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Engineering, Expertise and Competence in Safety Culture

July 6, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 17 Comments

Engineering, Expertise and Competence in Safety Culture You should read the whole series of articles by Rob: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s first top seller “RISK MAKES SENSE” (Free download) Well, it’s time to give my old mates the engineers a bit of a hit. I know this blog … [Read more...] about Engineering, Expertise and Competence in Safety Culture

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: engineer it out, people skills, safety consultants, safety culture, Safety Surveys

Choosing a Safety Consultant – A Defensive Decision?

November 3, 2016 by Admin 16 Comments

Choosing a Safety Consultant - A Defensive Decision? A blast from the past - first published on this day in 2015 A new client complained the other day that they had engaged, with some confidence, a large National Safety Consulting Company to complete a traffic management plan. But, the consultant … [Read more...] about Choosing a Safety Consultant – A Defensive Decision?

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Safety Leadership, Workplace Safety Tagged With: safety consultant, safety consultants

Ode To The Safety Professional

May 9, 2015 by Admin 18 Comments

Ode To The Safety Professional - an oldie but a goodie This piece of prose was sent in by a reader and something all safety people will relate to. Some of you may have seen it before – I’m sure you will enjoy it again: Ode To The Safety Professional Sandwiched tightly between Top Brass and the … [Read more...] about Ode To The Safety Professional

Filed Under: Safety Clutter, Workplace Safety Tagged With: safety consultants, Safety Humour, Safety Poem, safety pro, safety professional

Customer Service Tips for Safety People

November 11, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

  Customer Service Tips for Safety People OHS professionals have many customers-Their boss, managers, supervisors, workers, unions, employer associations, regulators, contractors, visitors and fellow professionals. You must adjust your mind-set to these people being customers and seek to satisfy … [Read more...] about Customer Service Tips for Safety People

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: customer service, safety consultants, safety people, Safety Reflections, safety tips

Safety Professionals Identity Crisis

November 11, 2013 by Admin 29 Comments

Safety Professionals Identity Crisis In commenting on our recent posting Ode To the Safety Professional a well respected member of the industry wrote: “I have problems with the term SAFETY PROFESSIONAL. My GP is not a DOCTOR PROFESSIONAL, my dentist is not a DENTAL PROFESSIONAL architect is not an … [Read more...] about Safety Professionals Identity Crisis

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: safety consultants, safety leadership, safety manager, safety officer, safety professional, safety professionals

Qualities of an Excellent OHS Professional

October 14, 2013 by George Robotham 1 Comment

Qualities of an Excellent OHS Professional A classic by the late George Robotham - with a little help from me. We were originally going to call it the “Perfect Safety Professional” but decided that “perfect” wasn’t the right word as perfection could never be defined or achieved. If you were … [Read more...] about Qualities of an Excellent OHS Professional

Filed Under: George Robotham, Safety Leadership, Safety Management Plan Tagged With: management skills, safety consultants, safety manager, safety officer, safety professional, Safety Reflections, safety supervisor

Safety Professionals–Interpersonal Skills

October 2, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

Safety Professionals – Interpersonal Skills By the late George Robotham When interviewing OHS professionals many interviewers focus on their technical skills. Frankly I think communications and interpersonal skills are much more important than technical skills. You can be really bright, you can … [Read more...] about Safety Professionals–Interpersonal Skills

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: interpersonal skills, safety consultants, safety leadership, safety professional, safety professionals, Safety Reflections

Safety Professionals – We Are Our Own Worst Enemies

September 7, 2013 by Phil LaDuke 6 Comments

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Safety Professionals - We Are Our Own Worst Enemies New article from Rockfordgreeneinternational's Blog. and well worth a read Extract: "Making the workplace safer and improving overall working conditions is difficult, but the greatest threat to worker safety may be the very people charged with … [Read more...] about Safety Professionals – We Are Our Own Worst Enemies

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke Tagged With: safety consultants, safety culture

The Development Of Safety Competency

August 20, 2013 by George Robotham 1 Comment

The Development Of Safety Competency - A Personal Journey by the late George Robotham  Quotable quote "A health & safety problem can be described by statistics but cannot be understood by statistics. It can only be understood by knowing and feeling the pain, anguish, and depression and … [Read more...] about The Development Of Safety Competency

Filed Under: George Robotham, Safety Leadership Tagged With: safety competency, safety consultants, safety culture, Safety Engagement, Safety Jobs

Establishing a Safety Consulting Business

August 13, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

No doubt many of you, for whatever reason, have, at some time thought about going out on your own as a safety consultant. Having done it sometime ago, I could never go back to having a boss! The personal and financial rewards can be great as can the losses. To be successful you will need experience, … [Read more...] about Establishing a Safety Consulting Business

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: business plan, consulting business, safety consultants, safety consulting

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