Safety Blog

May 30, 2022

The Construction Industry from a 5WH Perspective
Our last 5WH review proved popular, so we thought we'd bring you a similarly helpful (or dare I say 'constructive') critique for the construction industry.
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April 28, 2022

Wrestling with Workers, Rights and Risk Control
Risk control relies on workers being ‘responsibility-minded’, but culture trains them to be ‘rights’ oriented. How can you counter this?
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March 28, 2022

A 5WH Review of Electrical Safety
Today we’ll explore electrical safety in the workplace, meeting your duty of care obligations, and demonstrating due diligence.
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February 20, 2022

Safe Work Practices that Encourage Teamwork and Initiative
You can never completely eliminate 'stooopid' from a worksite, but with certain safe work practices, you sure can improve your odds. This is the last article in a three-part, cricket-themed, work health and safety journey. Today, we step onto the...
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January 16, 2022

Risk Control, 'Being Cricket' and Catching Someone Out
Risk control is one part of your hazard management process and your WHS system. It's also our focus for this, part two, of our “better appreciating WHS principles through cricket” series. Risk control is about minimising and managing the risks...
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December 6, 2021

How to Not Get Stumped by WHS Legislation
WHS legislation and regulations are complex, thick and significant. That’s why we’re here.Today, we’ll focus on principles, practices, some memory cues and some really helpful products to help you stay compliant.
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October 28, 2021

3 Work Health and Safety Topics We Rarely Talk About
Work health and safety professionals pursue many common goals and comply with similar rules. Whether you are a business owner, a PCBU, a Site Safety Officer, or part of my Occupational Safety Solutions team, we have certain topics we often...
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September 27, 2021

When Do Safe Work Chats Actually Lead to Safe Work Practices?
The theme for the 2021 October National Safety Month is "Have a safety chat over a cuppa ", but how does 'havin' a cuppa' lead to actual safe work practices? In addition to celebrating the month with a 20% site-wide...
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August 18, 2021

Toolbox Talks and How to Engage a Tool
Toolbox talks are designed to encourage and engage workers in problem-solving practices. Unfortunately, they often become a ho-hum chat where workers are not focused, are casual in their contributions, and repetition leads to laziness. In fact, some attendees can make...
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