An OHS Advisor’s New Year Wish List Guest post by George Robotham from www.ohschange.com.au I continue not to smoke I lose weight to a healthier range I cut down on the wine Give me the patience I need to positively influence the cretins I have to deal with Make me a better trainer … [Read more...] about An OHS Advisor’s New Year Wish List
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Undoubtedly the best anti-smoking ad ever
Undoubtedly the best anti-smoking ad ever? Ok – admit it – how many of you “Safety Professionals”, even though you should know better, have knowingly done the wrong thing in total contradiction to what you are paid big bucks to tell other people not to do?????? Mown the lawn in thongs, gone over … [Read more...] about Undoubtedly the best anti-smoking ad ever
Sanctimony Doesn’t Suit You: The High Moral Ground and Safety
Sanctimony Doesn’t Suit You: The High Moral Ground and Safety Latest exclusive By Phil La Duke – We publish Phil’s other provocative articles HERE. and I highly recommend his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/. “maybe if we stopped distancing ourselves from Operations we can actually get … [Read more...] about Sanctimony Doesn’t Suit You: The High Moral Ground and Safety
OHS Learning for OHS Personnel
OHS Learning for OHS Personnel - George’s Pragmatic Advice Guest Post by George Robotham from www.ohschange.com.au I sometimes receive requests for advice on personal development for OHS personnel, here is my advice. I am aware my views are not conventional ones. Rightly or wrongly I take the … [Read more...] about OHS Learning for OHS Personnel
Doing The Impossible As An OHS Person
Doing The Impossible As An OHS Person Depending on the circumstances the OHS person has to be the following- A trainer An auditor A Mum and a Dad A policeman A coach A mentor A friend A counsellor A corporate conscience A source of technical advice A salesman A … [Read more...] about Doing The Impossible As An OHS Person
OHS Customer Service
OHS Customer Service by George Robotham from www.ohschange.com.au. See the rest of George’s Safety Reflections HERE Many is OHS are really in customer service roles where our customers may be managers, supervisors, workers, unions, regulators and employer associations. Always treat the customer … [Read more...] about OHS Customer Service
Where is the Mothership?
Where is the Mothership? Latest rant by Sarah Jane (Safety Nerd) from Riskology Consulting. See it here: http://riskologyconsulting.com.au/where-is-the-mothership/ As a Safety Professional, the harmonisation of OHS laws recently have become more of a minefield than harmonised, employers don’t … [Read more...] about Where is the Mothership?
Learning and Development Needs of OHS Personnel
George Robotham from www.ohschange.com.au has been burning the midnight oil on this for sometime and a big group of us fellow trouble makers have had some input into it. I’ve just published here the general advice section but feel free to download the whole paper if this topic is of interest to you … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Needs of OHS Personnel
Tips for the Resume and Application for that Safety Job
George’s Safety Reflections SEE MORE HERE By George Robotham www.ohschange.com.au Tips for the Resume and Application for that Safety Job Background The author has received tertiary training in Human Resource Management and training in the “Targeted Selection” method of employment interviewing. … [Read more...] about Tips for the Resume and Application for that Safety Job
Safety Censorship
One of our guest Authors, Phil La Duke was unceremoniously dumped from a LinkedIn Forum (and Aussie one!) for daring to publish this article. It is heavy duty and provocative but one needs to look beyond taking it personally or getting offended (I would be concerned if I was offended by this) and at … [Read more...] about Safety Censorship