George’s Safety Reflections Why have OHS The first fatality I was associated with occurred over 30 years ago to a young, vivacious, pleasant female office employee at a mine site. I was the first on the scene and comforted her as she drifted in and out of consciousness. She died the next day, such a… Read More Why have OHS
Trust And Betrayal In The Workplace – Building Effective Relationships In Your Organisation – D & M Reina – Book Review by the late George Robotham Introduction Those of you who follow my ramblings will have seen me say interpersonal skills, communications skills, leadership skills and an ability to manage organisational change are just as… Read More Trust And Betrayal In The Workplace
First Steps New Job Basic By the late George Robotham An inexperienced OHS person recently asked me what they should do when starting in a new OHS position. Rightly or wrongly here is what I told her- Talk to the senior leaders about what they want / need / expect. Bear in mind what they… Read More First Steps in a New Safety Job
Effective evaluation of an organisation’s OHS performance Article by the late George Robotham See all of George’s unique takes on OHS here: george-robotham I was asked to write about this topic and I am not confident I have a good response. I am aware my ideas about this topic will be different from many others.… Read More Effective evaluation of an organisation’s OHS performance
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