Are You Doing the Take 5 Tango? Nothing is more dangerous for safety than the ‘Tick and Flick Tango’. The Tick and Flick Tango (TaFT) is performed by ticking and signing a safety document without thinking. The TaFT is best performed using a Take 5. When doing a Take 5 TaFT no-one’s mind is engaged […]
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Take 5 Research Survey
We were recently asked if we could post this research survey, I hope you can all Take 5 to help them out Request: I have been following your website for a number of years. I am seasoned safety professional currently on my last stage of a masters degree. As part of my degree I am […]
What to Say Instead Of Be Careful
What to Say Instead Of Be Careful Not often you find gems on Linkedin (see poster below) and this is juxtaposed lately with posts about 10 Golden Rules and “who’s to blame” videos. Most legislation requires consultation with the work force and those actually exposed to the risks – many seem to think this means […]
Take 5 for Safety: Five Minute Daily Safety Meetings
Take 5 for Safety: Five Minute Daily Safety Meetings There are a few ways to Take 5 for safety: You could take five minutes to do a safety drill or take five minutes to surprise an employee with a safety pop quiz. You may also wish to take five minutes out of every monthly meeting […]
Simplifying Risk Management–Advice Needed
Simplifying Risk Management – Advice Needed Just received this email from a reader. I am sure we can all relate to his frustration and I thought his email would make a great topic for discussion: With the slowdown in the CSG super project in QLD I have started to have a look back at what […]
