
Managing Stress In The OHS Industry
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...

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

PROACTIVE APPLICATION OF ICAM PRINCIPLES
Historically incident investigations have been seen as reactive in nature. We failed to prevent an adverse outcome and so we investigate...

What Makes a Good Investigator?
So, the conversation normally starts like this: ‘So Geoff, what do you do with yourself?’ My normal response is that I work 80% of my...

THE RIPPLES OF AN ACCIDENT…
The ripples of an accident Spread further out day by day, The impact never forgotten The grief never far away. Losses are measured in...

Don’t Doubt Yourself - “be that effective investigation team member”
Introduction Have you ever thought when your manager asked you to be part of an investigation team; “Why was I assigned to this...

Getting a Remote Site Investigation Started
As usual the phone call comes in on Friday afternoon – ‘Can you help with an investigation in Mt Isa?’ ‘When?’ ‘They want you yesterday....

THOSE WHO FAIL TO LEARN FROM HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT
The words of Spanish born, American philosopher George Santayana - “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” -...

“RED HERRINGS” IN WORKPLACE INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
“Red herrings” – the bane of any incident investigator’s life. The evidence that misleads or distracts us from the relevant facts and...

I've Just Killed Someone
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...