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Should Safety People be ‘Liked’?

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 8 Comments

Should Safety People be ‘Liked’? Another thought stirrer by Dr Robert Long. I highly recommend his other Articles HERE and his new book: For The Love of Zero I was doing some coaching on building, construction and mining sites this week and I asked some of the people how they thought the safety … [Read more...] about Should Safety People be ‘Liked’?

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: safety officer, safety people

I am a Cop, and I am Sorry

December 15, 2014 by Admin 2 Comments

I just read and enjoyed this article on LinkedIn Pulse. I think the message may resonate for some Safety People: (Ie One simple message for safety people who feel ostracised by a workforce or management who don't appreciate them, instead of dissing them as idiots or whinging about lack of commitment … [Read more...] about I am a Cop, and I am Sorry

Filed Under: Safety Culture, Safety Professional Tagged With: cop, safety people, sorry

Knowledge and Curriculum for Risk and Safety People

June 23, 2014 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Knowledge and Curriculum for Risk and Safety People Every time I am engaged by an organisation I conduct a survey (gap analysis and MiProfile), asking executives, safety people and managers to nominate the knowledge and skills they would like to develop. I have conducted this survey with more than … [Read more...] about Knowledge and Curriculum for Risk and Safety People

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture, Safety Training, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: curriculum, knowledge, risk and safety, safety people

Your Safety Communication Sucks

May 7, 2014 by Admin 6 Comments

Your Safety Communication Sucks Marie-Claire Ross from Digicast was telling me today that she was lampooned by the “crazy Brigade” on a LinkedIn Forum (surprise, surprise – LOL!) for a recent article she wrote: You know you suck at Safety Communication when... She recently wrote in her … [Read more...] about Your Safety Communication Sucks

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Safety Training, Semiotics Tagged With: mistakes, safety communication, safety people

Management Support Is Essential for Safety – But What Is It?

April 5, 2014 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Safety People continually harp on about the lack of management commitment and support being the major impediment to them being successful for their role but ask them exactly what they mean by that will usually elicit a blank stare. Often the frustration from not getting the support from management … [Read more...] about Management Support Is Essential for Safety – But What Is It?

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: management, safety people, safety professional, support

Free Ebook for New Safety People

February 27, 2014 by Peter Ribbe Leave a Comment

GUIDE TO INCIDENT REDUCTION & ANALYSIS FOR NEW SAFETY PRACTITIONERS By Peter Ribbe Peters last Safety Ebooks were a big hit and encouraged him to share this one. Download Peter’s Other FREE EBOOKS HERE DOWNLOAD HERE: [download id="210"] Introduction: The information contained within … [Read more...] about Free Ebook for New Safety People

Filed Under: Peter Ribbe, Safety Books Tagged With: eBooks, incident reduction, safety people, safety professional

is it do as I say or say as I do?

December 13, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

is it do as I say or say as I do? Do Safety People switch off when they get home? A simple but interesting and new discussion and reality check on the Work Health Safety Leadership Forum on LinkedIn You might also enjoy: Safety “Professionals” Behaving Badly Just a question: Do we practice … [Read more...] about is it do as I say or say as I do?

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: Home Safety, safety people, Safety Professional

Safety People – What do you do?

December 13, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Safety People - What do you do? I have just enjoyed reading the latest post on the Safety Differently Blog (extract below) and I am sure that I am not alone in feeling a little squirmy when people say: “so what do you do” – I think it would be easier if I were a Mechanic or a Lawyer (maybe not), … [Read more...] about Safety People – What do you do?

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: safety people, 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 fellow professionals. You must adjust your mind-set to these people being customers and seek to satisfy … [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

The Biggest Threat To Worker Safety Might Be You and I

May 8, 2013 by Phil LaDuke 5 Comments

As per usual, I started quite a storm with my last post (Time for Safety People to Put Up or Shut Up) and have been hit with a stead barrage of safety professionals that react to my work like felt up prom dates. I am trying to make the point that all is not rosy in safety and the recent workplace … [Read more...] about The Biggest Threat To Worker Safety Might Be You and I

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke Tagged With: improve safety, safety people, safety professional, worker safety

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