A great, resurrected article by Clive Lloyd who says: Almost two years since I shared this piece, and I'm quite heartened by how things have changed in the "safety" space during that time. A movement towards Care rather than compliance, and trust-building rather than fear-based approaches … [Read more...] about The Emperor has no Clothes – Beyond Behaviour-Based Safety
Safety Leadership
A Great Lesson in Safety Leadership
A Great Lesson in Safety Leadership Another great article by Paul Nieuwoudt, Author of: Zero Harm and a Peasant in 16th Century Europe , Another side to the story and The Illusion Of Opposites About 8 months ago my eldest daughter wanted to learn archery. I wasn’t interested in archery at all, … [Read more...] about A Great Lesson in Safety Leadership
Why I Care About Health & Safety Management
Why I Care About Health & Safety Management First article published by Dean Bell on his new website – see it here - Most readers will totally relate to this! (I know he would really appreciate your feedback on his article and his new site). Thanks for the mentions Dean – very much … [Read more...] about Why I Care About Health & Safety Management
A safety quest
Guest Post by Tim Allred - I used to work with Tim, many years ago, as a Safety Policeman/Crusader. Because of that role I’m Just Not That Into Safety Anymore. We have both unlearned an awful lot since then and I asked Tim if he would share some thoughts about his “quest”. Enjoy: A safety … [Read more...] about A safety quest
Sitting Safely at the Table
Sitting Safely at the Table See also: Wipe Safety Off The Agenda You’ve probably heard the saying; if an organisation is to take Safety seriously, then Safety needs a ‘seat at the table’. I’ve heard the same said too about HR, about IT and about Finance. Of course the table being referred to is a … [Read more...] about Sitting Safely at the Table
An Open Letter to the CEOs and Their Management Teams About Safety Excellence
An Open Letter to the CEOs and Their Management Teams About Safety Excellence First Published here on LinkedIn Pulse Here are the Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually DO! Make 2016 the year your company achieves Safety Excellence…here’s how you do it: 1) Make safety look more like … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to the CEOs and Their Management Teams About Safety Excellence
What E Deming and Larry the Cable Guy Have In Common – Git-R-Done Safely
Safety Management Series - What E Deming and Larry the Cable Guy Have In Common - Git-R-Done Safely By Alan Quilley Unless you've been living on a beautiful sandy beach somewhere on the edge the Pacific Ocean where none of what goes on in the world of business really matters, most of us will have … [Read more...] about What E Deming and Larry the Cable Guy Have In Common – Git-R-Done Safely
The All Knowing Perfect Safety Specialist
The All Knowing Perfect Safety Specialist By James Parkinson from www.safety-consultant.com.au Just for the record, someone challenged me to write this. It’s just great to have a mentor and they do not know how much they are mentoring me or if they even know they are my mentor. Thanks. I was on a … [Read more...] about The All Knowing Perfect Safety Specialist
Safety "Professionals" Behaving Badly
Safety “Professionals” Behaving Badly ADDENDUM: This is an old post which I put up recently on LinkedIn Pulse. My Good Friend Max Geyer made a comment which I think sums this up better than I ever could. He says: I think that part of the difficulty, for the safety professional, is that they … [Read more...] about Safety "Professionals" Behaving Badly
The next OHS magic bullet to hit us in 2016?
The next OHS magic bullet to hit us in 2016? Great question just posted by Wayne Harris on Workplace health and Safety Leadership Linkedin page: We had them all over the last 30 years or so, BBS, Lean BBS, Zero Harm, Transformational Safety, Safe Start, Zero Risk, Transitional OHS, etc. Sometimes … [Read more...] about The next OHS magic bullet to hit us in 2016?