Category: Safety

Reducing risks to workers from stress

It is widely recognised that a stressful work environment can result in a range of negative impacts…

Tips for developing a sustainable safety culture

There’s a lot of jargon and hype around the term “safety culture” which can have the unintended…

Safety Networking Group report – implications from Kirk & Collins

The August Safety Networking Group was hosted by Snap Fresh Catering and was supported by Jamie McPherson,…

Planning to overcome WHS resistance

As all safety professionals know, the best WHS systems and procedures in the world will not achieve…

Managing JSAs / job risk assessments

In observing cases relating to legislative safety breaches around the various jurisdictions of Australia (an example from…

Importance of home office risk assessments

A recent judgement involving a Telstra worker injured whilst working from home has highlighted the increasing prevalence…

Considerations for effective safety communication

Ensuring that safety information has been effectively communicated and understood has always been critical to keeping workers…

Promote Holistic Safety Characteristics in your Organisation

Suffering from a safety incident is not the preferred way to find out about the weaknesses of…

Pitfalls in making decisions based on WHS lead indicators

Traditionally safety managers, and the executives they advise, use WHS lag indicators such as injury frequency rates…