It's a Fine Line Beyond Pleasure and Pain Safety could be the profession of the open Socratic question, yet again we don't find much about this in safety texts or training programs. The 'dumbing down' of workplaces by the 'tell, police, punish' formula has now lead to workplace cultures and … [Read more...] about It’s a Fine Line Beyond Pleasure and Pain
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Following Rules That Don’t Make Sense
One of the strange trade-offs of busyness in large organisations is the exponential growth of rules. It’s a bit like how software companies send out patches on patches until the software is so large and unworkable, no-one uses it. I was consulting to a Tier One organisation once that paid a … [Read more...] about Following Rules That Don’t Make Sense
It’s Only a Symbol
One of the lessons of the Black Lives Matter Movement is that symbols matter. With symbols comes power. Recently, we have seen statues torn down (blacklives-matter-protests-why-are-statues-so-powerful), monuments defaced … [Read more...] about It’s Only a Symbol
Safety Rules, OK
Safety celebrates over 100 years of zero change……….. MORE ON SAFETY RULES: Golden Safety Rules There are Safety Rules and there are Golden Safety Rules. Following the news about two BHP workers sacked for breaching “Life Saving Rules” then being reinstated when the courts determined that their … [Read more...] about Safety Rules, OK
ABC’s ‘The Middle’ Spoofs Oppressive Safety Rules
ABC's 'The Middle' Spoofs Oppressive Safety Rules After Rob Long’s recent article, A Bloody Hand Rail, we were swamped with comments on the blog and our social media pages about similar instances of silly safety at workplaces. Of course there was also the usual responses from the safety … [Read more...] about ABC’s ‘The Middle’ Spoofs Oppressive Safety Rules
Why Are Safety Slogans Important
Importance of Safety Slogans How to write your own safety slogans 167 CATCHY and FUNNY SAFETY SLOGANS FOR THE WORKPLACE 500 OF THE BEST WORKPLACE HEALTH and SAFETY SLOGANS Safety slogans have been instrumental in assisting the general public to abide by safety rules. Slogans my generation will … [Read more...] about Why Are Safety Slogans Important
Golden Safety Rules
There are Safety Rules and there are Golden Safety Rules. Following the news about two BHP workers sacked for breaching "Life Saving Rules" then being reinstated when the courts determined that their sacking was unfair (see the story here). I thought it may be timely to republish this article I … [Read more...] about Golden Safety Rules
Safety Thought Provokers
Safety Thought Provokers Just found a great blog post that refers to “safety slogans” as “safety thought provokers” which is really what they are. The blog post can be found here: Safety Thought Provokers Here is an extract: Whether or not you or yours have had any injuries (recently, or at all … [Read more...] about Safety Thought Provokers
Play safe ball…or just go home
Safety Posters Courtesy of SAFETY TOOLSHED Play safe ball…or just go home Guest Post By John Wettstein Unlike baseball, occupational health and safety does not allow three strikes before you’re out. In safety training, the term “Red Rules” is often used. And at its heart, it means, “One strike … [Read more...] about Play safe ball…or just go home
Slogans for Safety
SLOGANS FOR SAFETY Here is a part of our huge safety slogan collection: FIND HUNDREDS MORE HERE # To avoid a scene, keep your workplace clean # Falling objects can be brutal if you don’t protect your noodle. # Eyes are priceless, eye protection is cheap. # Don’t let the light go out, wear eye … [Read more...] about Slogans for Safety