The Safety Dimensions Blog
Workplace Responses to Domestic and Family Violence
Male Champions Of Change Playing Our Part: Workplace Responses to Domestic and Family Violence Lieutenant David Morrison, the former Chief of Army has said that if Australian deaths in war zones matched fatalities from domestic violence, commanders would be held...
Be Your Own Bodyguard – Personal & Staff Safety At Home and In Foreign Countries
Be Your Own Bodyguard - Personal & Staff Safety At Home and In Foreign Countries [Part 1 of 2] Dr Paul Johnston Hostile work environments¦..the term invokes images of armed assaults, acts of terrorism, violent street crime, kidnappings, home invasions, and...
Be Your Own Bodyguard – Personal & Staff Safety At Home and In Foreign Countries Part 2
[Part 2 of 2] Be Your Own Bodyguard - Personal & Staff Safety At Home and In Foreign Countries In the first part of this article, I...
Want Safety Outcomes? Safety-Specific Transformational Leadership vs General Leadership Training Programs – Research
Want Safety Outcomes? Safety-Specific Transformational Leadership Programs More Effective Than General Leadership Training Programs, Says Research A research study by Mullen and Kelloway found safety-specific transformational leadership programs have a higher...
Looking Out For Our Besties – Best & Less
Looking Out For Our Besties - Best & Less In this interview with Best & Less National HSE Manager Susan McLennan we dive into the challenges of managing safety and leadership competency in a competitive major national retail environment. Background Briefing...
Looking Out For Our Besties – Susan McLennan from Best & Less
Looking Out For Our Besties - Best & Less In this interview with Best & Less National HSE Manager Susan McLennan we dive into the challenges of managing safety and leadership competency in a competitive major national retail environment. Background...
Worksafe – Homesafe: City of Gold Coast Joe McCabe Interview
Worksafe - Homesafe: Interview with City of Gold Coast's Joe McCabe City of Gold Coast is the second largest local government in Australia (based on estimated resident population) known for its beaches, hinterland ranges, forests, waterways and vibrant communities,...
Professor Patrick Hudson: Moving up the culture ladder (Video)
Professor Patrick Hudson: Moving up the culture ladder (Video) In this video from the Australian Work Health & Safety Strategy 2012-2022 Virtual Seminar Series, international expert, Professor Patrick Hudson, likens organisational culture to a game of snakes and...
CPB email for formidable
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What is the most dangerous time of the week on the roads?
What is the most dangerous time of the week on the roads? SMH recently published research by the Road Safety Unit of UNSW showing that the most dangerous time on NSW roads and across the nation is around 3pm on a Saturday. Monday has found to be the safest day....
Focus On Water: Seqwater Interview Joseph Meissner
Focus On Water: Seqwater Interview Joseph Meissner Creating a safe work environment for employees is a priority for Seqwater, aiming for a safety culture where all employees are responsible for safety and are empowered to make safer decisions. Safety Dimensions were...
Transformation and Identity at Sunshine Coast Council: Interview with Pam Potter, Co-ordinator Employment and Development
Sunshine Coast Regional Council recently proposed an aspirational vision: to be Australia's most sustainable region - vibrant, green and diverse. This involved repositioning' the brand of the local council as a business’ rather than a public service agency' with a...
Workplace Safety : What are you accountable for?
Workplace Safety : what are you accountable for? As a leader, what are you accountable for when it comes to the safety of your workplace? Managing partner of Safety Dimensions, Louise Quinn explores these questions in this short informative video. Fixed Link:...
This is your teen’s brain behind the wheel
A new study of teenagers and their mums reveals how adolescent brains negotiate risk - and the factors that modulate their risk-taking behind the wheel. In the study, reported in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 14-year-old subjects completed a...
Accident prevention should look at the big picture of what went wrong
Accident prevention should look at the big picture of what went wrong Accidents, as we all know, happen. But unfortunately, the traditional approach to accident investigation is still blighted by root cause thinking. That's despite the fact that it is now well known...