George’s Safety Reflections Risk assessment tips The risk management process consists of hazard identification, risk assessment and hazard control. Some people tend to get fixated on the risk assessment part and do not place enough emphasis on hazard control. Personally I find Haddon’s 10 … [Read more...] about Risk assessment tips
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Comparing Types of Risk Assessment
Comparing Types of Risk Assessment When it comes to risk assessment all templates look the same, as much a Safety loves templates, there is no value at all in duplicating someone else’s designed template. The copying of templates affirms the ideology of the designer, cannot be ‘owned’ and cannot … [Read more...] about Comparing Types of Risk Assessment
Avoid Seeking the Impossible
Avoid Seeking the Impossible by Alan Quilley. First published here: https://safetyresults.wordpress.com/2015/12/25/avoid-seeking-the-impossible/ There seems to be a theme lately in the Safety World – Humans intellectually looking for impossibly high reliability where there is none. Seeking … [Read more...] about Avoid Seeking the Impossible
Efficiency, Control and Their Affect on Others
Efficiency, Control and Their Affect on Others For some people, being organised, efficient and in control over others can be like an addiction. It can seem like they just can’t get enough of control efficiency. This is typical in risk and safety and is often enacted in the name of ‘your safety is … [Read more...] about Efficiency, Control and Their Affect on Others
Tick, flick and forget
Tick, flick and forget. The absurdity of risk assessments without the conversation. Another great post by Keith McCabe – first published here on LinkedIn I’ve written about this before but I feel it’s important to keep saying something. Until we find better ways to involve people in the risk … [Read more...] about Tick, flick and forget
Risk Assessment Checklist
Some good examples of Risk Assessment Checklists Our own collection of Risk Assessment Templates – CLICK HERE Manual Handling Risk Management Checklist from Sydney University: [download id="109"] UV Risk Assessment Checklist for Outdoor Workers: [download id="110"] Electrical Safety Risk … [Read more...] about Risk Assessment Checklist
Risk Assessment for Schools
Risk Assessment for Schools Just came across this really neat site that assists teachers and lab technicians to complete school science experiment risk assessments. The subscription costs $160/year but I imagine that it would pay for itself in no time given the time it saves and the potential … [Read more...] about Risk Assessment for Schools
Free Project Risk Management Kit
Free Project Risk Management Kit You can download this kit for free, it includes a project management guidebook, risk assessment template, risk management process template, a risk plan template and a blank risk register for use with Excel. The Risk Management Kit is a set of templates used to … [Read more...] about Free Project Risk Management Kit