I was asked recently for something different that could be done for a safety awareness session. I referred the person to this article from about 5 years ago - they tried it and apparently it worked brilliantly! What do you reckon? When it was first published many years ago (I cringe at some of … [Read more...] about You Should Actively Encourage Poor Safety in the Workplace
Safety Committee
How to have an effective safety committee
Another article by the late George Robotham. You can find more of his work at here: SAFETY RELECTIONS How to have an effective safety committee Introduction Safety committees are much maligned and often ineffective. They can easily denigrate to a whinge-fest and end up covering topics that should … [Read more...] about How to have an effective safety committee
Ideas for Motivating Safety Committees
Ideas for Motivating Safety Committees Safety committees are proven to be more effective than safety officers alone. A committee of employees pulled from various departments can more effectively identify unsafe areas than can safety officers by themselves. The employees are continuously exposed to … [Read more...] about Ideas for Motivating Safety Committees
Safety Committees – Fun Meeting Ideas
Safety Committees: Fun Meeting Ideas Safety committees have been proven to increase safety in the workplace. When properly set up and maintained, safety committees can be a fun and integral part of your safety management. The problem with even the most well-planned and well-executed safety … [Read more...] about Safety Committees – Fun Meeting Ideas
Effective Safety Committees
Effective Safety Committees An effective safety committee is one in which motivated committee members communicate problem solving ideas and promote general safety in all employees. A fully comprehensive safety team demonstrates the company’s commitment to safe and healthy employees, and the team … [Read more...] about Effective Safety Committees
Safety Committees – How to run an Occupational Health and Safety Meeting
Safety Committees - How to run an Occupational Health and Safety Meeting Warning - some may find this very boring! Others may not :-) School committees, sporting committees, church committees and workplace committees ... we are all familiar with different committees but how do committees … [Read more...] about Safety Committees – How to run an Occupational Health and Safety Meeting
Advice for safety representatives and safety committee members
George’s Safety Reflections-Number 5 Another article by late legendary Safety Guru, George Robotham. You can find more of his work at here: SAFETY REFLECTIONS George’s down to earth advice to safety representatives and safety committee members I have been working in OHS for nearly 4 decades and … [Read more...] about Advice for safety representatives and safety committee members
Getting the best help from your safety committee
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
Encouraging Employee Involvement in Safety
Safety: Encouraging Employee Involvement Employees are your first line of defense against safety concerns. They are on the front lines and the assembly lines, and they witness more safety offenses and violations than even their managers can catch. They also often have the best ideas … [Read more...] about Encouraging Employee Involvement in Safety
Health and Safety Committee – Measuring Effectiveness
Health and Safety Committee - Measuring Effectiveness Extract of an article from: OSH Answers: Joint Health & Safety Committee - Measuring Effectiveness. How does the committee measure its effectiveness? In order to improve its efforts, a health and safety committee will want to have … [Read more...] about Health and Safety Committee – Measuring Effectiveness