Awesome New Safety Audit App Our good friends at Sina Safety Solutions have been working for a while on this new safety audit app and they have certainly come up with an extremely useful and mega cost effective tool (we are talking only $1.99!!!!). At that price you can’t afford not to give it a … [Read more...] about Awesome New Safety Audit App
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Extreme Idiots Compilation
Extreme Idiots Compilation I have no idea why I would want to publish this - its certainly not about applauding or even making fun of these idiots but makes you realise that we cannot rely on common sense or perception of risk or behaviour based safety or ever thank that zero harm is achievable … [Read more...] about Extreme Idiots Compilation
Why I Pick On Safety Professionals
Why I continue to Pick On Safety Professionals. By Phil La Duke from his blog http://philladuke.wordpress.com/ Whenever I post a blog entry or submit a guest blog entry the cries of injustice ring out. “Why does he always pick on the safety professional? Doesn’t he know how hard we work? How … [Read more...] about Why I Pick On Safety Professionals
2012 Safety Slogans Contest
Enter our 2012 Safety Slogans Contest - CONTEST NOW FINISHED - over 1000 slogans entered With 2012 fast approaching we are looking for workplace safety slogans related in some way to 2012. This could be something to do with the Year of the Dragon, the predicted end of the world or something … [Read more...] about 2012 Safety Slogans Contest
OHS 2012 Where Are We Now?
George Robotham reflects back over the changes, or lack there of, in the last 11 years. Comments and criticisms are bound be many and are totally encouraged. Be warned, no punches have been pulled! Quote: “Many of the people who work in OHS are strongly locked into traditional approaches and have … [Read more...] about OHS 2012 Where Are We Now?
Communicating Change
Article by George Robotham – www.ohschange.com.au A quote I love from this article: “The world of safety is famous for well-meaning, ponderous, glossy publications that no one really knows about, cares about or uses. Safety communications are also famous for the use of “weasel-words”. … [Read more...] about Communicating Change
Safety Team Building
Safety Teambuilding By George Robotham – www.ohschange.com.au OHS people must have technical OHS skills. My experience is that broader skills such as leadership, communications, interpersonal and team building skills are also necessary. I have facilitated some interactive learning for OHS … [Read more...] about Safety Team Building
Muster Point Signage
Classic example of where not to locate a muster point Photo sent in by a reader who came across this scene while doing a baseline Site Safety Inspection prior to starting work on a Construction Site. Strangely enough, the principal contractor had difficulty understanding why they had issues with … [Read more...] about Muster Point Signage
OHS is Dead. Long Live WHS
OHS is Dead. Long Live WHS. by Kevin Jones at http://safetyatworkblog.com/ Media reports on the 13 April 2012 Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting say that harmonisation of occupational health and safety laws in Australia has died. Some say this is the fault of the Victorian … [Read more...] about OHS is Dead. Long Live WHS
Face to Face–Anti Bullying Movie
Anti-bullying promoted with ‘Face to Face’ Movie Premier at Kangan Institute Thanks to Les Cameron from Worksafe for sending this in: The Building and Construction department at Broadmeadows has pulled off a coup in the form of being the first to hold a TAFE based movie premier. While this was … [Read more...] about Face to Face–Anti Bullying Movie