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Reflecting on a Lifetime in Camps and Remote Site Locations

November 24, 2016 by Ken Roberts Leave a Comment

Reflecting on a Lifetime in Camps and Remote Site Locations

Guest post by Ken Roberts – HSE Specialist – LinkedIn Profile: Ken R. Roberts

fifo planeAm I going to give it up anytime soon?

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The Dangers of Being an Expert

April 2, 2015 by Rob Sams 12 Comments

I have always loved the saying that an Expert is just a “has been drip under pressure” (Ex Spurt). However, this insightful new article by Rob Sams takes it wonderfully more deeper than that. Enjoy:

The Dangers of Being an Expert

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Filed Under: Relationships, Safety Professional Tagged With: conversation, expert, human, reflecting, relationships

I was just trying to Help

January 10, 2015 by Rob Sams 19 Comments

I was just trying to Help

injury treatmentA friend called me recently to tell me that they’d lost their job. They couldn’t understand the decision and we spoke for an hour or so working through the roller coaster of emotions they were feeling, from anger, to … Learn more >>>>>

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