It’s vital to create good relationships with everyone we work with, including employees, colleagues and in the context of this article, contractors. However, as good as those relationships may be, it is still likely that issues will arise. A disagreement can escalate...
When it comes to safety, we spend a lot of time educating workers to be able to recognise or identify hazards on the job, however less time is spent discussing how to correctly mitigate those hazards. This involves someone taking ownership and seeing it through till...
Recently, I posted an image on LinkedIn that displayed the quote “When it comes to safety, common sense is the friend of compliance” and asked for people’s thoughts. Over the next few hours, I received a tirade of comments that were ‘passionate’ to say the least. Many...
How we feel at work can greatly affect our performance as well as our ability to work safely. One thing that affects this is the level of stress we experience while on the job. It is important recognise the kind of stress you are under, and either harness it or lose...
Introduction Workplace health and safety (WHS) audits are often dreaded, striking fear into managers and employees alike. But remember, audits aren’t trying to catch us out or expose our failings, they’re purpose is ultimately to help protect our workers. The health...
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