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Safety Mindset: Safety culture in your workplace

Safety culture and behavior based safety is often perceived as a framework that can only be implemented by large organisations with dedicate

Are Casuals Covered?

Firstly, let us define what an employee is, “a person who has entered into or works under a contract of service or of apprenticeship or lear

Beginners Guide to Compiling a Safety File

A Safety File could be your worst enemy as most people would have you believe, however it’s actually your best friend in the worst situation

10 Factors that could cause the safety culture to decline

Let’s start by breaking down what “Safety Culture” means. The Collins online dictionary defines Culture as: “A culture is a particular socie

Integration of OHS into your Disciplinary Code

The integration and alignment of the different functional departments within companies is an integral part towards creating exceptional high

Workman's Compensation Reimbursements

The occupational health and safety act was put in place to protect workers from being injured at work, however sometimes these systems that

Occupational Health & Safety for the 21st Century

New technologies like automation and artificial intelligence are often intimidating to company executives – some may shy away from adoption,

"Silly Season" at the Office

As we are fast approaching the festive season you might have noticed that employees become complacent, distracted, negligent and for the lac

Emergency Response Procedures:Whether you need it for Work or Home

The emergency procedure is a plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner, in response to an emergency event at the work pla

The Role of General Workplace Inspections

An inspection can be described as the systematic measurement and validation of the current status of any given programme or system. Fundame

Topics that should be included in a Health and Safety Audit

People in general regard audits as a punitive exercise, whether this stems from a bad experience or just a misconception on what the purpose

The Safety Impacts of Night & Shift Work

The recent upward trend in the percentage of people employed in shift work reflects an adoption of shift work beyond the traditional sectors

Permit to work systems within the workplace

A Permit to work system is a formal written procedure used to control certain types of work that have high Risks. This permit certifies empl

Waste Management - Waste not, Want not.

With the focus on the preservation of the environment for future generations, the answer for both large organizations as well as individuals