The Safety Dimensions Blog
Contemporary, online, live and interactive training for your teams (LDN-i)
The world has changed and so has the way we all do business. Many organisations are now operating with wider geographically-dispersed teams, or have moved to more flexible work arrangements where their workforces are working remotely or under a hybrid model of remote...
Leading through uncertain times – how to be a leader through the pandemic
How can leaders make things feel as normal as possible to support business as usual when were certainly not in a business as usual environment? So here we are at the beginning of a seismic disruption to workplaces all around the world with the COVID-19 response....
Which industries have the highest rates of work-related harassment and bullying claims?
On February 28, 2020, Safe Work Australia released the 2019 Psychosocial health and safety and bullying in Australian workplaces’ annual statement. Psychosocial health is the physical, mental and social state of a person. The nationally accepted definition of...
What happens in an unsafe work environment? (Video)
In this brief video, Simon Sinek looks at what a psychologically safe work environment looks like and what happens to people when we don't create a safe place at work. People need to feel safe enough to share their honest feelings with the confidence that their bosses...
Qantas safety video a trip down aviation memory lane
The new Qantas in-flight safety video A Century of Safety spans 10 decades and showcases some of the moments that have made Qantas the world's safest airline. The video takes passengers on a trip down memory lane, recreating the aircraft , uniforms and music from...
Dreamworld Coroner finds leadership culpable
On 25 October 2016, a tragic incident occurred on the Thunder River Rapids Ride (TRRR) at Dreamworld Theme Park, claiming four lives. The 30-year-old TRRR ride was a water based family orientated moderate thrill ride where patrons simulated white water...
What our learners say about our programs
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research surveyed graduates of our nationally recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs. This report provides a summary of the outcomes of students who completed nationally recognised VET programs during...
How to support your staff through traumatic events
For many, 2020 has been a rough start to the year. With the horrific bushfires in Australia and fear of the spread of Coronavirus globally and locally, many workplaces are dealing with staff directly or indirectly impacted by trauma emanating from these events. Some...
Working in air pollution – what are an employer’s obligations?
If your job requires you to work outside, the recent bushfires and dust storms may put your and your staff at risk of exposure to air pollution. As an employer you need to be aware of your legal obligations. Under the Work Health Safety Act 2011, employers have a duty...
How to nail your goals
Are you left with a bundle of New Year's resolutions which sounded like a good idea at the time, but never made it past the idea stage? Here are six hacks to revive those goals. 1. Know what you want and get SMART about it Goals work best if they have broader purpose...
Key WHS statistics Australia
Safe Work Australia compiles the National Dataset for compensation-based statistics which comprises information on workers' compensation claims provided by each of the jurisdictional workers' compensation authorities. Although 563,600 people experienced a work-related...
Labour hire – what are your WHS obligations?
When hiring labour, no one should assume that someone else is taking care of health and safety. Everyone in the chain is required to know who is doing what and work together so risks are eliminated or minimised. With major construction and infrastructure projects all...
Why sleep is your superpower
Are you and your workers skimping on sleep? It's been proven that sleep deprivation not only means poorer performance, productivity and safety outcomes, but has an impact on our physical health. Researchers found workers losing just 16 minutes of sleep (from the 7-9...
The 4 team leadership mistakes you might be making
Being a leader means youre tasked with many responsibilities, across managing people and teams, organisational expectations and performance. Not every leader is awesome at all aspects of leading teams - here are four common mistakes you may be making: No...
Engaging Hearts & Minds the key to changing safety behaviour.
Not getting improvements in your safety leadership culture, or safety statistics? It's highly likely your organisation has failed to engage your people at the hearts and minds’ level required to create and sustain a strong safety culture.Research shows...