Are You A Good Safety Leader? By the late George Robotham Managers, supervisors, OHS personnel and informal leaders all have a responsibility to lead the OHS function. Leadership is the often forgotten key to excellence in many spheres of life. Safety leaders need to be asking themselves the … [Read more...] about Are You A Good Safety Leader?
safety leadership
Everyday Simple Safety Leadership
Everyday Safety Leadership Safety Leadership or any kind of Leadership is a pretty scary concept for many to ponder. (Read some of our articles on the subject of Leadership). I think it is because they assume that a leader is someone who must have the drive and ability and expectation on them to … [Read more...] about Everyday Simple Safety Leadership
Classic Leadership Quotes
Leadership is the often forgotten key to excellence in most facets of business and life. Formal and informal leaders in business need to be trained in Safety Leadership. Classic Leadership quotes (pictured Eleanor Roosevelt) You can only lead others where you yourself are willing to … [Read more...] about Classic Leadership Quotes
Safety Professionals Identity Crisis
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
The toughest safety assignment I have had
The toughest safety assignment I have had By the late George Robotham George gets a call from a management consultant, can I commit a bit of time to review a company’s Safety Management System? Said yes and was told 2 of the company directors want to meet me before going ahead. I think they must … [Read more...] about The toughest safety assignment I have had
OHS Leadership
Safety Reflections by the late George Robotham OHS Leadership Having survived a number of years in industry the author is acutely aware that leadership of an organisation can make or break the organisation. The importance of leadership is vastly underrated in Australian industry, leadership is the … [Read more...] about OHS Leadership
Safety Culture An Innovative Leadership Approach
Safety Culture An Innovative Leadership Approach – recently published I have been following and really enjoying the blog posts, articles, videos and publications of James Roughton and Nathan Crutchfield for a few years now. See them here: James Roughton They have just published their new book … [Read more...] about Safety Culture An Innovative Leadership Approach
Safety Professionals–Interpersonal Skills
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
Leadership in Safety
Leadership in safety By the late George Robotham Early in my OHS career I made a major error of judgement while working for a safety consultancy organisation. The General Manager attempted to discipline me in a team meeting. My immediate manager intervened and took full responsibility for my … [Read more...] about Leadership in Safety
The 15 Major Impediments To OHS Success
The 15 Major Impediments To OHS Success 1 Lack of succinct paperwork. There is not much point in having detailed paperwork that is too much like hard work to read. The OHS world is famous for long ponderous paper work that no one reads, cares about or uses. Busy people do not have time to read … [Read more...] about The 15 Major Impediments To OHS Success