What would happen if Safety and Risk (as most people know it) took over Love and Marriage in the same way it’s taken over our workplaces? NB: This was first published in August 2015 but has been revamped and republished by request – not much has changed! Read to the end to find out how […]
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10 Reasons Why Zero is Not Cool
10 Reasons Why Zero is Not Cool The mythology and delusion continues as people wish to believe in the philosophy of perfectionism, the latest example is here (3 Ways To Make Safety-Zero Cool Again). About the only sense in this article is the admission that zero is an ideology (philosophy) and divisive. Here are ten […]
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Employee Engagement: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry?
Employee Engagement: Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry? Guest article by Bill Sims, Jnr. You will find his articles quirky, refreshing, thought provoking and just plain fun to read. Who would write a book called “Green Beans & Ice Cream – The Definitive Recipe for Employee Engagement, Motivation and Recognition”? – I cant wait to read it!He […]
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Safety Differently–The Movie
Safety Differently–The Movie My perception of ‘Safety Differently’ is that it involves a systematic approach to humanising overly bureaucratic systems – I just cant see how it can be radically different whilst it’s still called ‘safety’ and all that that word conjures up in our minds? Calling in leadership or learning or risk or well-being […]
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My First Fatality
One of our readers asked if we could republish this poem from July 2012, not sure why but I hope it helps: My First Fatality If I can, for once, be a little serious and compassionate….. A fellow Safety Professional, in a brand new role, recently experienced her first fatality. Unfortunately, many of us have […]
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Safe Work Australia Continues to Perpetuate Safety Mythology
Safe Work Australia Continues to Perpetuate Safety Mythology In December 2014 Safe Work Australia published Work Health and Safety Perceptions: Construction Industry. Despite the intentions of the report yet again Safe Work Australia continues to perpetuate safety mythology just as it does by endorsing such nonsense as Hazardman. On page 6 of the report is […]
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Expecting the Unexpected
Expecting the Unexpected Thanks to Craig Marriot, one of our NZ readers, for sending this article in. No its not a spud head safety inspection but a local community event gone wrong. Several hot air balloons came down in the nearby chemical plant! Now most organisations would not have considered this scenario, assessed the risk […]
