by Tony Collins | Apr 15, 2011 | Culture
The 3 Reasons Not To Follow Safety Rules There are 3 times when we are less likely to follow safety rules. These are: 1. When we see other people break the rules and getting away with it. (Monkey see, Monkey do.) 2. When our managers hold employees accountable and...
by Tony Collins | Apr 6, 2011 | Safety Equipment
Safety at heights Recently I saw a worker working on the top of a pool’s roof erecting scaffolding for a paint job. He was holding the pole horizontally and reaching out over the lip of the roof and trying to bang on the pole, while holding it like a tight rope...
by Tony Collins | Mar 31, 2011 | Systems
Safety with a Paint Brush I found an article on OSH in an art class – that’s right, someone wrote about being safe while painting a picture. Now I have to admit upon reading the title I opened it with a mixture of trepidation – was this going to be...
by Tony Collins | Mar 9, 2011 | Systems
Quadbike Safety Update Department of Labour have released a new guide on Quadbike Safety. The quadbike safety steps you need to know are summarised here: · Before you ride ask yourself whether the quadbike is the right vehicle for the job · ...
by Tony Collins | Mar 7, 2011 | Systems
Safety and Working at Heights A distinction is often made between fall heights greater than three metres and those less than three metres. This is mainly due to Regulation 21 of the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, usually interpreted as the...
