The Safety Dimensions Blog
As heat rises, so do safety risks
With summer fast approaching, it's time to think about staying safe when you're working in high temperatures. During hot temperatures, people become susceptible to a range of heat related medical issues, including dehydration, heat rash, heat cramps,...
How you can run an effective toolbox/pre-start meeting
Toolbox or pre-starts talks are interactive safety sessions that help focus a workforce on safety. They take place prior to the beginning of a work shift and they are an opportunity for an organisation to ensure that its entire workforce is fit for duty....
How to create cohesiveness in major projects
Being part of a major project is an exciting, medium-term commercial opportunity for businesses of all sizes in Australia. Typically, a major contract is won by a large contractor or consortium, which then enters into commercial agreements with many...
Leading change: How leaders can foster the embrace of change
From the chrysalis, the beautiful butterfly is born. From the acorn, the mighty oak grows. Change is one of the few certainties in your life. It can be unexpected. It can feel disorientating and unwelcome, it creates disruption and pushes us out of our comfort zones....
Five lessons in leadership from the Thai cave rescue mission
What does the successful Thai cave rescue mission teach us about leadership? Plenty. It's a gripping story of how a desperate team pursued outcomes against a rapidly ticking clock and overcame insurmountable odds to achieve their goal. The world held its...
How the design and delivery of your training program matters
Ever attended a training program that didn't flow or in which you felt confused or bored? Instead of being inspired by the content and taking in new information, you're watching the clock and wishing that people would stop dragging out the day by asking...
The link between WHS & your bottom line
Evidence shows that organisations who invest in health and safety culture have a competitive advantage. A study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine looked at the financial growth of public companies that scored highly in the...
Safety programs needs hearts and minds to succeed
One of the most difficult things about creating a strong safety culture is engaging the hearts and minds of everyone in your organisation to take ownership of safety - regardless of their title or job function. Even with excellent systems and processes and...
What makes good adult learning?
We work everyday with large companies with diverse groups of learners and talk a lot about what makes good adult learning. How do you build and facilitate really great learning experiences? It's common to have group of learners in our training who work on the...
Financial Fundamentals – Making Sense of the Numbers
Understanding the numbers often creates a feeling of dread in leaders who are experts in their field, but haven't come from a financial background. From understanding budgets, profitability and financial jargon, the ability and confidence to understand the money...
Why train face-to-face in an online world?
For all the benefits of having the world of knowledge stored in your pocket, why is face-to-face training still a thing'? Why do countless organisations still undertake face-to-face training - and is there a place for instructor-led training and online...
Leadership Excellence at Downer (LEaD1)
ARCHIVAL ARTICLE Leadership Excellence At Downer (LEaD1) Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. It works closely with its customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure and facilities. The Group employs...
10 Insider Tips to Rock Your Presentations
From Toolbox Talk To Boardroom Squawk - 10 Insider Tips to Rock Your Presentations Whether you're a leader, salesperson or trainer, at some stage most of us need to deliver a presentation at work or do some public speaking. Great presenting skills help us to influence...
Low Near Miss Reporting – Good Sign or Failure?
We have a range of programs that will train your people in hazard identification and risk management which we can tailor specifically to your industry organisational needs. Training can be taken as individual units of competency, or as part of one of our accredited...
What goes on at Santa Corp?