Safety Communication

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Basics of OHS Writing

Safety Communication

Cutting to the Chase – in OH&S Writing Great and quite quirky article by Col Finne from www.finiohs.com . Col has a background in writing legislation for Govt Authorities. READ IT HERE………….. The aim of this guide is help us all produce punchier OH&S written material. It’s a quick description of some of the most [...]

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Group Think is not Safe

Safety Communication

Group-Think is not Safe George’s Safety Reflections SEE MORE OF GEORGE’S WORK HERE and www.ohschange.com.au There is no doubt the most significant OHS change the author has driven has been when he was leading OHS project teams or a member of such a well led team. Working in teams practising good team building principles can [...]

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Safety Engagement

Robert Long

Safety Engagement with Workspace, Headspace and Groupspace – Toward Total Safety Organisation Another teaser 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” – click on image to read precise So much of [...]

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Your Safety Talk Matters

Robert Long

Your Talk Matters – Effectively Managing Risk If you have enjoyed the series of articles by Dr Robert Long (see them here) then you will love this short video which clearly explains the important basics of how to have an effective safety talk or conversation – a crucial, but often overlooked, element in controlling risks [...]

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Importance of Following Safety Instructions

Funny Safety Images

Importance of Following Safety Instructions A new fuel tanker arrives on location somewhere in the Middle East. The Safety manager tells the Fleet Manager to ensure that the tanker is clearly signposted……….. “Diesel Fuel” and “No Smoking” in Arabic. This is what was done: Meanwhile……….   http://www.safetyrisk.com.au/2011/03/02/safety-communications-not-always-safe/ Technorati Tags: safety instructions

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How to Have a Safety Chat without Looking Like a Pompous Arse

Mine Safety

Brilliant recent post by the Mining Man, love your work Jamie: How to Have a Safety Chat without Looking Like a Pompous Arse Extract (Read the full article here): In the minerals industry we work with people who have a range of different attitudes towards safety and how much risk they’ll take on the job [...]

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Safety Interventions

Safety Communication

  Safety Interventions "The pro-active supervisor observes for signs of substandard behaviour, and corrects it before it has a chance to cause an incident by performing an intervention.  Sometimes you just need to nudge them back on track." ~John Wettstein Safety Selections (Motivational Quotes and Information for Safety Inspiration!) is a means of distributing messages [...]

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Effective Listening for Safety Professionals

Consultation

George’s Safety Reflections – See more HERE Effective listening for Safety Professionals The OHS professional attends many meetings, facilitates a lot of learning and generally converses with a lot of people, often what is not said is as important as what is said. Being a good reader of body language is essential to get to [...]

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Safety Communications

Safety Communication

Another article by legendary Safety Guru, George Robotham (www.ohschange.com.au). You can find more of his work at here: SAFETY REFLECTIONS   George’s Safety Reflections – Number 7 Safety communications There is not much point having an excellent safety message if you cannot get it across to the stakeholders. Communications failure is a major impediment to [...]

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Safety Consultation

Consultation

Get on your consultation soap box! Posted on September 29, 2011 by The Safety Nerd So currently we have Committees, Reps, other agreed arrangements such as focus groups, working groups, steering committees, toolbox talks, team meetings – this all is basically because you need to discuss with the relevant people any health and safety matters. [...]

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How to Communicate Workplace Safety Messages

Consultation

How to Communicate Workplace Safety Messages By Marie-Claire Ross Effective communication is vital to get staff and contractors aligned and working towards a positive safety culture. Yet, just providing training to work safely is not always enough. How we communicate about safety influences whether or not people will accept or reject our safety messages. The [...]

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SAFE WORK WEEK 2011 WORKSHOPS

Safety Communication

BOOKINGS OPEN FOR SAFE WORK WEEK 2011 WORKSHOPS Bookings are now being taken for free events in Safe Work Week 2011, South Australia’s major awareness event for occupational health, safety and welfare (OHS). The program will run in late October, and involves more than 60 free information sessions over five days. These have been tailored [...]

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The Safety Toolshed

Online Safety

The Safety Toolshed Its not often that we recommend Twitter sites but this one is a definite exception. The Safety Toolshed is quirky but also provides an excellent source for the latest interesting safety news, new safety products and other relevant issues. You really should check out the Safety Tool Shed http://twitter.com/#!/SafeWorkAust and please follow [...]

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Keys to Safety Communication

Safety Communication

Keys to communication – its more than language barriers Lean management and technological innovations have changed the way the workforce communicates. Employers that keep their employee safety risks at acceptable levels also need to evaluate communications, training and administrative techniques to ensure they are sending the right safety message. While there are many new communication [...]

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