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
Safety Jobs
Health and Safety Job Interviews
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
Getting a Job in Safety – Resume Template
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
Competency of OHS Personnel
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
Lessons learnt from my safety jobs
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
The Effects of Retrenchments & Redundancies
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
Do You Choose Your Occupation or Does It Choose You?
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?
Resume for a Safety Job
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
Interviews For Safety Jobs
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
Recruitment Consultants – The OHS Persons Friend or Foe?
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?
