From yesterday's Canberra Times The employer of a young man killed in a workplace accident on the weekend has issued a statement saying it is "deeply saddened" by the tragedy and has launched its own investigation into how the incident happened. Concreter Ben Catanzariti was working at a Kingston … [Read more...] about Young worker safety
Safety ‘Solutions’ Won’t Move a Hippo!
Safety ‘Solutions’ Won’t Move a Hippo! So how do you move a Hippo? Well according to a kids book I read my 5 year old the other night it’s quite simple if you’re willing to learn the message. So the story goes that there is a Hippo lying on the bridge asleep and in the way. The other animals … [Read more...] about Safety ‘Solutions’ Won’t Move a Hippo!
Abby Normal Safety
Abby Normal Safety Guest post by Karl Cameron What can I say, when it comes to knowledge – I am a wh***. I will accept, accumulate and store knowledge from anywhere at any time and I frequently leave the filtering and testing of validity, authenticity, sufficiency and relevance, to another (much … [Read more...] about Abby Normal Safety
Cultivating Resilience
Cultivating Resilience When I think of resilience one of the metaphors I would never associate with it would be engineering. Resilience is a human (social psychological), evolutionary and organic ‘way of being’. The idea of imposing a mechanistic mindset on resilience just doesn’t make sense. … [Read more...] about Cultivating Resilience
Running of the bulls
ED: I thought it was ironic to hear that the guy who co-wrote the book “How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona” was gored by a bull last week! John Culvenor (from http://safedesign.wordpress.com/ ) puts the risks in perspective: Running of the bulls Posted on July 15, 2014 by John Culvenor Is … [Read more...] about Running of the bulls
Effective Safety Committees
Effective Safety Committees An effective safety committee is one in which motivated committee members communicate problem solving ideas and promote general safety in all employees. A fully comprehensive safety team demonstrates the company’s commitment to safe and healthy employees, and the team … [Read more...] about Effective Safety Committees
The Things You Need To Know About Health and Safety Leadership
Reflection from the late GEORGE ROBOTHAM - See his other articles HERE This is probably one of the most significant pieces of work that I have published for sometime. I have been involved with its evolution for quite a while now and it has been peer reviewed of over 50 professionals and modified … [Read more...] about The Things You Need To Know About Health and Safety Leadership
Safety Can Be Sexy
Safety Can Be Sexy Ok – its the weekend again and time for some less serious safety stuff. As a public service, we have previously written a few articles about how sex and primal instinct can be used as an effective way to sell the safety message. We have treaded carefully so as to avoid offending … [Read more...] about Safety Can Be Sexy
Absolute Error Prevention
Absolute Error Prevention Safety is so easy, it’s all about error prevention. Safety is so simple, it’s all about risk aversion. Whilst both of these statements appear to be true, both are wrong. Safety is not simple and is not just about error prevention or risk aversion. Indeed, binary thinking … [Read more...] about Absolute Error Prevention