Skills in Presentations, Toolbox and Inductions – Free Downloads!! I was recently requested to help an organization with their onsite induction, toolbox and presentations. So, the first thing I requested back was what they were currently doing. I wonder how surprised you would be if I told you their induction was 200 PowerPoint slides with […]
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Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety – Inductions
Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety – Inductions I have decided to release another video from the series Risky Conversations that was launched recently in Perth (https://safetyrisk.net/risky-conversations-book-launch-in-perth/) and released with the transcripts book in July 2016 (https://safetyrisk.net/risky-conversations-the-law-social-psychology-and-risk/ ). The fourth video that has been released publically from the series is the first of three […]
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The Foundations of Safety
The Foundations of Safety One of the introductory subjects for beginning teachers is the ‘Foundations of Education’, this is a study of the nature of people, learning development and maturation. When I observe beginner training in safety the ‘foundations of safety’ seem to be: regulations, systems and policing. Of course, these are not the foundations […]
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You Can Lead a Horse to Water but You Can’t Make Him Think
You Can Lead a Horse to Water but You Can’t Make Him Think: Training is Not the Cure for Stupidity Another stupid exclusive by Phil LaDuke I have, figuratively speaking, painted myself into a corner when it comes to stupidity. Several weeks back I took on a comment made by an oil company executive […]
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Do You Choose Your Occupation or Does It Choose You?
Do You Choose Your Occupation or Does It Choose You? by the late George Robotham I do not know the answer to the above question but the following may help to answer it. I completed grade 12 and like a lot of young people had no idea what I was going to do for a […]
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Ancillary Skills for the Risk and Safety Profession
Ancillary Skills for the Risk and Safety Profession Latest article by Dr Robert Long. I highly recommend his other Articles HERE and his new book: For The Love of Zero When you look at what preoccupies conferences and training in safety, you couldn’t help but think that to be a safety person you just need […]
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The dangers of being a scaffolder
The dangers of being a scaffolder Guest Post The dangers of working at a height was brought home to Australians recently when a young scaffolder who had only been working on his new job in construction fell over 90 feet (30 metres) and died before paramedics could get him to hospital. His shocked colleagues told […]
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Safety Professional Association Effectiveness
Safety Professional Association Effectiveness By the late George Robotham DOWNLOAD HERE: 1 Introduction This discussion paper represents critical reflection of the author’s experiences with a number of professional organisations, tertiary study in 3 disciplines, extensive OHS and Learning experience, working with 2 excellent leaders, extensive research on leadership and comment from a number of OHS, […]
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The 10 most important things in a robust safety management system
Another article by the late, legendary Safety Guru, George Robotham. George’s Safety Reflections-Number 6 The 10 most important things in a robust safety management system Have well developed internal standards of OHS excellence. Define what excellence in implementation of the standards will look like. Train everyone in the above. Have thorough audits of implementation of […]
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Safety Activities For Supervisors
Safety Activities For Supervisors I remember attending a mining and construction industry safety seminar a few years ago and a senior manager of one of the regulatory authorities suggested “a radically new industry wide safety initiative”. His idea was to collect regular data on serious injury frequency rates and publish a monthly ladder like for […]
