The Hypocrisy of Safety Management Systems For SMEs At the moment there is a debate raging on a LinkedIn Forum (Ok, its not really raging perhaps just happening) about why SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) don't have comprehensive documented SMS (Safety Management Systems) in place. Of … [Read more...] about The Hypocrisy of Safety Management Systems For SMEs
Safety Procedures
Safety’s for sale and so is toilet paper!
It hit the fan when Gab Carlton published Where To Put the Port-a-loo is a Hazard!. I wonder if there will be the same gut reaction to Keith McCabe’s latest post on LinkedIn Pulse or do “Toilet Safety Police” really have nothing to go on? LOL Safety’s for sale and so is toilet paper! Every … [Read more...] about Safety’s for sale and so is toilet paper!
Golden Safety Rules
There are Safety Rules and there are Golden Safety Rules. Following the news about two BHP workers sacked for breaching "Life Saving Rules" then being reinstated when the courts determined that their sacking was unfair (see the story here). I thought it may be timely to republish this article I … [Read more...] about Golden Safety Rules
Worlds Largest Collection of Free Safety Stuff
Worlds Largest Collection of Free Safety Stuff I used to call myself “The Robin Hood of Safety” when I first started this blog. I collected all the safety slogans, safety pictures, risk assessment forms and safety checklists I could find and stuck ‘em all in one place. It was a big hit with all the … [Read more...] about Worlds Largest Collection of Free Safety Stuff
Journey Safety Procedures and Risk Management Plans
Journey Safety Procedures and Risk Management Plans Not sure what has happened out there to prompt the number of inquiries we are getting about travel safety plans, journey risk management, Trip Management Plans and safe driving hours for workers driving out to mines and remote sites. In response, … [Read more...] about Journey Safety Procedures and Risk Management Plans
Safety Crusaders Shutdown
Safety Crusaders Shutdown So impressed to see a recent Safety Spud Head debate on Linkedin, initially latched on to and fuelled by the Safety Crusaders (See: Are You a Safety Crusader or a Safety Leader), then totally shutdown and owned by the impressive points made by Safety Leaders who get it and … [Read more...] about Safety Crusaders Shutdown