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Do you know how to sell safety?

April 10, 2024 by Admin Leave a Comment

Do you know how to sell safety? Great article recently Posted by Marie-Claire Ross from Digicast – Read the whole article here A few similar ones you might also relate to: Safety Professionals–The Piggy in The Middle? Safety Professionals – We Are Our Own Worst Enemies Risk Psychometrics, … [Read more...] about Do you know how to sell safety?

Filed Under: Humble Inquiry, Workplace Safety Tagged With: left brain, right brain, safety compliance, Safety Incentives, safety processes, safety tips, sell safety

You Don’t Want a Compliance Culture

August 3, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

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I often get asked if I teach programs on compliance and I say no, I teach about learning cultures. The last thing organisations need is a compliance culture. Compliance is most associated with adhering to standards or some regulatory requirement. Often compliance is associated with meeting minimal … [Read more...] about You Don’t Want a Compliance Culture

Filed Under: Compliance, Robert Long, Safety Legislation, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: compliance, safety compliance

The Safety Generalist

May 30, 2014 by Phil LaDuke 2 Comments

The Safety Generalist by from Phil La Duke from his regular column in fabricating and metalworking online magazine.  More of his Fabricating and metalworking articles can be found here: Phil La Duke Before there can be any discussion about specializing within a particular area of safety, it … [Read more...] about The Safety Generalist

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke Tagged With: safety compliance, safety documentation, safety generalist, safety professional, safety slogan

Bureaucracy and Paperwork in OHS

March 24, 2014 by George Robotham 3 Comments

Bureaucracy and Paperwork in OHS   Introduction I believe bureaucracy and paperwork is strangling innovation and progress in OHS. Overly complex systems are being used and people give up because it is too much like hard work. Some examples One organisation I was associated with … [Read more...] about Bureaucracy and Paperwork in OHS

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: ohs, paperwork, safe working procedures, safety compliance, Safety Procedures, Safety Systems

Why Safety Compliance Sucks

August 17, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Why Safety Compliance Sucks Written on February 14, 2012 by Marie-Claire Ross Back in 1996, Donald J Eckenfelder wrote in Values-Driven Safety,  that the American safety body, OSHA, mostly works through fear.  It’s regulation based and requires compliance or else sanctions are applied. He stated … [Read more...] about Why Safety Compliance Sucks

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: risk assessment, safety compliance, safety culture, Safety Statistics

WHS, Environmental & Quality Compliance Documentation

March 14, 2013 by Admin 3 Comments

WHS, Environmental & Quality Compliance Documentation Made Simple, Quick & Easy … Or Your Money Back NB: This is not a paid advertisement or a product review just some publicity for a great supporter of our blog. Check out out their website and make up your own mind about the suitability of … [Read more...] about WHS, Environmental & Quality Compliance Documentation

Filed Under: Construction Safety, Work Method Statements Tagged With: compliance documentation, construction industry, Safe work method statement, safety compliance, Safety Systems, WHS

New Safety Compliance Software

February 23, 2012 by Admin 1 Comment

We have known Caroline from Safety For Life for sometime now and she is one of the most practical, customer focussed and down-to-earth Safety Consultants out there. Those same qualities are reflected in the new “SHERM” software that she has just developed (well not just, its been a long hard slog to … [Read more...] about New Safety Compliance Software

Filed Under: Safety Software Tagged With: safety compliance, Safety Compliance, Safety Software, Safety Systems, sherm

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