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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 … [Read more...] about Safety Committees – Fun Meeting Ideas

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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 … [Read more...] about Safety Committees – How to run an Occupational Health and Safety Meeting

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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, … [Read more...] about Getting the best help from your safety committee

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10 Success Factors for Effective Safety Committees

August 2, 2013 by Admin 5 Comments

10 Success Factors for Effective Safety Committees Great Article by Jerome Spear about how to get safety committees performing to their full potential Download Article Here Jerome E. Spear, MBA, … [Read more...] about 10 Success Factors for Effective Safety Committees

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WHSO no longer required in QLD?

July 2, 2013 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

WHSO no longer required in QLD? Recent edition of UQ OHS News expresses concerns about the place of WHSO under new National Harmonisation Laws: The first and most significant of these is the … [Read more...] about WHSO no longer required in QLD?

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