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Fuzzy OHS Logic

George Robotham

Fuzzy OHS Logic by George Robotham Because they go to work in Australia, 10 people per hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year have their lives permanently altered (Geoff McDonald) Quotable Quote "A health & safety problem can be described by statistics but cannot be understood by statistics. It [...]

CHRISTMAS RISK ASSESSMENT

CHRISTMAS RISK ASSESSMENT All employees planning to dash through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, going over the fields and laughing all the way are advised that a Risk Assessment will be required addressing the safety of an open sleigh for members of the public. This assessment must also consider whether it is [...]

Predicting Earthquakes and the Fear of Uncertainty

Risk Assessment

Predicting Earthquakes and the Fear of Uncertainty Guest Post by Dr Rob Long – Scary Stuff!!!! Enjoy the rest of his work: click here The news this week that 6 scientists received goal sentences (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/23/italian-scientist-earthquake-condemns-court) for not communicating effectively about risk should send a shiver up the spine of anyone interested in risk and safety. [...]

The Problem with Hazard Registers

Hazard Register

The Problem with Hazard Registers Paper presented by; Mark Donnelly Purpose of this paper The objective of this paper is to question the principle that we base a hazard score on predicting factors such as probability and exposure. Trying to predict when an event might occur or guess probability cannot be done; no-one can predict [...]

Importance of a Chemical Risk Assessment and some Guidelines

Importance of a Chemical Risk Assessment and some Guidelines Guest Post It’s easy to smirk at this world of healthy and safety we’ve found ourselves in, or feel that the minefield of regulations only exist to hinder us. But there are few of us that wouldn’t gasp if we went to work in an environment [...]

Risk Assessment: Why Is Everyone Making Such a Mess?

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment: Why Is Everyone Making Such a Mess? Guest Post There is no shortage of guidance on risk management, much of which – such as COSO, ISO 31000 and ISO 27005 – has been around for some time and is generally accepted as sound good practice. So why is everyone making such a mess [...]

Safety and Risk Management Assessment

Risk Assessment

Safety and Risk Management Assessment Guest Post Risk management is the foundation of many safety initiatives and programs. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) uses information from their assessments, as well as those conducted by businesses, to determine what existing hazards are present in work place environments. 1. Business Operations. Effective company management includes [...]

An important event not to be missed

Risk Assessment

Safety and Risk Management guru Dr Rob Long is visiting Brisbane on 31st August and I cant wait to chew some bacon fat with him!!!! FOR MORE DETAILS and REGISTRATION CLICK HERE

Objectivity, Audits and Attribution When Calculating Risk

Risk Assessment

So you reckon you can calculate risk to 3 decimal places?? Think again. Latest article by Dr Robert Long, that may make you rethink your belief in Risk Assessment as being objective!. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book [...]

Incident Investigation and the Limits of Risk Imagination

Another purler by Dr Robert Long, that may make you rethink your propensity to go the checklist!. 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” My favourite line: “Finally, we could spend a bit more time with [...]

“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 [...]

Risk Ignorance and Risk Arrogance

Incident Investigation

Risk Ignorance and Risk Arrogance, Flip Sides of the Same Coin Another guest post by Dr Robert Long – If you loved this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE We spend a high level of energy in safety training under the assumption that the audience is ignorant. This is what we might call ‘risk ignorance’. [...]

Never ask a Safety Person if they believe in Santa

Never ask a Safety Person if they believe in Santa A Risk Assessment of Santa’s Toy Delivery Services Author Unknown There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist (except maybe in Japan) religions, this reduces the workload for [...]

Ten Tips to Make Mining Project Risk Assessments Worthwhile

We hit the jackpot when we recently came across the MINING MAN website. If you are in mining, mining safety or safety in general, you will find a wealth very well written and very useful information on the site. We particularly like this article on Mining Risk Assessment and we have reprinted it below (with [...]

The Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

OHS risk assessments still matter, but a systemised approach is the new order of the day – Work Health and Safety Act 2012 by Chris Beasley The Risk Assessment. When was the last time you performed a risk assessment on this piece of equipment/work procedure? This question seemed to be the only thing that really [...]

Fire Risk Assessment Software

Fire Risk Assessment Software or Fire Consultant for your business Guest Posting by UK Fire Safety Solutions Fire Risk Assessment Software or Fire Consultant for your business All businesses in the UK now have to undertake fire risk assessment by law because of the change in The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order of 2005. The [...]

Risk assessment tips

Risk Assessment

George’s Safety Reflections Risk assessment tips The risk management process consists of hazard identification, risk assessment and hazard control. Some people tend to get fixated on the risk assessment part and do not place enough emphasis on hazard control. Personally I find Haddon’s 10 countermeasures more useful than the hierarchy of controls when developing controls [...]

Risk Assessment for Schools

Risk Assessment for Schools Just came across this really neat site that assists teachers and lab technicians to complete school science experiment risk assessments. The subscription costs $160/year but I imagine that it would pay for itself in no time given the time it saves and the potential injuries it could prevent. See it HERE: [...]

WHY ARE SOME RISKS MORE ATTRACTIVE

Risk Assessment

Image Source: http://nedmartin.org/v3/amused/men-and-women WHAT MAKES SOME RISKS MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN OTHERS? The following factors influence perceived risk: Voluntary risks are accepted more readily than imposed risks Risks under individual control are accepted more readily than those under government control. Risks that seem fair are more acceptable than unfair. Risk information that comes from trustworthy sources [...]

Plant Risk Assessment–Brisbane

Plant Risk Assessment

Plant Risk Assessment Advantage Safety & Risk Management Services are experienced safety consultants working in and around the Brisbane area. They have performed numerous plant inspections for manufacturing clients – often as part of enforceable undertaking compliance measures. Visit their website for more detail www.advantagesafety.com.au

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 [...]

Risk Register Resources

Risk Assessment

RISK REGISTER TEMPLATES, TOOLS and EXAMPLES What is a Risk Register? A Risk Register is a list of potential hazards and associated risks that are rated before and after controls have been implemented. The Risks can be listed in priority order. The register is most useful for providing a snap shot of all of the [...]

Falls Risk Assessment Tool – FRAT

Risk Assessment

Falls Risk Assessment Tools and Links Victorian Health The Peninsula Health Falls Prevention Service developed the Falls Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) for a DHS funded project in 1999, and is part of the FRAT Pack. A study evaluating the reliability and validity of the FRAT has been presented at a number of conferences, and is [...]

Top Five Common Mistakes With Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Top Five Common Mistakes With Risk Assessment By Vicki Filby-Filson A risk assessment is a vital step in working to protect your workers and your organisation, as well as making sure you are compliant with applicable laws. It helps you focus on the relevant risks that really matter in your workplace – the risks with [...]

Risk Assessment Checklist

Risk Assessment

Some good examples of Risk Assessment Checklists Our own collection of Risk Assessment Templates – CLICK HERE Manual Handling Risk Management Checklist from Sydney University: UV Risk Assessment Checklist for Outdoor Workers: Electrical Safety Risk Assessment Checklist from Workcover: This checklist is used to assist in conducting a risk assessment for hazardous substances and chemicals [...]

Free Project Risk Management Kit

Risk Assessment

You can download this kit for free, it includes a project management guidebook, risk assessment template, risk management process template, a risk plan template and a blank risk register for use with Excel. The Risk Management Kit is a set of templates used to identify, quantify, track and mitigate risks within a project. Each risk [...]

Simple Risk Assessment Software

Our Free Electronic Risk Score Calculator today celebrated a major milestone: 100,000 downloads! Get yours here: This simple risk assessment software can be used to instantly calculate the risk score based on various criteria such as Probability, Exposure and Consequence. Each of these variables can be altered to by sliding the pointer with your mouse [...]

Bow Tie Diagram Risk Assessment Software

Risk Assessment

BowTie Pro™ Version 2.6 BowTie Pro™ version 2.6 has just been released One of the major improvements in version 2.6 is the “Permitted Boundary Operation” module. This module expands on the use of the Permitted Operation module (formally called MOPO) to allow the visual creation of matrices indicating when permitted tasks can take place. This [...]

Free Nanotechnology Risk Assessment Tools

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With the future in mind, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) is working closely with Safe Work Australia and other state and territory health and safety regulators to provide guidance on safe nanotechnology work practices. The small size and some of the unique properties of engineered nanomaterials have raised concerns that there might be implications [...]

Free Risk Assessment Training

Risk Assessment

The University of Newcastle website offers some excellent free safety training resources. On the Risk assessment page they offer succinct but very useful powerpoint and pdf version training presentations covering the following topics: What is Risk Analysis? What Is A Hazard? Roles and Responsibilities OHS Regulations & Legislation 5 Steps to Risk Analysis Risk Assessment [...]

Do Cleaning Companies Need To Provide a Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Do Cleaning Companies Need To Write Risk Assessment? By Josephine Coipel In the cleaning industry one of the most probable harm arises from falling from height especially when performing window cleaning. But majority of the time it is due to either lack of safe use of ladders training, or disregard towards the rules. So how [...]

How Design Risk Assessment and Six Sigma Work Together

Risk Assessment

How Design Risk Assessment and Six Sigma Work Together By Tony Jacowski When a company decides to create a Six Sigma team, what they are really doing is ensuring their continued growth and prosperity. Design Risk Assessment is the process of determining what can possibly go wrong during the production of a product. This is [...]

Why A Legionella Risk Assessment Is Important To Your Business

Why A Legionella Risk Assessment Is Important To Your Business By Darren W Chow You can’t always be sure the things that are hiding in your water supply. It isn’t something that you should take for granted just because you live in a civilized area. Legionella is just one such bacteria that can hide in [...]

Free Risk Assessment Template in Excel Format

Risk Assessment

This example risk assessment template in Excel Format from BRIGHT HUB has been one of our most popular downloads in the last 12 months. Please remember it is only an example (a very useful) and may need to be modified to suit your particular needs or circumstances. Download the form here: For more details on [...]

Basic Risk Assessment Essentials

Risk Assessment

photo credit: mnadi Basic Risk Assessment Essentials By Dominic Donaldson As any company will testify, payouts for injuries to staff or members of the public is a costly process, and in the case of staff injuries loses valuable working hours in the process. To minimize accidents occurring and to adhere to insurance company policies, risks [...]

How to Use a Risk Assessment Template

Risk Assessment

How to Use a Risk Assessment Template By Stanley Hardin Various types of industries have to get a risk assessment done for their premises in order to obtain clearances from different departments such as fire safety, health and pollution. In order to make such an assessment, an independent contractor might be hired to prepare a [...]

Free Risk Assessment Training Tool

Risk Assessment

photo credit: Martin Gommel Free Risk Assessment Training Tool | Risk Calculator. Risk Calculator – is a Risk Assessment Training Tool designed to help increase the accuracy and quality of risk assessments. Most Risk Assessments contain errors which make them inaccurate or even misleading. This tool will help prevent some of the most common mistakes [...]

Risk Assessment for Home Improvements

An excellent way to minimize your risk in the workplace, risk assessment is also a great way to minimize risks in any home improvement job you may wish to accomplish. From hanging drapes to hanging windows, assessing any risks that are prevalent in a home improvement task can help you attack the job with a [...]

Health and Safety Risk Assessments in the Workplace

Risk Assessment

Health and Safety Risk Assessments in the Workplace By Nik Cassells In every workplace environment there is a fundamental and legal need for managing health and safety factors. This is carried out by trained and skilled occupational health and safety professionals. Training has many different levels leading up to the NEBOSH National Diploma. This is [...]

Construction Risk Assessments

Construction Safety

The Construction Risk Assessments software package by Safety Services Direct consists contains over 60 generic examples of Building and Construction Risk Assessments for a wide variety of construction and construction related activities. Each of the construction risk assessments have been prepared to identify and assess the major risks associated with a task, operation or activity, [...]

Office Risk Assessment

[picappgallerysingle id="5282865"] Risk Assessment: Tips for Assessing Risks in an Office When discussing risk assessment, most risk is attributed to factories, mining, construction sites, and other high-risk work areas. However, risks exist in every single workplace, and risk assessment should be completed in even the lowest risk environments. Let’s look at risk assessment in offices. [...]

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Download Free Risk Assessment Templates from our huge collection here: RISK ASSESSMENT TEMPLATES Risk Assessment In any job or workplace, certain risks exist. For some jobs, the risks are minimal, like carpal tunnel in office work, however, in other jobs, the risks can be quite large and/or quite commonplace. Mining, for example, presents risks to [...]

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