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Safety auditing differently with humble inquiry

Posted by Robert O'Neill

Screen Shot 2021-10-05 at 3.23.11 pmHave you ever been involved in a safety investigation where you felt like you were being interrogated?

You felt like you've done something wrong, and the intention was more to find out how you should be punished than how your organisation could learn

Sadly many of us have either had that or heard about others that have had that particular experience, yet the fact is that such an approach does very little to improve safety.  

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Topics: Reviews, Audits and Inspections, Organisational Resilience, Safety Differently

High Risk Licences for Gladstone Workers Re-evaluated

Posted by Robert O'Neill

high risk licenseWorkers in Gladstone, particularly those under high-risk jobs and assignments, have been caught carrying invalid licenses eventually after their course evaluations that did not meet the standards set by the respective workplace health and safety accreditation.

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Topics: Reviews, Audits and Inspections

Australian Government to Investigate Link with the Port Driver Pay and Safety

Posted by Robert O'Neill


The Australian government has launched serious inquiries into the drayage practices on five of the country’s major ports that could urge considerable changes for higher mandated levels on new work rules and driver pay.

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Topics: Reviews, Audits and Inspections

Rising Number on Incidents of Serious Injuries on ACT Construction Sites

Posted by Robert O'Neill

thumb_depositphotos_3195782_mFor the second year in a row and based on a per capital income, serious injuries reported on ACT constructions sites continue to rise. This came two years after a major report on surrounding site safety called for a considerable reduction of 35 percent.

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Topics: Blog, Reviews, Audits and Inspections

Health and Safety Probe of WorkCover into AFL Clubs Put on Hold

Posted by Robert O'Neill

thumb_afl clubsAn investigation into suspected breaches of health and safety regulations of ten AFL clubs has been put on temporary hold, with the Victorian WorkCover Authority awaiting the final word from the Federal Court into the probe of the Essendon supplements program.

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Topics: Blog, Reviews, Audits and Inspections