I first wrote this article on the FirefighterNation website way back in 2009, before I was involved in Safety Wise and knee-deep in...

This is a fascinating video (and hard to watch for the car enthusiast!). The long and short of it is the car had been rebuilt and heavily...

This week, I've been talking about quality reviews of investigation reports and related activities. Despite our vast experience as...

This week I've been talking about the adequacy of risk controls, or more to the point, failures in implementing them properly or...

This week I've been talking about language in our communication around workplace safety. It was triggered by a recent post which quoted a...

I'm gonna make this one short, sharp and sweet. Paperwork. An absolute necessity in most industries and workplaces, not only due to the...

The problem with pandemics is that for many people, we're experiencing something never experienced before. We're seeing our day-to-day...

Over the last few weeks we've seen a flurry of information, and misinformation, spreading like an out of control pandemic around the...

This week I've been discussing the Four Horsemen of Investigations and the role they play in undermining our investigation efforts. A...

This week I've been talking about the sheer amount of paperwork that is being generated in the safety industry. I did two videos on the...

This week I've been discussing the challenge when organizations attach an incentive, such as a monetary bonus, to safety-related KPI's....

Earlier this week I posted a somewhat controversial video where I talked about the fact that safety isn't first, and shouldn't be. Check...

Late last week I received a phone call that anyone with elderly parents would dread receiving- my 86yo father had taken a fall and had...

This week I posted a couple of videos and a short post regarding risk and management. The links to these are: Discussion Video, Short...

Earlier this week, I did a video in which I spoke about 13 tips for Safety Professionals to consider when planning for 2020 and beyond....

INTRODUCTION This post outlines a review of various incident investigation techniques and the background behind how and why ICAM was...

As part of my Coaching business, I recently had the privilege of working with the team at Safety Wise and their CEO Luke Dam to create...

What Are Investigation Coaching Services? The purpose of working with an investigation coach is to maximise both your own potential and...

And with those four words, the wheels were set in motion that would change many lives forever. It was just after lunch and I had just sat...