What Is Wrong With The Way OHS Is Managed In Australia Guest post by the late George Robotham Quotable Quote “A health & safety problem can be described by statistics but cannot be understood by statistics. It can only be understood by knowing and feeling the pain, anguish, and depression and shattered hopes of the… Read More What Is Wrong With The Way OHS Is Managed In Australia
George’s Safety Reflections – Number 1 This was the first many articles by legendary late Safety Guru, George Robotham Harmonisation of Australia’s safety legislation Quotable Quote “A health & safety problem can be described by statistics but cannot be understood by statistics. It can only be understood by knowing and feeling the pain, anguish, and… Read More Harmonisation of Australia’s Safety Legislation
A Simple Safety Management System by the late George Robotham George was once asked to give recommendations on a simple Safety Management System for a small organisation that had “stuff all” in the way of safety, below is one of the most succinct, practical descriptions of a safety system I have come across. The only… Read More A Simple Safety Management System
Today George looks at the huge legal monster that is Common Law (you mat like to also read his previous article Common Law Liability which covers the concept in detail). It amazes me that some Safety Professionals can quote every subclause of Statute Law but look blankly when you ask them about Common Law and… Read More Countering Common Law Claims
Progress? in Health & Safety By George Robotham I had to give a talk about health and safety to a different group of people than I normally talk to, so I decided to try something different. My research led me to early causes of health & safety problems and early health & safety legislation. The… Read More Progress? in Health & Safety