Last Minute Xmas Gift Ideas For Safety People What do you get that well-meaning, hard-working, under appreciated safety person in your life, who has everything except a clue about how people really make decisions? Do they: Come home from work every day lamenting that nobody understands them, … [Read more...] about Last Minute Xmas Gift Ideas For Safety People
Safety Leadership
The Comcast Crash Video – When Blind Safety Compliance is Dangerous
The Comcast Crash Video - When Blind Safety Compliance Causes Accidents This is the latest unsafety video (below) to go viral and of course there are the usual ignorant arguments firing up on social media about how stupid everybody is. Some say these Comcast Xfinity Cable Repair Guys should be more … [Read more...] about The Comcast Crash Video – When Blind Safety Compliance is Dangerous
Choosing a Safety Consultant – A Defensive Decision?
Choosing a Safety Consultant - A Defensive Decision? A blast from the past - first published on this day in 2015 A new client complained the other day that they had engaged, with some confidence, a large National Safety Consulting Company to complete a traffic management plan. But, the consultant … [Read more...] about Choosing a Safety Consultant – A Defensive Decision?
The Mountain Has Been Climbed. Now What?
The Mountain Has Been Climbed. Now What? by Phil La Duke, first published here: https://philladuke.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/the-mountain-has-been-climbed-now-what/ You’re corporate incident rate is so low that you are the envy of your industry, so where do you go from here? Despite the ever … [Read more...] about The Mountain Has Been Climbed. Now What?
Inductions – A Missed Leadership Opportunity
Inductions – A Missed Leadership Opportunity Guest Post by Paul Nieuwoudt - First published here: www.leadership-observer.com The first introduction people often have to our companies is when they attend the workplace induction, and for that reason inductions hold great potential in ensuring a … [Read more...] about Inductions – A Missed Leadership Opportunity
Safety Manager – an Ultimate Scapegoat
Safety Manager - an Ultimate Scapegoat I heard an interesting story recently from an acquaintance of mine which prompted me to write this article. As the most senior corporate Safety Manager for the organisation with no operationally based direct reports, she was assigned a personal goal for the … [Read more...] about Safety Manager – an Ultimate Scapegoat
Are we victims of our own safety systems?
Are we victims of our own safety systems? Guest post Health and safety is perceived by lots of people as a boring subject, but who is primarily responsible for that...who wrote the procedures? Lots of personality and behaviour profiling studies have revealed that the majority of safety … [Read more...] about Are we victims of our own safety systems?
Safety Myths and Misconceptions
Safety Myths & Misconceptions Republished in memory of the late George Robotham (see all of his articles here) and his mentor Geoff McDonald who also recently passed away (https://safetyrisk.net/vale-geoff-mcdonald/) Note:- Brisbane based OHS consultant, Geoff McDonald has considerably … [Read more...] about Safety Myths and Misconceptions
Where is Safety Leadership Headed?
The Pain of Reporting…article by Paul Nieuwoudt (first published here: http://leadership-observer.com/index.php/blog/where-is-safety-leadership-headed) – raises some interesting questions about our current approach to our safety management and incident reporting systems. More of Paul’s … [Read more...] about Where is Safety Leadership Headed?
Isn’t it Time We Reformed the WHS Curriculum?
Isn’t it Time We Reformed the WHS Curriculum? Dr Robert Long - Executive Director - Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk Executive Summary This paper argues the case for reformation of the WHS curriculum in Australia. It proposes that safety cannot be done ‘differently’ without such a … [Read more...] about Isn’t it Time We Reformed the WHS Curriculum?