Imagination? We’ll Soon Knock that Nonsense Out of You A safety friend of mind Ted rang the other day, he had just gone through the circus and charade of an OFSC Audit and 4801 Audit. He said, ‘ah, now we are safe’, I said, ‘no your not, you are probably less safe’. (I’ll get back to this point … [Read more...] about Imagination and Safety
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Deconstructing Safety and Humans
For some reason people in the safety business seem to love reducing things to the most simple (and sometimes simplistic) understanding of things. It seems like the very idea of human complexity and uncertainty is something to fear. Maybe it’s the fact that the safety sector is dominated by safety … [Read more...] about Deconstructing Safety and Humans
Quick Guide to Auditing OHS Systems
Quick Guide to Auditing OHS Systems George’s Safety Reflections – by the late George Robotham There is some confusion in practice between the terms inspection and audit, I distinguish between the two by saying you inspect things and you audit systems. Organisations that are … [Read more...] about Quick Guide to Auditing OHS Systems
Gaining AS4801 Accreditation
How to Gain AS4801 Accreditation Some of the most common queries on this site are about gaining AS4801 accreditation or why you need to have AS4801 accreditation in the first place. Probably because, it seems that, even some of the organisations providing AS4801 accreditation find it hard to … [Read more...] about Gaining AS4801 Accreditation
How to Introduce a Harmonised Safety System
Introducing a harmonised OHS Management System – by George Robotham “Assume for a moment, you have a newly established business, and you have been tasked with establishing a corporate (not operational) OH&S system, that complies with the new Commonwealth OH&S Act. How would you go about … [Read more...] about How to Introduce a Harmonised Safety System
Auditing OHS management systems
Auditing OHS management systems Guest Post by the late George Robotham Introduction There is some confusion in practice between the terms inspection and audit, I distinguish between the two by saying you inspect things and you audit systems. Organisations that are successful at Occupational … [Read more...] about Auditing OHS management systems
Free AS4801 Audit Tools
Free AS4801 Audit Tools Comprehensive audit tools and checklists to evaluate your OHS system utilising the framework of AS/NZS 4801:2001 Unfortunately SAI Global made us take down this really useful tool. It was put together independently but contained a few words from the standard - which … [Read more...] about Free AS4801 Audit Tools
OHS Challenges in Australia
OHS Challenges in AustraliaThis is one of the best safety papers I have read for a long, long time and TOTALLY RELEVANT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. Its Author, George Robotham admits to having a healthy dis-respect for many common approaches to OHS Management and OHS Training – and he backs up … [Read more...] about OHS Challenges in Australia
31000-2009 Risk Management Standard
31000-2009 Risk Management Standard In November 2009, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) introduced the ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management Standard. The standard provides universally accepted guidelines about generic risk management processes. The Risk Management Standard is … [Read more...] about 31000-2009 Risk Management Standard
Free AS4801 Safety System Guide
Implementing an OHS Safety Management System in accordance with AS/NZS 4801 Developing and implementing an Occupational Health and Safety System that complies with AS4801 (whether or not you want it certified or accredited) is not as difficult or daunting as it may sound. We find that most … [Read more...] about Free AS4801 Safety System Guide