Category: Safety

ISO 45001... where are we now?

The year 2018 heralded the formal introduction of ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, with…

We can’t just refer it to HR (anymore)…

The issue of sexual harassment in the workplace has traditionally been the responsibility of the HR Department.…

Safety in Design

Safety Risk Management has, at its core, a philosophy of eliminating risks to health and safety where…

Safety Management Systems: Has anything really changed?

In 2014, QRMC’s Managing Consultant David Muchow presented at an AIHS Conference asking the question of whether…

Mental Health, Indicators, Hazards and Risks

We are all aware of the legislative requirement to identify, assess, control and review risks in the…

COVID 19 – Are we focussed on the right risks?

This far into the pandemic, there is a huge amount of information and guidance for organisations around…

The importance of internal auditing

At the recent AIHS ‘Visions’ Conference the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Office of Industrial Relations…

Spring cleaning

Health and safety management systems emerged in the 1990s with WHS / OHS legislation, statutory, advisory and…

Balancing subjectivity in assessing risks

The assessment of risk is enshrined within an array of safety and environmental legislation. Risk assessment is…