Blog – Safety and Compliance Articles
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Why Safety Management is Vital to Your Organisation
If you care about your business and the people that work within it, you need to have measures in place to protect their safety, your liability and your reputation. Unfortunately, accidents can happen. They are a business risk we need to accept and try to mitigate at...
Do You Choose Your Contractors Based on Price or Capability?
When you think about engaging contractors on a project, you no doubt hope you’ll find the perfect blend of quality and price. And, the result will be that you can meet your deadlines and deliver on the overall project objectives. Unfortunately, that often isn’t the...
Resuming Operations During COVID-19 – What’s your plan?
As COVID-19 begins to retreat (and I say that cautiously), organisations across the world are looking at how to resume operations fast and efficiently. However, while the risk is now lower than it was before, the experts seem to think that COVID-19 is something we are...
When is it Time to Fire a Contractor?
While contractors can at times seem indispensable in achieving our objectives, just like any of us, they are not irreplaceable. In fact, keeping on a contractor who isn’t performing as well as we would like will negatively impact the business in the long run. While we...
How Social Distancing Should Work at Your Site
As COVID-19-related restrictions are eased across the country, we are facing the challenge of returning to work while retaining social distancing measures. As business leaders, this is our opportunity to get back on track, resuming key projects that have been on hold....
Why Managing Contractors In-house is a Bad Idea
Contractors are a huge asset to an organisation. They enable us to meet the demands of varying workloads and recruit specialist skill sets to fulfil our projects. But, while they solve many problems, they can also create new ones. We have a responsibility to keep our...
Site Inductions – Why They Are Vital for Contractors
Hopefully, you are aware of your responsibility for the health and safety of your workers. It is important to note that the same responsibility extends to your contractors. Before they turn up on-site, you have a legal obligation to ensure that they have completed the...
What Does it Mean to be Workplace Health and Safety Compliant?
We all have a right to be safe at work, whatever our role. However, ensuring that happens involves understanding and accepting government legislation as well as demonstrating true organisational wide commitment to safety. We need to consider industry best safety...
COVID-19 and its Broader Impact on the Health and Safety of Your Workforce
In the last few months, the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted people all over the world. The outbreak continues to unfold daily, having already delivered a devastating blow to the Australian economy. Let there be no mistake about the facts of our current...
7 Essential Questions to Ask When Buying Contractor Management Software
Realising that using contractor management software will save your firm time and money is one thing, working out which one to buy is a whole different ball game. There are many options available offering different features and benefits. The question is, how do you...
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