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Behaviour Based Safety 101

Behaviour Based Safety 101 GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE Back when Behaviour based safety (BBS) was introduced, it was almost as if a magic wand had been created for any struggling safety programs. It was seen as the Swiss Army Knife of safety programs; it was thought that it could take care of nearly everything. Today, it is accepted that this is another tool, along with more, that are needed to ensure a robust…

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Safety Management, Workplace Culture, workplace culture

Stop! Machine Guards

Stop! Machine Guards TONY MANGAN Health and Safety Consultant EazySAFE Crushed fingers, broken bones, amputation, strike by flying material. These are just some of the real outcomes of poorly guarded machines. It can be life altering. And it can kill. Each piece of machinery has its own unique mechanical and non-mechanical hazards, causing injuries from minor to very severe. Each machine must have adequate safeguards to protect operators and other employees in the immediate work…

Workplace Culture, workplace culture

Developing Organisational & Employee Resilience

Developing Organisational & Employee Resilience Small Acts of Persistence Developing Organisational and Employee Resilience One of the key pillars of personal wellbeing is the ability to overcome setbacks and challenges. Being able to do this develops our sense of self-belief and our resilience. Resilience is a mental toughness, it is the ability to bounce back from setbacks in our lives as well as the ability to cope with and overcome challenges we face in our…

Health & Safety Tips, Workplace Wellness

Working from Home? Tips for Remote Workers

We are living in an age where technology is advancing at an amazing speed. To see how far we have come even in the last twenty years, it’s pretty impressive! If we just look at how this has affected the area of work, we can see that these advances have made it possible for us …

Safety Culture, Safety Management, Workplace Health & Safety

Promoting a Culture of Safety

Safety Culture is probably one of the most important aspects of safety management, and probably the most difficult to implement. Whether you are a safety professional, supervisor, manager or an employee of a company, you need to consider the importance of creating a strong safety culture within your Organisation.

Safety Management

Benchmarking Health and Safety – Key Considerations

Benchmarking has proven to be a useful process used to drive improvement in management systems resulting in the opportunity for improved performance, enhanced reputation and also providing new opportunities for businesses.

Stress Management

5 Tips To Reduce Workplace Stress

It is important to remember that you cannot control everything in your work environment, but that does not mean that you are powerless, even when you are in a tough situation. Whatever your goals or work demands, there are always steps that you can take to protect yourself from the negative effects of stress

Contractor Management

Contractor Management – Managing the Risk Potential

Whilst there are significant advantages of using contractors, an organisations safety management system must be geared to manage the potential imported risk. Andy Tilleard explores the 4 phases of the basic framework to oversee contractor management.

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Human Resources

Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

Conflict resolution is a challenging area, but as a manager or supervisor, it comes with the job. Although it is challenging, it can extremely rewarding also. It’s another attribute that you can add to your skill set and an excellent addition to your personal development.

Compliance Training

Safety Training – The Basic Principles

In responding to an emergency situation, we don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we sink to the level of our safety training.