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FREE ebook – Guidance for the beginning OHS professional

November 12, 2016 by George Robotham 82 Comments

FREE 216 page ebook – “Guidance for the beginning OHS professional” – by the late Safety Legend George Robotham UPDATE: Over 10,000 copies already sent out and the positive feedback has been … [Read more...] about FREE ebook – Guidance for the beginning OHS professional

Filed Under: George Robotham, Safety Books Tagged With: free copy, ohs, safety professional, safety professionals

Safety Myths and Misconceptions

July 27, 2016 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

Safety Myths & Misconceptions Republished in memory of the late George Robotham (see all of his articles here) and his mentor Geoff McDonald who also recently passed away … [Read more...] about Safety Myths and Misconceptions

Filed Under: George Robotham, Human Error, Safety Leadership Tagged With: leaders, litfr, ohs, safety myths

Stirring the OHS pot

October 19, 2015 by Admin 5 Comments

Great article by Kevin Jones. Quote: “OHS professionals have an insane reliance on documentation and rules to make workplaces safe. The workplace has now become so regimented that workers have little … [Read more...] about Stirring the OHS pot

Filed Under: Compliance, Health, Safety Differently, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: hierarchy of controls, ohs, safety professional

Its All Good – The Trees Were Killed For OH&S Reasons

January 24, 2015 by Admin 2 Comments

Its All Good - The Trees Were Killed For OH&S Reasons Radio Station B105 reported today that trees on a wealthy Brisbane Street have been dressed in shade cloth as part of a fight against … [Read more...] about Its All Good – The Trees Were Killed For OH&S Reasons

Filed Under: Safety Satire Tagged With: ohs, safety crusader

What is OHS?

July 27, 2014 by George Robotham 1 Comment

What is Occupational Health and Safety? One of the original Articles by the late George Robotham  Good question that I do not have a good answer to, but have a few observations- OHS is the … [Read more...] about What is OHS?

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: occupational health and safety, ohs, Safety, Safety Management, Safety Overkill, WHS

Marketing Safety

June 6, 2014 by George Robotham 2 Comments

Marketing safety By the late George Robotham Make no bones about it, safety is a product that has to be marketed in ways similar to the ways the products your organisation produces are marketed. A … [Read more...] about Marketing Safety

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: marketing safety, ohs, Safety Engagement, Safety Presentations, Safety Reflections, safety sense, Safety Shows

Banned OSHA Videos

May 28, 2014 by Admin 4 Comments

Banned OSHA Videos These three big budget films were made by OSHA in 1980 during the Carter Administration. They were produced to provide a quick but damning history of OHS in the U.S. from the … [Read more...] about Banned OSHA Videos

Filed Under: Safety Videos Tagged With: banned videos, ohs, osha videos

Bureaucracy and Paperwork in OHS

March 24, 2014 by George Robotham 3 Comments

Bureaucracy and Paperwork in OHS   Introduction I believe bureaucracy and paperwork is strangling innovation and progress in OHS. Overly complex systems are being used and people give up … [Read more...] about Bureaucracy and Paperwork in OHS

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: ohs, paperwork, safe working procedures, safety compliance, Safety Procedures, Safety Systems

Updating your Safety System for Harmonisation

December 5, 2013 by Safety Nerd Leave a Comment

Another great article from our favourite Safety Nerd: What system to use to update your WHS system? Posted on December 5, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Recently I’ve been working with quite a lot of … [Read more...] about Updating your Safety System for Harmonisation

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: ohs, safety system, Safety Systems, WHS

How to Introduce a Harmonised Safety System

November 29, 2013 by Barry Spud Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...] about How to Introduce a Harmonised Safety System

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: AS4801, harmonised safety system, ohs, Safety Systems

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