The Iconography of Safety Icons are powerful modes of communication and predate text and print. Danesi in The Semiotics of Emoji demonstrates that we are seeing a re-emergence of the power of icons in everyday communications. Indeed – SMS, emoticons, emojis and graphics/multimedia are changing the very way we communicate J. Icons are profound and […]
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Why Is The Hierarchy Of Control So Ineffective?
Why Is The Hierarchy Of Control So Ineffective Time to commit ‘Safety Sacrilege’! Where would Safety be without it’s Sexy Curves and Pyramids? See also: Risk and Safety Matrices and the Psychology of Colour For most, safety is about controlling hazards and the tool of choice is the Hierarchy of Control (HOC). It is enshrined […]
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A Little Challenge For Experienced Safety Professionals Only
A Little Challenge For Experienced Safety Professionals Only Calling on all experienced Safety Professionals with a sharp mind and a discerning eye…..We all know how important it is to wear as much PPE as possible when working on a construction site – it wont really stop many serious injuries but it does allow the maintenance […]
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Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral
Truck Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral This the latest “safety fail” photo currently going viral on social media. A guy unloading a table-top truck, decked out head-to-toe in all the PPE imaginable including a fall arrest harness which obviously isn’t going to work very effectively. TICK, TICK , TICK and FLICK……. […]
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Toolbox Talk Show–PPE
Toolbox Talk Show – PPE Sarah Jane (The Safety Nerd) is making a series of videos and podcasts covering some of the basic fundamentals of safety. This is the first one (below) and you will be able to see them all here: http://www.riskologyconsulting.com.au/podcast SJ has also been blogging for some time and her articles have […]
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Gloves and Glasses Compliance
Gloves and Glasses Compliance By Dr Robert Long I wonder how many safety people will hit on this blog just because of the title? I did wonder for some time what more petty a title I could present but decided this would do. What a sad state when the lowest defence in the Hierarchy of […]
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Why my safety threatens the safety of wildlife
Why my safety threatens the safety of wildlife Great recent article on the Safety Differently Blog Posted by Terry Reis Terry writes about something we all lament, about a time, not so long ago, when safety wasn’t the painful and, often times, ridiculous burden it is today. It was something you could discern for yourself, […]
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OMG! – He is not wearing PPE!
OMG! – He is not wearing PPE! And he obviously hasn’t read the Safe Work Method Statement! See the video below. Seriously, before you complain that the photocopier is stuck again or the coffee in the boardroom is the wrong brand, spare a thought for brick workers in Bangladesh suffering in its current building boom. Men […]
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Top Ten Work Gloves – A Buyer’s Guide
Top Ten Work Gloves – A Buyer’s Guide Guest Post Protective equipment is essential to a number of jobs across a wide range of activities and can often prevent employees from receiving serious injuries. Whether we are talking about protective goggles, flame-retardant trousers or complex harness systems, safety equipment is a serious matter that shouldn’t […]
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Minimising the Risks of Arc Flash
Minimising the Risks of Arc Flash Author: Simon Raglione-Hall Technical Manager – Clydesdale Ltd According to research carried out by ISSA, electrical arc flash events occur at least daily in the UK, the results of which can be disastrous, possibly fatal. While industry is increasingly aware of the risk and the need for reducing its […]
