Category: Safety

Safety in Design

Safety Risk Management has, at its core, a philosophy of eliminating risks to health and safety where reasonably practicable. This is supported…

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Safety Management Systems: Has anything really changed?

In 2014, QRMC’s Managing Consultant David Muchow presented at an AIHS Conference asking the question of whether “Your Safety Management System (SMS)…

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Mental Health, Indicators, Hazards and Risks

We are all aware of the legislative requirement to identify, assess, control and review risks in the workplace. Most organisations document the…

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COVID 19 – Are we focussed on the right risks?

This far into the pandemic, there is a huge amount of information and guidance for organisations around COVID-19 and what needs to…

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The importance of internal auditing

At the recent AIHS ‘Visions’ Conference the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Office of Industrial Relations (OIR), Craig Allen shared his…

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Spring cleaning

Health and safety management systems emerged in the 1990s with WHS / OHS legislation, statutory, advisory and industry standards guiding what should…

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Balancing subjectivity in assessing risks

The assessment of risk is enshrined within an array of safety and environmental legislation. Risk assessment is based on a function of…

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Time to get Professional

The auditing of safety-related competencies is relatively easy when we consider occupational licences and qualifications, making sure that those personnel that drive…

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Safe Work Method Statements – Tales From the Road

As safety professionals, QRMC consultants have seen a lot of Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) in their time. It would be fair…

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