It is rather remarkable what is expected of the average safety person in the workplace. They are expected to be all things to all people yet don’t have a generalist education or safety curriculum that prepares them for the job. I wrote many years ago that the safety curriculum requires reform … [Read more...] about The Safety Generalist, Without a Generalist Education
safety advisor
The Role of Safety Advisor in Organisations
The Role of Safety Advisor in Organisations – Essential Reading Whilst everyone wants to do ‘safety differently’, it is not likely that reform will come within. The paradigm of safety with its primary focus on measurement actually mitigates any hope of innovation, creativity or critical thinking. … [Read more...] about The Role of Safety Advisor in Organisations
Giving and Receiving Advice in Safety
Giving and Receiving Advice in Safety It is no accident that the identity of the safety person is most often described as an ‘advisor’ If you are looking for work in safety (https://www.seek.com.au/safety-advisor-jobs) you will quickly see that this is the language used to describe the work of … [Read more...] about Giving and Receiving Advice in Safety
Potato Heads Make Great Safety Advisors
Potato Heads Make Great Safety Advisors www.safetypotato.com A potato head is able to switch body parts and take on a different persona. Each character a potato head takes on is both genuine and different; to some degree all people are potato heads. One of the lessons we learn from social … [Read more...] about Potato Heads Make Great Safety Advisors