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Have Cake and Eat it Too

Have Cake and Eat it Too One of the fascinating outcomes of the Zero Vision Global Safety Congress was The Occupational Health and Safety Professional Capability Framework, A Global Framework for Practice . What is most interesting is to read the use of language in this document. The purpose of the Accord (p.5) is to: …

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‘Professional’ Challenges for the Safety ‘Industry’

‘Professional’ Challenges for the Safety ‘Industry’ Dr Robert Long PhD., MOHS., MEd., BTh., BEd., Dip Min., Dip T. Executive Director Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk https://cllr.com.au/ DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER IN PDF FORMAT:  Introduction I have been in conversations with several large organizations/businesses recently that are in the process of changing the nature of …

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Ten Secrets to Risk and Safety Motivation and Ownership

Ten Secrets to Risk and Safety Motivation and Ownership (republished by request) Here they are: 1. There are no secrets. What we need to know about motivation is already out there, trouble is, in the risk and safety sector, education in the social sciences is minimal. The best place to start is by unlearning that …

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The Mis-naming of Safety as a Profession

The Mis-naming of Safety as a Profession It is fascinating to watch Safety struggle to identify itself as a ‘profession’. The quest for the brand and the repetition of the word ‘profession’ certainly doesn’t make it so (https://sia.org.au/). Even if some form of certification was developed in Australia for safety, it has a long way …

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FREE ebook – Guidance for the beginning OHS professional

FREE 216 page ebook – “Guidance for the beginning OHS professional” – by the late Safety Legend George Robotham UPDATE: Over 10,000 copies already sent out and the positive feedback has been overwhelming – this encouraged George to write another 6 before he passed away suddenly and way too soon! Check out all of George's …

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