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The right way to use incentives to promote a safety culture

26 - 09 - 2013

Whether you are a safety culture ninja with a workplace that is completely up to speed with all the latest in safety legislation, boasting an armoury of awesome, slick systems ensuring your business and employees are in the best position possible to avoid serious accidents and injuries… or only just beginning the journey to safety greatness, the use of incentives to create a positive workplace culture can be tricky.

Two deaths, $400-thousand & a national media hammering … why your workplace needs its own ‘code’

06 - 09 - 2013

The case of a worker being crushed between hydraulic feeders and that of a welder electrocuted on a hot Townsville day would seem to be two separate, unlinked tragedies.

Are you sitting on the fence?

09 - 11 - 2012

The one time it’s safer to jump

We seem to be bombarded with messages about workplace safety at the moment: there’s a growing media interest in changes to safety laws across Australia, a suite of government ads encourage us to stay safe at work … and an increasing number of businesses are making changes to their practices.

Perhaps you have recently attended a free safety information session on the new workplace safety laws …. and left feeling completely confused, with even more questions weighing you down than when you walked in?

Safety where do I start? Start today by talking to your people!

09 - 11 - 2012

Did you just attend a free safety information session and walkway with the distinct feeling that they are as confused or more confused than when they walked in the door. Do you feel like you can ask your employee and contractors to do anything without putting you house on the line, have the questions you had been answered or are you7 more confused than ever and have a stack of new questions that need answering.

The critical key to workplace safety

01 - 11 - 2012

Consulting. It’s one of those words that seems to have a bad rap these days. Politicians use it to appease voters. The business community can sometimes over-use it, or use it in the wrong way. It is often used to refer to two-way communication; a question and a response, agreement to a proposal … or sending out an email about a new policy, with “any questions?” thrown in at the end as an afterthought.

Changing gears: shifting your approach to driving at work

08 - 11 - 2012

One of the more frequent questions I am asked in relation to OHS &W is whether business operators need to provide training to staff required to drive as part of their work duties.

As with most OHS&W questions there are multiple answers, many of which depend on a number of factors.

What is Active Workplace Safety

30 - 11 - 2012

Openly recognise and promote the importance that responsible safety has within your workplace.

Educate yourself as to how your workplace will impact the people, environment and industry it operates within. Accept that part of your role is constantly working to eliminate harm within your workplace and strive to lead by example.

Be committed and brave enough to project yourself as a role model with dignity, responsibility and integrity. Show careful consideration for youth and encourage experience.