The Complacency Dilemma
Complacency is often listed as a contributory cause on many accident investigation reports: Many industries recognize complacency as a...
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- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Tips to Establish A Safety Culture
Safety is often perceived as a bureaucratic task of completing checklists and fulfilling regulatory requirements. However, more than mere...
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- Jun 20, 2021
- 2 min
Coaching - A Tool for Organizational Excellence
Excellence is achieved by great followers and can be started by great leaders. It is a common misconception that excellence can only be...
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Benefits of Freelance Consulting
Flexibility: Freelance consulting allows individuals to work from anywhere and choose their clients and projects. This level of...
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Disengagement
A study in Australia found that 16% of depression cases in the workplace are caused by work stress. In contrast, a US Department of...
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- May 30, 2021
- 1 min
Anger Management in Stressful Times
When someone is facing anger management issues, they may tend to become emotional in high-stress situations. They may turn to anger as a...
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- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Big Data Problem
Big data and data analytics have the potential to improve safety performance in a variety of industries significantly. By analyzing large...
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- May 16, 2021
- 2 min
Who should implement behavior-based safety?
Behavior-based safety (BBS) is a proactive approach to safety management that focuses on identifying and addressing unsafe behaviors in...
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- May 9, 2021
- 6 min
The Anatomy of Safety Change
Analyzing the anatomy of change drives us to look at how our body and brain react to any change. Therefore, understanding what triggers...
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- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Goal Zero Leads To Risk-Taking
When organizations measure themselves against their number of failures can be a hazardous approach. It leads the employees to alter how...
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- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
Back to Work After COVID-19
Some businesses begin to phase their workforce back into the field as governments and industries restart the global economy. There's a...
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- Apr 18, 2021
- 6 min
What Are Auditable Requirements
Auditing is both an art and a science, a combination of an auditor's technical knowledge of a subject and their ability to digest and...
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- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Working Smarter, Not Harder
Every day, we must decide what tasks we should do now and what tasks we can leave a little longer. Most of us will start by selecting the...
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- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
The Bandwidth of Safety Management
A common mistake organizations and safety professionals often make is trying to do too much at once. Whilst it might seem logical that...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 3 min
The Burden of Responsibility
I don't think it's any secret that organizations rely heavily on their most competent personnel to keep the company moving forward....
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
Safety Sign Blindness
Recently I was asked why there weren't signs up to highlight a hazard that had recently contributed to an injury. The comment brought...
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- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
Qualities of a Great Safety Leader
There is no simple answer to what it takes to become a great safety leader. But whether you're a natural born leader or whether, like...
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- Mar 7, 2021
- 10 min
Shifting Sands of Health & Safety
Early Days of Health and Safety Health and safety as a profession can trace its roots back to the early 19th century and the industrial...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 6 min
Differentiating Responsibility and Accountability in Health and Safety
An interesting issue I’ve faced right throughout my career has been when I've tried to explain the semantics around accountability and...
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- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
Does A Degree Matter?
In the mid-part of the 20th century, with reinforcement of Heinrich's research, and with Bird reiterating the importance of human factors...
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