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Safety Networking Group report – implications from Kirk & Collins

The August Safety Networking Group was hosted by Snap Fresh Catering and was supported by Jamie McPherson, Partner at MVM Legal. Jamie…

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Using audit and risk committees to oversee risk management

One of the lessons learned from the global financial crisis was the importance of appropriate risk management oversight as a part of…

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Planning to overcome WHS resistance

As all safety professionals know, the best WHS systems and procedures in the world will not achieve the organisation’s safety goals if…

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Managing JSAs / job risk assessments

In observing cases relating to legislative safety breaches around the various jurisdictions of Australia (an example from NSW here), QRMC has noted…

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Importance of home office risk assessments

A recent judgement involving a Telstra worker injured whilst working from home has highlighted the increasing prevalence of home offices, and raised…

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Considerations for effective safety communication

Ensuring that safety information has been effectively communicated and understood has always been critical to keeping workers safe. In the context of…

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Promote Holistic Safety Characteristics in your Organisation

Suffering from a safety incident is not the preferred way to find out about the weaknesses of your approach to safety management.…

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Considerations for cloud backup services

Relying on cloud services for backups and data protection arrangements is becoming increasingly common for businesses large and small. Even Government agencies…

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Pitfalls in making decisions based on WHS lead indicators

Traditionally safety managers, and the executives they advise, use WHS lag indicators such as injury frequency rates to measure the organisation’s safety…

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