Long time readers of this blog will fondly remember the work of George Robotham who passed away suddenly in 2013, leaving behind an incredible legacy. Many of George’s articles (like this one) mention the extraordinary work of Geoff McDonald – George’s friend and mentor. Sadly, Geoff passed away last week after a long illness. This […]
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Why The Death Of George Robotham Matters
Why The Death Of George Robotham Matters Today, 11th September 2015, marks the 2nd Anniversary of the passing of a legend in safety A great and fitting tribute to the late George Robotham – see his work here – Thanks heaps for doing this Phil. “A great talent and thinker in the world of safety […]
New Safety Award to Honour George Robotham
New Safety Award to Honour the late George Robotham Regular readers of this blog would know what a prolific writer and excellent communicator the late George Robotham was. We were flooded by hundreds of condolence messages from people he has helped, both personally and via his writing, during his career. George will be remembered as […]
25 Ways to stuff up a Safety Management System
Today is probably the most important national occasion in Australia and NZ. ANZAC Day – 25 April – marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The day our combined forces landed on the beaches at Gallipoli in 1915 to capture the […]
Why OHS People Become Cynics
This article was written a year or so ago by the late great George Robotham but never published. There has been a lot of debate lately about whether cynicism and scepticism regarding safety is healthy or toxic (See four indicators of toxic safety culture). I think then it is time for George’s perspective to be […]
