Safety Policy

Putting a Workplace Safety and Risk Management Policy in Place

Risk Management

Putting a Workplace Safety and Risk Management Policy in Place Guest Post Whatever business you are in, there are always safety risks in the workplace. Of course, management approach varies, but the sooner it accepts the reality of potential danger, the better it will be for everyone. This includes the owners, management and the staff. [...]

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Effective OHS policies and procedures

OHS

Effective OHS policies and procedures by Chris Beasley Keeping your workers safe is an integral part of running a successful business. If employers – known under the new national model work health and safety laws as ‘PCBUs’ –don’t provide a safe working environment there are serious consequences, possibly the least of which are penalty notices, [...]

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Where to Find Money for WHS

Safety Funding

Where to Find Money for Health and Safety The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland’s state manager – workplace health and safety, Jo Kitney, says WHS practitioners who "do their homework and speak the language of business" are more likely to attract funding and resource for occupational health and safety initiatives. CCIQ presented a free [...]

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How OHS Decisions Made by Head Office Staff Cause Problems

Road Safety

How Health and Safety Decisions Made by Head Office Staff Cause Problems By Peter L Mitchell Let me explain about a recent event that illustrates why we have such difficulty creating safer workplaces. No doubt, incidents similar to this occur every day. This particular company has a large number of trucks and there was an [...]

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Safety Communications are Not Always Safe

Safety Culture

Safety Communications – Not Always Safe Image from Simple Complexity 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 [...]

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Communicating The Safety Policy

Articles

Safety Culture – 3 Ways of Communicating Your Written Safety Policy! By James Roughtonand Nathan Crutchfield To be effective, Top management must state its commitment to safety, quality, etc. through a written and clearly communicated policy. This policy usually outlines the value of providing a safe place for employees to work or producing a quality [...]

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