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Eight Steps to Writing the Workplace Safety Speech

Announcing New White Paper: Eight Steps to Writing the Workplace Safety Speech Written on April 11, 2012 by Marie-Claire Ross Writing an engaging Safety Speech can be Tricky. This New Report reveals the Key Steps behind writing a convincing Workplace Safety Speech. Melbourne, Australia (11 April, 2012) – Digicast Productions, a safety and induction training [...]

The Safety Generalist

Phil LaDuke

The Safety Generalist Latest article by from Phil La Duke from his regular column in fabricating and metalworking online magazine. Phil is starting a series of articles that take a look at the various safety specialties. He starts with the Safety Generalist. We publish his other provocative articles HERE More of his Fabricating and metalworking [...]

Blogging

Safety Blogs

Blogging Well this post isn’t exactly about Safety or Risk Management but its Easter Eve and time to shutdown for a few days. I’ve been running this blog for a couple of years now and whilst it takes up a lot of time, it ranks as one of the most rewarding things I’ve done. Not [...]

Swimming Up Stream and the SWMS Dilemma

JHA

Latest article by Dr Robert Long. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” Swimming Up Stream and the SWMS Dilemma I was with an organisation this week that was being inspected by the regulator. The regulator [...]

Our Safety Blog in The News

Safety News

Phil La Duke Contributes to Popular Australian Safety Blog Rockford Greene International’s popular author and blogger, Phil La Duke to guest blog on www.SafetyRisk.au.com Phil La Duke PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 07, 2012 – (Monroe, MI) Rockford Greene International announced today that Rockford Green International associate Phil La Duke will begin guest blogging for [...]

Designing a Safety Sign

Safety Communication

8 Tips on Designing Attention-Getting Safety Signs Extract from a recent post on Workplace Improver Blog When it comes to warnings about potential dangers or giving people an important instruction on site, you have to rely on labels and signs to communicate. A sign’s message can be communicated effectively with a picture that can be [...]

New WHS Laws

Harmonisation

Franchise group workplace safety and complying with the new WHS Laws by Chris Beasley 2nd April 2012 New (OHS) workplace health and safety laws released in Qld, NSW, ACT, NT in January this year and slated for release in January 2013 for the remaining Australian states, mean changes for many organisations, but what do Franchisors [...]

HOW TO JOIN THE MINING BOOM

Mine Safety

HOW TO JOIN THE MINING BOOM – Finding and Winning that Job – May 8, 2012 at 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM The Empire Bar (Ex Rivervale Hotel), Ascot, Perth This event requires registration: http://theminingboom.eventbrite.com/ ∎ WHAT TRAINING YOU NEED and DON’T NEED We are running a seminar in Perth around getting into the Mining [...]

Supernatural Safety

Robert Long

This may turn even the zero harm zealots! Latest article by Dr Robert Long. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” Supernatural Safety Talking about the supernatural is not in vogue these days. The membership of [...]

How to be part of the Mining Boom

Mining Safety

How to be part of the Mining Boom Sina Safety Solutions are hosting an event in Perth on 8th of May 2012 aimed at assisting people to gain employment in the booming mining industry. Details here: How to get into the Mining Game! We asked Ruth what we could expect from the event: “I have [...]

“Risk Makes Sense” Book Review

George Robotham

Review of the Robert Long book Risk Makes Sense by George Robotham See more details about the book HERE In my view this book is a substantial addition to the body of knowledge about Risk and OHS. Written from a psychological perspective it puts into print many of the things I have figured out for [...]

It is your business to be safe

Safety Culture

It is your business to be safe! Post by our new writer S. Fisher The culture of a company can be defined as: who a company is; what it does and how it goes about doing things. So the safety culture is therefore the company’s way of dealing with safety. If we could tattoo ‘safety [...]

Combating Fire Danger for the Elderly, Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Fire Safety

Combating Fire Danger for the Elderly, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Guest Post If you ever had a fire alarm go off when you’ve burnt the toast or had to endure the weekly fire alarm test at work you’ll know how annoying the incessant ringing of the fire alarm can be. While it may be [...]

Face to Face–Anti Bullying Movie

Bullying

Anti-bullying promoted with ‘Face to Face’ Movie Premier at Kangan Institute Thanks to Les Cameron from Worksafe for sending this in: The Building and Construction department at Broadmeadows has pulled off a coup in the form of being the first to hold a TAFE based movie premier. While this was not the first showing of [...]

Awesome New Safety Audit App

safety apps

Awesome New Safety Audit App Our good friends at Sina Safety Solutions have been working for a while on this new safety audit app and they have certainly come up with an extremely useful and mega cost effective tool (we are talking only $1.99!!!!). At that price you can’t afford not to give it a [...]

Cameras, Concentration and a ‘Crock’ of Non-Safety

Behaviour Based Safety

Latest article by Dr Robert Long with an interesting, everyday example of how some attempts to manage safety and achieve zero harm can be seriously detrimental. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” Cameras, Concentration and [...]

Low Bridge Incidents

Height Safety

Compilation of images showing what happens when safe working height signs are ignored: Low Bridge Incidents Dowload them all Here Technorati Tags: low bridge, safe height, truck accidents

Extreme Idiots Compilation

Safety Photos

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 while [...]

Scale of the Universe–Cool Tool

LTIFR

Scale of the Universe–Cool Tool Not exactly safety related but this will keep a bored safety professional occupied for hours! Take a break from calculating LTIFR to 3 decimal places and check this out……..Scroll in and out from the smallest know thing (quantum foam? at 0.000000001 yoctometers) to the edge of the observable universe and [...]

Safety Poster Competition

Safety Posters

Safety Poster Competition Our good friends over at Riskology Consulting are running a safety poster competition which is mega easy to enter. To do so visit there website and follow the instructions: http://riskologyconsulting.com.au/win-one-of-three-free-safety-poster/ Sara Jane recently came up with over 50 new safety posters designs designed to look a little different and less boring than [...]

Success Is All About How You Show Up

Phil LaDuke

Following a torrent of abuse from some recent articles which touched a nerve and hit a tad too close to home for some, Phil and I have been lying low!. Til’ now….here is the latest exclusive from Phil La Duke. We publish his other provocative articles HERE and I highly recommend his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/. I’m [...]

Why I Pick On Safety Professionals

Phil LaDuke

Why I continue to Pick On Safety Professionals. By Phil La Duke from his blog http://philladuke.wordpress.com/ Whenever I post a blog entry or submit a guest blog entry the cries of injustice ring out. “Why does he always pick on the safety professional? Doesn’t he know how hard we work? How under-valued we are? How [...]

What Does Self Harm Teach us About Safety and Risk

Personal Safety

Another very interesting article by Dr Robert Long about the nonsense non-human goals, like Zero Harm, that CEOs set in safety and risk. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” What Does Self Harm Teach us [...]

Effective Hazard Management

Hazard Control

One of the best and most succinct intros to effective hazard management that I have come across. Written by Phil La Duke – see more of his articles here: Phil LaDuke Effective Hazard Management: The First Step To A Safer Work Place By Phil La Duke from his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/effective-hazard-management-the-first-step-to-a-safer-work-place/ Those of you who’ve just [...]

New Child Safety Nets

Balconies and Balustrades

Having been involved in the tragic outcomes of many falls from balconies and windows we are staunch advocates of these protection systems. Hard not to cringe when you see the climbable balustrades in older building and furniture hard against balustrades in apartment buildings! Locks or screens? Guest Post New Laws will apply to parents living [...]

Best Practice Guide for Driver Safety at Work

Fatigue

Best Practice Guide for Driver Safety at Work – Guest Post Introduction Whether an employee is heading across town for a meeting or across the country to deliver goods, employers should maximize their safety on the road. From smart workplace policies that help to prevent accidents to proactive safety programs that minimize risk, employers have [...]

Safety and Risk Professionalisation

Robert Long

Following on from the popular and somewhat divisive article “Arrogant Safety Professionals Take Note” Dr Robert Long Takes a look at the problems associated with Professionalisation of the Safety and Risk Function particularly where the accepted characteristics of Professionals do not align well with the intention of human service. If you liked this article then [...]

The Psychology of Conversion – 20 Tips to get Started

Robert Long

Another great article written by Dr Robert Long as a positive response to his previous one! After I criticised the concept of zero harm in a recent intro, someone told me that I also probably run over kittens with lawnmowers – WTF????? – Is that all you have left???? If you liked this article then [...]

More Bricks and Mortar for the Amphitheatre of Denial

Robert Long

Another interesting article by Dr Robert Long! If any zero harm fundamentalists or cult members are offended……..great! – If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” More Bricks and Mortar for the Amphitheatre of Denial Sigmund Freud [...]

Ausgrid Stayin’ Alive safety video

Electrical Safety

Ausgrid Stayin’ Alive safety video Plenty of safety rap type videos around, but this new one from Ausgrid is one of the best! Well done to Ausgrid and their staff – Disco never died!!!! Intro: The electricity network is switched on 24 hours a day and is always dangerous for people working around it. [...]

WHS Legislation–an A to Z Guide

Australian Standards

WHS Legislation – an A to Z Guide This the latest edition of the Australian OH&S Legislation Guide which has been sent to us by a number of different people. It was first completed in 1997 and have been regularly updated since then. It is a comprehensive listing of all relevant Australian Standards, Legislation and [...]

La Duke’s 14 Points for Safety

Phil LaDuke

La Duke’s 14 Points for Safety Since my meeting with the great man W. Edward Deming just before he passed away and my experience and success with applying the principles of TQM to all aspects of running a business, it has always struck me as odd that Safety People don’t adopt the same philosophies??? Phil [...]

Safety Censorship

Phil LaDuke

Safety Censorship One of our guest authors has found himself the victim of “safety censorship”. His articles have proven to be provocative yet extremely thought provoking and usually aimed at the very people who would try to argue with him or, in this case, shut him down. For the most case, the readers of this [...]

How to Make Incident Reporting Work for Your Site

Incident Reporting

How to Make Incident Reporting Work for Your Site Guest Post Incident reporting has been long considered one of the most effective pre-emptive measures to reduce on-site injuries and achieve a ‘zero harm’ objective. However, implementing incident reporting can be difficult exercise – how do you build a culture of trust so that staff are [...]

Integrated Safety Management System

Alan Quilley

We are really pleased to introduce the first article by our latest Guest Author, renowned Safety Writer, Alan D. Quilley CRSP. Alan is the author of “The Emperor Has No Hard Hat – Achieving REAL Safety Results” and “Creating & Maintaining a Practical Based Safety Culture”. You will be able to read all of his [...]

Anxiety and Fear Professionals

Robert Long

“When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.” – Nelson Mandela. Another great article by Dr Robert Long to stir the pot! – If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” – [...]

Take 5 Safety Books

Risk Assessment Checklists

The Kalamazoo Generic Take 5 Safety System The Kalamazoo Take 5 System is a pocket sized personal planning tool developed to help eliminate accidents from the work place. The Take 5 system is a cost effective way of promoting a safer working environment for your organisation. Take 5 Book The easy to use system is [...]

What Safety Means to Me

Safety Videos

Why Safety Is Important to Me Been lots of heated discussions and chest beating and on this site and Safety Forums lately which is really healthy but I thought that, just for a moment, we should all step back, take a deep breath, let the dust settle and take a moment to reconsider what safety [...]

Oh Would You PLEASE Shut the @#$& Up?

Phil LaDuke

You loved his last article (well most of you did except the ones it was aimed at!) here is the latest exclusive from Phil La Duke. We publish his other provocative articles HERE and I highly recommend his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/. I’m just the messenger! ENJOY! Oh Would You PLEASE Shut the @#$& Up? I’d like [...]

New Safety Compliance Software

Safety Compliance

We have known Caroline from Safety For Life for sometime now and she is one of the most practical, customer focussed and down-to-earth Safety Consultants out there. Those same qualities are reflected in the new “SHERM” software that she has just developed (well not just, its been a long hard slog to get it to [...]

Measurement and Psychosocial Safety

Behaviour Based Safety

Another great article by Dr Robert Long to add to the thinking pot! – If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” – click on image in right column to read precise. If you ask the wrong [...]

Jargon Killed the Astronauts

Phil LaDuke

Phil LaDuke joins our panel of renown and highly respected safety writers including, Dr Rob Long, Bill Sims Jr and George Robotham. Everyone has enjoyed his previous articles (HERE). This is Phil’s latest article and provided exclusively to us. It is a much more sombre and less provocative than his previous work but one that [...]

Arrogant Safety Professionals Take Note!

Behaviour Based Safety

I always have a chuckle when safety people try to make out they are so clever and above everyone else by putting all these stupid letters after their names. Blokes on site have a great time making up derogatory interpretations of those acronyms – particularly juicy letters like F, W, C, S & P (did [...]

Safety Culture Trends in Building and Construction 2012

Construction Safety

Been quite a few safety survey results released today which many of you may have read – these are a tad more interesting and useful I reckon! Courtesy of Dr Robert Long – see more of his work HERE Safety Culture Trends in Building and Construction 2012 Results from the Human Dymensions National MiProfile Safety [...]

What is a Health & Safety Consultant

Safety Humour

Health & Safety Consultants See – they do have a sense of humour! Thanks to SJ from the Safety Toolshed If you can relate to this poster then you will love: Ode To The Safety Professional A light-hearted look at the characteristics of a good OHS Professional Technorati Tags: health and safety [...]

Top 5 Equipment Qualities All Safety Persons Should Be Using – And Why

Safety Equipment

Top 5 Equipment Qualities All Safety Persons Should Be Using – And Why Guest Post These days health and safety matters are taken very seriously. This is because; all work related accidents are completely preventable in the right environment. Furthermore, safe environments provide the peace of mind that is needed to produce high quality and [...]

Safety Professional Salaries

Mine Safety

Resources Sector Salary Gap Closing A new salary survey released today shows a brain drain triggered by the mining boom has forced employers in other sectors to increase salaries for safety professionals. The gap in safety salaries between the mining and resource sectors and other industry sectors is closing for the first time in past [...]

Educators and Corporate Agendas Misaligned in OHS

OHS

Educators and Corporate Agendas Misaligned in OHS Press Release – Educators and Corporate Agendas Misaligned in OHS 19 February 2012 Universities cannot keep up with the demand for workplace safety professionals, a survey released today has revealed. As corporate Australia struggles to meet the demands for safe work places, the pipeline of qualified professionals graduating [...]

Top Safety Professionals say OHS Harmonisation over emphasised

Harmonisation

Top Safety Professionals say OHS Harmonisation over emphasised The angst surrounding the failure of OHS harmonisation may be overstated, as findings from the safesearch remuneration survey released today show top safety professionals have other priorities. As the government, regulators and corporate Australia struggle to agree on how and when to implement the OHS harmonisation regulations, [...]

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