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Keeping workers motivated over Christmas

October 11, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

Keeping workers motivated over Christmas Excerpt from latest article by Inside Retailing that relates well to safety issues faced by all organizations: Retailworld Resourcing released their top … [Read more...] about Keeping workers motivated over Christmas

Filed Under: Safety Incentives, Workplace Safety Tagged With: cash bonuses, ceo, christmas, christmas period, consequence, conversations, excerpt from, financial incentives, friends and family, john caldwell, mckinsey, morale and productivity, motivation, new year, Retail, safety issues, short straw, stock options, task forces, workloads, workplace morale

Safety Thought Provokers

September 8, 2013 by Admin 3 Comments

Safety Thought Provokers Just found a great blog post that refers to “safety slogans” as “safety thought provokers” which is really what they are. The blog post can be found here: Safety Thought … [Read more...] about Safety Thought Provokers

Filed Under: Safety Slogans & Pictures Tagged With: accidents, best tools, common sense, safety gear, safety issues, safety reminders, safety rules, Safety Slogans and Quotes, safety thought provokers

Can you spot the issues in this Safety Picture

July 30, 2013 by Admin 2 Comments

Can you spot the issues in this Safety Picture Spot the problems in this Safety Picture ECOFYS run regular competitions where they ask you to submit what safety related issues you can spot in … [Read more...] about Can you spot the issues in this Safety Picture

Filed Under: Safety Photos, Safety Pictures Tagged With: competitions, ecofys, Photos, safety issues, Safety Pictures

Loading Unloading Exclusion Zones (LUEZ)

June 1, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

Loading Unloading Exclusion Zones (LUEZ) Download Guidelines Here: The issue of truck driver and other personnel safety around mobile plant equipment during loading and unloading operations – … [Read more...] about Loading Unloading Exclusion Zones (LUEZ)

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Safety Slogans For Use at Work

May 14, 2013 by Barry Spud 2 Comments

Safety slogans have been around for a long time and although sometimes they may seem a bit corny, they can lighten the mood with a little humour and create a strong awareness of safety issues or … [Read more...] about Safety Slogans For Use at Work

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Portable Ladder Safety

February 3, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

Portable Ladder Safety By Tom Gardener Portable ladders provide a convenient way of performing work at height and you'd think that after the years they've been in use that the relevant safety issues … [Read more...] about Portable Ladder Safety

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: electrical work, Electricity, embarrassment, gardener, job, ladder safety, light globe, metal ladder, pun, relevant safety, risk, safety issues, step ladder, step ladders

Importance of Ladder Safety Training in the Workplace

October 5, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

Importance of Ladder Safety Training in the Workplace Guest post by: Ladders Direct. Their blog: ladders-direct.com/blog (Editors note: you should check out their blog – very quirky!) Every year … [Read more...] about Importance of Ladder Safety Training in the Workplace

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