Zero Incident Goals Motivate Risk-Taking, Not Excellence Great article from ProAct Safety Zero incident programs and goals are the desires of average safety cultures, not excellently-performing ones. Organizations that have achieved sustainability of excellent results in culture and performance … [Read more...] about Zero Incident Goals Motivate Risk-Taking, Not Excellence
Zero Harm
People and Safety
People and safety Article by George Robotham – Download his free Safety EBooks Here Introduction In the push to implement complex, integrated management system, long ponderous paper work, bureaucracy, the latest fads, self serving commercial safety management systems, buzz words such as Zero Harm … [Read more...] about People and Safety
Zero Harm or 100% Safe?
Zero Harm or 100% Safe? Both phrases mean the same thing but which is more positive and credible? I caught a flight home this afternoon and for the first time in a while decided to really listen to the pre take off safety briefing. You have all heard it before…………then near the end they said … [Read more...] about Zero Harm or 100% Safe?
Vision for Safety in Australia
Vision for safety in Australia By George Robotham I am in the final stages of preparing what will end up being an approx. 70 page e book on What It Means To Be An OHS Professional. I was thinking of finishing up with the following: My vision for what an excellent approach to OHS in Australia … [Read more...] about Vision for Safety in Australia
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
Can you handle the truth
Can you handle the truth? Latest article from the Safety Differently Blog by Kelvin Genn - Another Author who gets it!!!! Raises the question of why the huge focus on gun safety in the US when children are many times more likely to drown in a home swimming pool? Extract: Safety today has … [Read more...] about Can you handle the truth
Fuzzy OHS Logic
Fuzzy OHS Logic by George Robotham Because they go to work in Australia, 10 people per hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year have their lives permanently altered (Geoff McDonald) Quotable Quote "A health & safety problem can be described by statistics but cannot be … [Read more...] about Fuzzy OHS Logic
Crane crashes into concrete mixer
Crane crashes into concrete mixer Pics currently on the radio 3AW site here: http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/neil-mitchell-blog/crane-smashes-into-cement-mixer/20130213-2ec0y.html They call it a “cement mixer” – aaargghhh I hate that term – I worked in the concrete industry for 10 years – it is a … [Read more...] about Crane crashes into concrete mixer
Zero Injuries Is Not Your Goal
Zero Injuries Is Not Your Goal By Bill Sims, Jr. Our new guest writer – see more of his work here Tell Bill what to write next! Go to www.safetyincentives.com/vote It was 1981, and I was in Danville, Virginia. I followed Tom, the safety director thru the dark old textile mill, walking on heart of … [Read more...] about Zero Injuries Is Not Your Goal
For The Love of Zero Competition Winners
For The Love of Zero Competition Winners We were flooded with some great entries for this competition! Dr Rob has picked the winners for the book comp (read more about the book here) and they are: Dean Lailey - Safety & Compliance Coordinator Eileen Crosdale - Fabrication Supervisor & OHS … [Read more...] about For The Love of Zero Competition Winners