAFETY MANAGEMENT E-BOOK HERE When the original paper was published there was a reader request to expand on the brief points made. This paper is my response to that … [Read more...] about More on 10 Sure Fire Ways To Stuff Up a Safety Management System
Safety Lessons From Animals
And now here’s something we hope you’ll really like……. Safety Lessons From Animals A classic by the late George Robotham Introduction Dealing with animals has a lot of lessons for dealing with people. A lot of the things that are asked of people in safety are simply hard work; you should … [Read more...] about Safety Lessons From Animals
Safety Networking
Safety Networking Some practical advice from the late George Robotham Is your Safety Net working? Introduction Networking definition – “The exchange of information or services by individuals, groups or institutions. Specifically the culture of producing improved relationships in employment … [Read more...] about Safety Networking
New Free Safety EBook
“My Defining, Best and Most Challenging Events in 4 Decades in Safety” This is the 5th in the series by the late George Robotham, who’s work you would be very familiar with if you are a reader of this blog (Read all of his articles HERE) and you will know what an enjoyable, no punch pulled and … [Read more...] about New Free Safety EBook
New FREE EBook – Broader Management Skills For The OHS Professional
Broader Management Skills For The OHS Professional (And Other Professionals) Well the first free 216 page EBook – “Guidance for the beginning OHS professional” – George Robotham” – was a huge success with over 13,500 copies sent out and still counting! Inspired by the positive feedback, George has … [Read more...] about New FREE EBook – Broader Management Skills For The OHS Professional
What is OHS?
What is Occupational Health and Safety? One of the original Articles by the late George Robotham Good question that I do not have a good answer to, but have a few observations- OHS is the science / art / wizardry / bloody hard game of convincing stakeholders at all levels to identify … [Read more...] about What is OHS?