I read with interest the idea that School students need better health and safety education (University of Adelaide News Thursday, 9 May 2013 ). It is interesting that this idea is put forward by ‘safety experts’. What a bizarre idea. Here we have a major problem in the workforce of people being … [Read more...] about Desensitizing to Kids Risk and Safety
Child Safety
Bring Your Child To Work Day
Bring Your Child To Work Day Over 20 years ago an organization in the U.S started encouraging employees and employers to have a designated take your child to work day. At some places the practice has taken hold, at others it hasn't. It's truly a novel idea and one we can utilize to work safer. The … [Read more...] about Bring Your Child To Work Day
Connect –Teaching Young People About Safety and Life
Connect –Teaching Young People About Safety and Life By the late George Robotham SU QLD's Connect Program (http://su-connect.org.au/) is a long-term adventure-based learning program designed to help young people who are "at risk" — facing exclusion from school, come from broken homes or are locked … [Read more...] about Connect –Teaching Young People About Safety and Life
School Fair Safety
School Fete Safety I got an email from a reader overnight and it really concerned me. Schools have a huge responsibility in regards to student safety and from what I have seen, generally take this responsibility very seriously and professionally. However, some of the stuff I have seen come come … [Read more...] about School Fair Safety
There has to be a better way
There has to be a better way to say it? I was recently enjoying a great day at the local pool when I spotted this massive, confronting sign - kinda killed the fun for me! For starters it isn’t worded correctly – the top message implies that the parents weren’t properly supervised! I can get … [Read more...] about There has to be a better way
School ditches rules and loses bullies
School ditches rules and loses bullies Encouraging article about unwrapping the cotton wool, encouraging creative play and ripping up the stupid rules book. While most teachers were horrified before this experiment began, the results have been quite amazing. Kids now have an outlet for their … [Read more...] about School ditches rules and loses bullies
Congratulations-we made it
Congratulations - we made it - I can't believe it! If you were born before the 90s then you are one of the extraordinary few who has made it this far and you will love this short video. Kids these days are lucky to have the Regulators to protect them! Remember when nobody had ever heard of Risk … [Read more...] about Congratulations-we made it
Young Worker Safety
Young Worker Safety Photo: Colorado Historical Society Working with young people brings unique safety challenges to the OHS professional, supervisors and managers. Workers 15-24 have a 75% greater chance of being killed on the job, often their accidents happen in the first 2 weeks of … [Read more...] about Young Worker Safety
Schoolies face Gold Coast balcony ban
Schoolies face Gold Coast balcony ban We wrote about this issue 3 years ago and it is still ongoing despite a tragic balcony death last year! Some apartment owners are doing the right thing. See recent article in the Courier Mail Having nearly been hit by a watermelon thrown of a balcony a few … [Read more...] about Schoolies face Gold Coast balcony ban
Playground Safety
Playground Safety All kids like to spend some time at the playground no matter what time of the year it is. The biggest challenge for parents and caregivers is ensuring that the playground is safe for the child. It is important that the child’s playground area is carefully examined prior to … [Read more...] about Playground Safety