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Essential Preparation for a Safety Job

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Essential Preparation for a Safety Job Most of what makes up the WHS curriculum doesn’t prepare someone for undertaking the job of safety advisor. Training a parrot to recall legislation and regulation is pretty meaningless, when a lawyer will be called in when something goes wrong. When it comes … [Read more...] about Essential Preparation for a Safety Job

Filed Under: critical thinking, Robert Long, Safety Professional, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: AIHS Body of Knowledge, safety curriculum, Safety Jobs, safety models

Health and Safety Job Interviews

December 9, 2014 by Admin 3 Comments

Health and Safety Job Interviews Guest Post by the late George Robotham. See Georges other articles HERE   Introduction This paper mainly represents critical reflection on the authors experience being interviewed and interviewing others. Formal learning in broad H.R.M. and … [Read more...] about Health and Safety Job Interviews

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: job interviews, resume, Safety Jobs

Getting a Job in Safety – Resume Template

May 28, 2014 by George Robotham 1 Comment

Getting a Job in Safety - Resume Template by the late George Robotham The resume is one of the most important documents in your life and really deserves a lot of work to get it right. A lot of people have a very casual approach to their resume. I do a bit of work helping people prepare their … [Read more...] about Getting a Job in Safety – Resume Template

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: resume, safety job, Safety Jobs

Competency of OHS Personnel

May 19, 2014 by George Robotham 10 Comments

We have sent out several thousand copies of George’s EBooks and they are being picked up as essential reading for several educational and professional institutions. However, George and I are a tad concerned about the comments we are getting in the request emails. A very large proportion are … [Read more...] about Competency of OHS Personnel

Filed Under: George Robotham, Safety Training Tagged With: competency, ohs personnel, Safety Jobs, safety professional

Lessons learnt from my safety jobs

May 17, 2014 by George Robotham 1 Comment

Lessons learnt from my safety jobs Reflection by the late George Robotham  In my 38 years in OHS I have helped my employers cope with the aftermath of 13 fatalities, one case of paraplegia, one major stress case and a very serious burns case. Speaking from personal experience the most devastating … [Read more...] about Lessons learnt from my safety jobs

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: lesson learnt, safety consultant, Safety Jobs, Safety Reflections

The Effects of Retrenchments & Redundancies

May 16, 2014 by George Robotham 4 Comments

Retrenchment or redundancy affects different people in different ways. Some take the opportunity for a long awaited career change, others do something they always wanted to do but never had the spare cash or the balls to to – like start a business. Others go into a spiral of depression….. This is … [Read more...] about The Effects of Retrenchments & Redundancies

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: employment, redundancy, retrenchment, Safety Jobs, Safety Reflections

Do You Choose Your Occupation or Does It Choose You?

April 29, 2014 by George Robotham 5 Comments

Do You Choose Your Occupation or Does It Choose You? by the late George Robotham  I do not know the answer to the above question but the following may help to answer it. I completed grade 12 and like a lot of young people had no idea what I was going to do for a career. My parents had … [Read more...] about Do You Choose Your Occupation or Does It Choose You?

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: occupation, Safety Jobs, safety professional, Training

Resume for a Safety Job

October 15, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

  Resume for a Safety Job Major tip Recruitment & selection uses “Past behaviour predicts future behaviour” The idea is to give plenty of examples of where in the past you have successfully done the sort of things that you will be required to do in the new job. Say what you did, how … [Read more...] about Resume for a Safety Job

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: job interviews, Safety Jobs, Safety Reflections, safety resume

Interviews For Safety Jobs

October 15, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

George’s Safety Reflections – more Here Interviews For Safety Jobs Major tip Recruitment & selection uses “Past behaviour predicts future behaviour” The idea is to give plenty of examples of where in the past you have successfully done the sort of things that you will be required to do in the … [Read more...] about Interviews For Safety Jobs

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: bigfoot, employers, job interviews, Safety Jobs, Safety Reflections

Recruitment Consultants – The OHS Persons Friend or Foe?

October 3, 2013 by George Robotham 1 Comment

Recruitment Consultants - The OHS Persons Friend or Foe? Guest Post by the late George Robotham – see his other work here Please note that in writing this I mean no disrespect to the many recruitment consultants who I am sure try very hard. I am reasonably happy with my lot in life but still … [Read more...] about Recruitment Consultants – The OHS Persons Friend or Foe?

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: consultants, ohs person, recruitment, Safety Jobs

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