Oh dear……. this guide may excite some safety people and have given the developers a warm fuzzy feeling but it’s missing some crucial components – can you tell me what they are? Download the Guide Here Work Method Statement Guide Its pretty obvious what’s missing but there are some clues in these articles if you […]
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Ten Cautions About Safety Checklists
A checklist for checking your use of checklists 🙂 Ten Cautions About Safety Checklists See also: Making Objects Safe or People Safe (Dr Rob Long), Risk is About People, not just Objects (Rob Sams) Whilst value of checklists is well documented by Gawande (The Checklist Manifesto) and others, there is rarely mention by proponents of […]
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Safety’s for sale and so is toilet paper!
It hit the fan when Gab Carlton published Where To Put the Port-a-loo is a Hazard!. I wonder if there will be the same gut reaction to Keith McCabe’s latest post on LinkedIn Pulse or do “Toilet Safety Police” really have nothing to go on? LOL Safety’s for sale and so is toilet paper! Every day […]
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Swimming Up Stream and the SWMS Dilemma
Refer also to: The Arse-Covering Myth Swimming Up Stream and the Safe Work Method Statement Dilemma I was with an organisation this week that was being inspected by the regulator. The regulator had the unenviable task of assessing whether this organisation was appropriately managing risk. The regulator generally uses several tools to determine the […]
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The Seduction to Simplify Safety
The Seduction to Simplify Safe Work Method Statements Everyone knows that we are already in an age of excess in safety. This is the dilemma of optimisation. Some now talk about ‘ultra-safety’ organisations and wonder how much more they can do and say in the name of safety. How much does one have to do […]
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Tips On Writing An Effective Safe Work Method Statement
Tips On Writing An Effective Safe Work Method Statement Guest Post Occupational health and safety is an important business priority now that companies are facing fiercer competition and gearing for unprecedented growth in the global business arena. Ensuring best practices on safety are implemented in the worksite is instrumental to ensuring quality performance and high […]
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Things To Consider When Developing And Designing Your Company SWMS
Things To Consider When Developing And Designing Your Company SWMS Guest Post The Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) is one important document that is valuable in establishing business safety systems, especially for organisations in high-risk industries such as building and construction. In these high-risk workplaces, an SWMS can be a valuable tool for business growth, […]
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Developing Your Construction Safety Plan
The Advantages Of Seeking Expert Help When Developing Your Construction Safety Plan Risks are a natural part of business building, and organisations should be equipped with the right principles and work policies that will help them identify the risks in their business and determine the right methods of addressing them. Companies that make it a […]
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Task Based vs Activity Based Safe Work Method Statements
Task Based vs Activity Based Safe Work Method Statements. Guest Post by Craig Clancy from www.safetyinindustry.com.au What is a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)? Every construction worker by now must have either heard, read or participated in the development of a Safe Work Method Statement. But what is a SWMS all about? Under the Model […]
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Useful Concepts Business Owners And Workers Can Get From A Height SWMS
Useful Concepts Business Owners And Workers Can Get From A Height SWMS Safety Work Method Statements or SWMS are designed and created specifically for different industries and lines of work. An SWMS is a set of instructions or guidelines that workers have to follow so that they can safely carry out their job or tasks. […]
