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Major mistakes made in implementing OHS

OH and S

George’s Safety Reflections read more reflections HERE Major mistakes I have seen made in implementing OHS The biggest mistake is management and supervision making decisions about safety without input from the workforce Bear in mind some are not interested in contributing, give them the opportunity but do not force them. Lack of management demonstrated commitment, [...]

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OHS Learning

OH and S

George’s Safety Reflections – MORE HERE OHS Learning Facilitating OHS learning is a very important part of an OHS professional’s role but unfortunately many do not have high levels of skills in this area. The Cert. IV T.A.E. is the standard people are judged by. The reality is that this course has a number of [...]

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OHS Harmonisation Presentation

Harmonisation

OHS Harmonisation (Work Safety & Health Legislation) is being presented by Graham Dent on 26th September 2011 Graham Dent will be presenting to Southern Safety Group members and anyone interested at Protector Alsafe premises, 42 Greens Road, Dandenong VIC between 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm – Members are free, non members $ 5.00 – Memberships [...]

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OHS Harmonisation and Contractors

Contractor Induction

OHS Harmonisation and Contractors From Graham Dent’s Harmonization Group on Linkedin – see it here If you don’t have any real background in the area, i.e. management of the OHS aspects of contractors, take a look at these publications which give you an introduction to the principles and process around contractor management. These are Comcare [...]

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What is OHS?

OH and S

What is Occupational Health and Safety? Article by George Robotham from www.ohschange.com.au Good question that I do not have a good answer to, but have a few observations- OHS is the science / art / wizardry / bloody hard game of convincing stakeholders at all levels to identify hazards, assess risk and control risk in [...]

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OHS Made Simple

OH and S

Safety Made Simple Great article on the Safety For Life Blog: It is everyone’s duty, in an organisation, to understand OHS and to comply with the OHS requirements and reading this article might make it easier for everyone to get a better grasp of the OHS and consequently, easier to comply with the OHS laws [...]

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Occupational Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Health and Safety

Occupational Health and Safety Risk Assessment By far the most commonly used search terms people use to find this site are those related to occupational health and safety risk assessment or risk assessment templates. From our experience, this also one of the most confusing and misunderstood OH&S requirements at a site level so I guess [...]

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Passion 101 – Passionate about safety

Articles

Passion keeps one fully in the present, so that time became a series of mutually exclusive ‘nows.’ Another great article from the “Safety 101 = Keep Safety Simple” Series by Ruth Jenkins from SINA SAFETY SOLUTIONS I am passionate about safety. Now “how does that work”? I hear you say. This is simple for me [...]

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Worker responsibility under OHS law: When is it not the employer’s fault?

Employee Involvement

Worker responsibility under OHS law: When is it not the employer’s fault? It is not common to hold workers responsible for workplace injuries but what happens when an employee arrives to work so drunk and is injured attempting to do his work with the knowledge of co-workers? In fact, this was the scenario in a [...]

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3 OH and S Tips for Businesses

Australian Safety

3 OH and S Tips for Businesses By Louis D Dale Did you know that the Australian workplace is a far more dangerous place to be than the Australian roads? That’s a sobering statistic, and one reason why we should all be paying closer attention to Occupational Health and Safety. Accidents at work can be [...]

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