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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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...] about Establishing a Safety Consulting Business

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

Safety Consultants Directory

August 7, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Directory of Safety Consultants Safety Consultants are sure to be in high demand with the new harmonisation laws. We’ve just added a new page to make it easier for anyone needing to find a safety … [Read more...] about Safety Consultants Directory

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