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Safety Officer

Should Safety People be ‘Liked’?

Robert Long

Should Safety People be ‘Liked’? Another thought stirrer by Dr Robert Long. I highly recommend his other Articles HERE and his new book: For The Love of Zero I was doing some coaching on building, construction and mining sites this week and I asked some of the people how they thought the safety guy (they [...]

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Qld. Workplace Health & Safety Officer (W.H.S.O.) Concept

George Robotham

I remember moving to QLD about 10 years ago and thinking that the WHSO concept was a great idea. National Legislation has seen the demise of the concept – but nothing says you still can’t have one! George from www.ohschange.com.au discusses his lament. I highly recommend George’s other articles HERE. Qld. Workplace Health & Safety [...]

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Networking for OHS professionals

Safety Officer

Networking for OHS professionals George’s Safety Reflections SEE MORE OF GEORGE’S WORK HERE and www.ohschange.com.au Networking is essential for OHS professionals to extend their sphere of influence. Networking tips Define your goals for networking Be a great public speaker and search out every opportunity to present Update details on social media Participate in safety discussion [...]

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Safety Professionals Identity Crisis

Safety Consultants

Safety Professionals Identity Crisis In commenting on our recent posting Ode To the Safety Professional a well respected member of the industry wrote: “I have problems with the term SAFETY PROFESSIONAL. My GP is not a DOCTOR PROFESSIONAL, my dentist is not a DENTAL PROFESSIONAL architect is not an ARCHITECT PROFESSIONAL, my lawyer is not [...]

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WHS Officers and PCBUs

Harmonisation

The latest offering from the Safety Nerd:   Are you an “Officer” – of the LAW? Posted on September 22, 2011 by The Safety Nerd Pre harmonisation there was a liability on people who own or manage an organisation or business – attributed liability which could be CEOs, Senior Managers or even Line Managers.  If [...]

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