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December 6, 2018February 19, 2019

Mental Health, Risk and Safety

Mental Health, Risk and Safety - Part 1 (see part 2 here) One of our most popular articles ever! Republished by Request Understanding, awareness and response to mental health issues at work is challenging. There are some particular challenges that… Read the rest

July 27, 2014September 16, 2014

What is OHS?

What is Occupational Health and Safety? One of the original Articles by the late George Robotham Good question that I do not have a good answer to, but have a few observations- OHS is the science / art / wizardry… Read the rest

May 17, 2014May 26, 2014

What is Reasonably Practicable?

Is reasonably practicable practical? Okay, so this seems like a hand on heart definition – meaning….your honour……(hand on heart) I have done everything reasonably practicable that someone in my position would be expected to do. Under the current NSW Act,… Read the rest

May 1, 2014May 26, 2014

WHS Officers and PCBUs

WHS Officers and PCBUs The latest offering from the Safety Nerd: Are you an “Officer” – of the LAW? Posted on September 22, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Pre harmonisation there was a liability on people who own or manage… Read the rest

December 5, 2013July 8, 2014

Updating your Safety System for Harmonisation

Another great article from our favourite Safety Nerd: What system to use to update your WHS system? Posted on December 5, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Recently I’ve been working with quite a lot of company’s updating their system documents… Read the rest