If you saw your colleague working unsafely would you be comfortable approaching them? In our training workshops, we ask this question. Over the last 3 years we have asked the question to approximately 2,600 employees. All are working in diverse industries and their responses are: Four in ten are comfortable making an approach. Four in … Read more
Culture is difficult to quantify yet remains a crucial aspect of workplace safety. Most organisations understand the need for specific safety rules and procedures, but company culture – the beliefs, values, and attitudes of the workforce is often undervalued. That shouldn’t be the case. Creating a safety culture has the most significant impact on reducing incidents and … Read more
We are living in an unpredictable world, particularly in business. Recently, I have spoken to several HSE Managers who have used the term ‘challenging’, ‘difficult’ and ‘unsettled’ – all understandable. As we enter an economic downturn, training budgets are often the first things to be slashed. While companies may have to tighten the purse strings, … Read more
Two words that are guaranteed to reduce work place stress and improve productivity… “Well done”. The breathtakingly simple act of telling your staff how much you appreciate them will put smiles on faces and lift your workplace safety climate in an instant. Receiving praise triggers the release of a neurotransmitter that lights up the … Read more
Improving Your Safety Culture During our years of working with many diverse companies, we have seen the inner workings of organisations that span across every stage of the safety culture maturity model, each with their own unique traits and characteristics. But of them all, there’s one type of cultural trait that stands out as a … Read more
It’s usually customary to file reports of injuries and accidents that occur at the workplace. The primary purpose of reporting near misses is to prevent the recurrence of accidents in the organisation. Nowadays, most organisations have very detailed reporting procedures for events and are intentional about documenting any incident and injury that occurs in the … Read more
