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Safety Censorship

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One of our guest Authors, Phil La Duke was unceremoniously dumped from a LinkedIn Forum (and Aussie one!) for daring to publish this article. It is heavy duty and provocative but one needs to look beyond taking it personally or getting offended (I would be concerned if I was offended by this) and at the [...]

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Accidents Photos From Yesteryear

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Accidents Photos From Yesteryear Would stuff like this still happen? Probably!!!! See the full story and all the images here: http://todayswhisper.com/accidents-from-the-past Technorati Tags: accident photos, safety images

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Analysis of “Accident” experience

Accident Investigation

George’s Safety Reflections SEE MORE OF GEORGE’S WORK HERE Analysis of “Accident” experience Many organisations analyse their “Accident” experience in the hope of gaining insight into how to prevent their problems. Most organisations will not have sufficient serious “Accident” experience to make statistically significant determinations. 1. Damage to people at work has a number of [...]

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HOLIDAY JOB INJURY SEES ABATTOIR FINED

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HOLIDAY JOB INJURY SEES ABATTOIR FINED  Media Release – SafeWork SA – Tuesday 13 December 2011  An Adelaide Hills meat processor has been convicted and fined by the Industrial Court, over an incident in which a teenager was injured during holiday work.   SafeWork SA says the case serves as a warning to all employers [...]

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Motor Vehicle Accident Photos

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Truck, Crane and Car Accident Pictures This website, TRUCKSIPLLS.COM  is devoted to odd, strange, interesting, and unbelievable things spilled on the road by trucks and accidents involving passenger cars and crane roll overs. Here are a few more examples and there are heaps more on their website: Technorati Tags: accident photos, car accident, truck accident

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Near Miss or Near Hit

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Near Miss or Near Hit One of the Great Misnomers of Nomenclature in Safety. A very difficult one for most organisations to get their heads around. Do we report, don’t we report, do we just ignore it? This article is probably the best I have ever seen on the subject and well worth a read. [...]

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Shock Safety Ads

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Some of us would remember the Grim Reaper AIDS ads from the 80’s. There was no blood and guts – just pure terror that scared the crap out of us. See the bowling alley ad below: I wonder, however, if this ad would be so effective if we saw it for the first time today? [...]

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Incident Investigations – An Integral Component of a Safety Culture

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Incident Investigations: An Integral Component of a Safety Culture When any type of safety incident, accident, near-miss, or hazard is identified, it is important that the proper reporting procedures are followed in a timely manner. This information is provided by Summit Safety Technologies – they produce some of the highest quality, cost effective training materials [...]

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Workplace Health and Safety – What Are the Costs?

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Workplace Safety and Health – What Are the Costs? By Jayme Carl Workplace safety & health should not be directed by cost, but unfortunately sometimes it is. Workplace accidents injuries or diseases sometimes have very serious direct cost associated. Sometimes the costs are not so direct. Indirect cost of not keeping a safe workplace can [...]

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How to Calculate LTIFR and Other Health and Safety Indicators

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How to Calculate LTIFR and Other Health and Safety Indicators By Tom Gardener Knowing how to calculate LTIFR and other safety indicators is an important skill to have if you work in the health and safety field. Despite the fact that these indicators don’t reveal a great deal of useful information managers love them and [...]

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Difficulties Calculating LTIFR and Other Safety Indicators

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Difficulties Calculating LTIFR and Other Safety Indicators By Tom Gardener The difficulties often encountered when calculating LTIFR and other safety indicators are not with the calculation itself but with the data that is included in the calculation. What are hours worked? What is a lost time injury (LTI) or a medical treatment injury? How are [...]

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Broken Sprinkler CCTV Footage

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This post on our sister site PUBLIC LIABILITY is currently getting a lot of hits. As one person commented (via LinkedIn): “This is a brilliant case for why any “incident reporting / management system” needs to accomodate more than just Workers Compensation. This single episode has implications for not only WorkCover but also property insurance [...]

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Safety Culture – Are Injuries Consequences of Our Daily Actions

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Safety Culture – Are Injuries Consequences of Our Daily Actions? By James Roughton I am a firm believer that injuries happen for a reason! There are many that will agree with this statement, while others will rationalize that some injuries are just, “Freak accidents.” If you listen to news reporters on your local new stations, [...]

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