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Demonising Error and Mistakes, What Can the Book of Job Tell Safety

April 1, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Demonising Error and Mistakes, What Can the Book of Job Tell Safety The story of Job is a classic challenge for philosophers, philosophical psychologists, theologians and Safety. Some of the best artists, poets and philosophers have tried to tackle the challenges of Job, the question of suffering … [Read more...] about Demonising Error and Mistakes, What Can the Book of Job Tell Safety

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: job, transdisciplinarity

Getting the best help from your safety committee

September 21, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Getting the best help from your safety committee   Extract of an article from: Getting the best help from your safety committee | HR Magazine | Find Articles at BNET. If property directed, trained, empowered and provided the necessary financial and personnel resources, safety committees … [Read more...] about Getting the best help from your safety committee

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: accidents, bnet, hr magazine, job, long time, occupational health, personnel resources, Safety Committee, safety committee, safety committees

How To Do a Risk Assessment

August 26, 2013 by Admin 3 Comments

How To Do a Risk Assessment Download Free Risk Assessment Templates from our huge collection here: RISK ASSESSMENT TEMPLATES Risk Assessment In any job or workplace, certain risks exist.  For some jobs, the risks are minimal, like carpal tunnel in office work, however, in other jobs, the … [Read more...] about How To Do a Risk Assessment

Filed Under: Risk Assessment, Risk Management Tagged With: business owners, chambers, collapse, job, loss probability, measurement, occurrence, own business, population, potential danger, problem areas, risk assessment, Risk Assessment Forms, risk managers, safety management practices, safety measures, safety procedures, safety records, safety tool, work areas, workplace safety

The Take 5 For Safety Process

August 18, 2013 by Admin 10 Comments

The Take 5 For Safety Process The take 5 for safety process is becoming very popular as a simple and effective way to increase safety awareness. There are a few variations like StepBack 5 x 5 and I saw a Take 4 For Safety Program just yesterday. Here is a really good document from an unknown … [Read more...] about The Take 5 For Safety Process

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: awareness posters, brain, cynics, hatch, job, safety awareness, safety program, Safety Slogans and Quotes, silo, Take 5, variations

Step Back 5 x 5 Safety Programs

July 18, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

Step Back 5 x 5 Safety Programs Also known as Take 5, the STEPBACK process requires everyone to take the time to properly understand the risks they may be exposed to and take adequate precautions before starting the job. Here is a really good explanation of the process by COWORKING.COM.AU. … [Read more...] about Step Back 5 x 5 Safety Programs

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: adequate precautions, job, safety programs, stepback, Stepback 5 x 5

Forklift driver convicted over YouTube stunt videos

July 17, 2013 by Admin 12 Comments

Forklift driver convicted over YouTube stunt videos A forklift driver was convicted after filming himself performing dangerous stunts and driving recklessly then posting the video on YouTube. His employer was alerted by concerned workmates. He was fined, ordered to do community service and lost the … [Read more...] about Forklift driver convicted over YouTube stunt videos

Filed Under: Safety Videos Tagged With: dangerous stunts, forklift driver, forklift safety, job, Loading Docks, Stupid safety photos, workmates

Portable Ladder Safety

February 3, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

Portable Ladder Safety By Tom Gardener Portable ladders provide a convenient way of performing work at height and you'd think that after the years they've been in use that the relevant safety issues would be pretty well entrenched in people's minds. But if the number of people injured or killed … [Read more...] about Portable Ladder Safety

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: electrical work, Electricity, embarrassment, gardener, job, ladder safety, light globe, metal ladder, pun, relevant safety, risk, safety issues, step ladder, step ladders

Manual handling training shows how to avoid injury

January 24, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

Manual handling training shows how to avoid injury If you work in any job that requires manual handling, you may need a manual handling certificate. Manual handling training will equip you with the knowledge to be able to assess your manual handling tasks for conditions such as … [Read more...] about Manual handling training shows how to avoid injury

Filed Under: Safety Training Tagged With: containers, detailed explanation, exertion, exertions, fatigue, gloves, hand tools, industrial tasks, job, joints, manual handling training, mixture, muscles tendons, muscular effort, pallet jack, postures, risk, work organisation

Safety Poems

January 19, 2013 by Admin 6 Comments

It's Up To Me The Safety Poem "I chose to look the other way" has been used as a theme in a number of successful training videos, it is a powerful and very poignant piece of prose and is hung in many workplaces See the Poem Here. Here is another workplace safety poem by Don Merrel which says it … [Read more...] about Safety Poems

Filed Under: Safety Poems, Workplace Safety Tagged With: don plant, job, merrel, merrell, piece of prose, poem, Safety Poem, shortcuts, successful training, unsafe behavior

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