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...
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...
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...
Some SWMS template providers give the impression that you need a safe working method statement for everything - tying your boots, taking a break or even spitting into the wind. That’s simply not true! But that doesn’t lessen the challenge!...
How can you conduct hazard identification and risk assessment in an effective, efficient, and affordable way? That's the problem we're solving today. Though the resources we'll use go further than identification and assessment, they are pieces within a larger whole,...
When it comes to purchasing Safe Working Method Statements, or selecting a SWMS template that works for you, there are significant factors to weigh. You can purchase industry bundles, tailor-made bundles, individual SWMS's, or customisable SWMS templates. But there are...
WHS reporting is essential for safety. It also contributes to tendering success, the investigative attention authorities apply to you, your retention of good workers, the culture of your site and a variety of other outcomes. Reporting matters! Not reporting, or...
