Phil LaDuke joins our panel of renown and highly respected safety writers including, Dr Rob Long, Bill Sims Jr and George Robotham. Everyone has enjoyed his previous articles (HERE). This is Phil’s latest article and provided exclusively to us. It is a much more sombre and less provocative than his … [Read more...] about Jargon Killed the Astronauts
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Safety Communication
Safety Communication A couple of extracts from recent posts on the Workplace Communicator Blog which are really worth sharing: Are poor safety habits holding back your safety culture progression? Posted by Marie-Claire Ross on Sun, May 11, 2014 If you've ever felt that a lot of your friends or … [Read more...] about Safety Communication
Your Safety Communication Sucks
Your Safety Communication Sucks Marie-Claire Ross from Digicast was telling me today that she was lampooned by the “crazy Brigade” on a LinkedIn Forum (surprise, surprise – LOL!) for a recent article she wrote: You know you suck at Safety Communication when... She recently wrote in her … [Read more...] about Your Safety Communication Sucks
The Gemba Safety Walk
The Gemba Safety Walk – Is it a Silly Walk? Tried and failed or just gotten a tad bored with Zero Harm, BBS and MBWA? It seems the latest silver bullet being peddled by a few Snake Oil Salesmen is the “Safety Gemba Walk”. I’ve only just discovered this trendy new safety concept and still trying to … [Read more...] about The Gemba Safety Walk
7 Reasons why Your Safety Communication gets Ignored
7 Reasons why Your Safety Communication gets Ignored Guest Post by Marie-Claire Ross Your workforce will give you less than one minute to convince them to work safely. Do you know what to say, or write, in those first 60 seconds? Employees quickly tune out when they hear bland, irrelevant … [Read more...] about 7 Reasons why Your Safety Communication gets Ignored
Safety on Facebook
Safety on Facebook No this isn't about reminding you that you should be careful about what you post as your 500 so called “friends” have 500 hundred pseudo friends who have 500 friends etc (as I recently pointed out to my son!)…………. This time last year I could not have seen myself writing about … [Read more...] about Safety on Facebook
Effective Listening for Safety Professionals
Effective Listening for Safety Professionals By the late George Robotham Effective listening for Safety Professionals The OHS professional attends many meetings, facilitates a lot of learning and generally converses with a lot of people, often what is not said is as important as what … [Read more...] about Effective Listening for Safety Professionals
Safety Communications are Not Always Safe
Safety Communications – Not Always Safe Lean management and technological innovations have changed the way the workforce communicates. Employers that keep their employee safety risks at acceptable levels also need to evaluate communications, training and administrative techniques to ensure they are … [Read more...] about Safety Communications are Not Always Safe
Group Think is not Safe
Group-Think is not Safe By the late George Robotham There is no doubt the most significant OHS change the author has driven has been when he was leading OHS project teams or a member of such a well led team. Working in teams practising good team building principles can develop enormous synergy … [Read more...] about Group Think is not Safe
The Safety Toolshed
The Safety Toolshed The Safety Toolshed Its not often that we recommend Twitter sites but this one is a definite exception. The Safety Toolshed is quirky but also provides an excellent source for the latest interesting safety news, new safety products and other relevant issues. You really should … [Read more...] about The Safety Toolshed