Good Health is a Walk In The Park We don’t talk much about the Physical Health side of OHS here. It is kind of the elephant in the room in that we know that lack of physical fitness does play some role in the severity of injuries and may even be the indirect cause of others (ie fatigue, stress … [Read more...] about Good Health is a Walk In The Park
Forget Injuries—They Have Nothing to Do With Safety
Forget Injuries—They Have Nothing to Do With Safety Latest blog by Phil LaDuke – see the whole post here Phil says: A while back I presented The Seventh Value at an international safety conference and after my talk a member of the audience challenged my assertion that the absence of injuries … [Read more...] about Forget Injuries—They Have Nothing to Do With Safety
THE INFLUENCE OF VISUAL STIMULI ON THE UNCONSCIOUS
This is one of the assignments from the Post Grad in Psychology of Risk being run by Dr Rob Long (more details about the course here) Felix has given me permission to send it to you, if you think readers would be interested. THE INFLUENCE OF VISUAL STIMULI ON THE UNCONSCIOUS by Felix Cheng – Oct … [Read more...] about THE INFLUENCE OF VISUAL STIMULI ON THE UNCONSCIOUS
Safety Management Systems in Mining
Safety Management Systems in Mining Mining Industry Guide to Workplace Safety 2014 – Released A Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS) is the primary means of ensuring the safe operation of a mine. This is one of the prominent topics of this year’s edition of the Mining Industry Guide … [Read more...] about Safety Management Systems in Mining
Free safety training resources
Free safety training resources Lockout Tagout (LOTO) Training Downloads Training Resources from Compliance and Safety Job Hazard Analysis Training Downloads From our good friend in the US, James Roughton (happy 4th July!), who runs Job Hazard Analysis, are a few links to some excellent free … [Read more...] about Free safety training resources
There has to be a better way
There has to be a better way to say it? I was recently enjoying a great day at the local pool when I spotted this massive, confronting sign - kinda killed the fun for me! For starters it isn’t worded correctly – the top message implies that the parents weren’t properly supervised! I can get … [Read more...] about There has to be a better way
A Positive Safety Initiative by an Authority
A Positive Safety Initiative by an Authority – Sort of! Just when we had given up hope that Authorities would ever get that convoluted systems, overwhelming paperwork and more rules only create more risk and not the intended positive culture, some news from the UK Department For Education. … [Read more...] about A Positive Safety Initiative by an Authority
The Future for the Safety Professional
The Future for the Safety Professional Brilliant, mind opening, article by Marie Claire-Ross on her Digicast Blog. Some excerpts: In the Industrial age, factories in the western world broke down tasks into smaller tasks so that low paid, uneducated workers could follow simple instructions. … [Read more...] about The Future for the Safety Professional
Safety Humour Paradise by the Dashboard Light?
Safety Humour - Paradise by the Dashboard Light? Who says safety people aren’t funny bastards!!! Bit of a debate raging on a safety forum right now about whether accidents are truly preventable. Lots of intellectual articulation, emotion and testosterone fuelled debate and all great stuff! Most … [Read more...] about Safety Humour Paradise by the Dashboard Light?
McRisk Aversion
McRisk Aversion So, do McDonalds have a valid reason to ban pedestrians from using their drive thru, is this type of control effective and is it actually making things safer? See more examples like this on our “This Toaster Is Hot Page” The warning sign is located at the serving window so too … [Read more...] about McRisk Aversion