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You Should Actively Encourage Poor Safety in the Workplace

November 16, 2016 by Admin 17 Comments

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

Filed Under: Humble Inquiry, Positive Safety Stuff, Safety Culture, Safety Procedures Tagged With: bad idea, change laws, creativity, guidance, hierarchy of control, legislative requirements, motor cars, productivity, Safety Committee, safety culture, safety meetings, stupid ideas, supervisor, time and money, unsafe acts, workplaces

How to have an effective safety committee

December 28, 2014 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: Consultation, effective committee, safety commitee, Safety Committee, Safety Reflections

Ideas for Motivating Safety Committees

September 9, 2014 by Admin 3 Comments

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

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Workplace Safety Tagged With: Safety Committee

Safety Committees – Fun Meeting Ideas

August 26, 2014 by Admin 2 Comments

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

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Effective Safety Committees

July 14, 2014 by Barry Spud 4 Comments

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

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Workplace Safety Tagged With: business building, committee members, company morale, cues, effective leader, employee health, employee teamwork, first meeting, injury prevention, leadership ability, leadership role, Safety Committee, safety data, safety practices, Safety Procedures, safety professionals, safety regulations, safety team, typical structure, voluntary basis

Safety Committees – How to run an Occupational Health and Safety Meeting

November 6, 2013 by Barry Spud 5 Comments

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

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Advice for safety representatives and safety committee members

September 28, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: safety advice, Safety Committee, Safety Reflections, Safety Reps

Getting the best help from your safety committee

September 21, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

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

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Encouraging Employee Involvement in Safety

August 22, 2013 by Admin 5 Comments

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

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Health and Safety Committee – Measuring Effectiveness

August 21, 2013 by Admin 2 Comments

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

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