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...
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...
WHICH ICAM COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Are you a company who is thinking of introducing Safety Wise ICAM Training into your business ? Are you in a position where you’re faced...
BEST PRACTICE WRITING STYLE PRINCIPLES FOR PREPARING QUALITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORTS
In May 2016 I published an article on LinkedIn in relation to the contents of Incident Investigation Reports. This article compliments...
WHY DID MY DADDY DIE ? (Lessons from an Incident Investigation about personal motivation for safety)
2009… a year that heralded some interesting events and saw some watershed moments that will never be forgotten by some: The worst...
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES - INVESTIGATING AND LEARNING FROM POSITIVE OUTCOMES
THE “BAD PARENT” MOMENT… Have you ever had one of those “really bad parent” moments that make you question yourself? Well last week, I...
“S is for Safety. S, S, S…”
Kindergarten Learning My youngest child, Ellie Grace, started Kindy (otherwise known as Prep) in primary school this year. I’m happy to...
HELPING AFTER A WORKPLACE FATALITY…
Our new CEO at Safety Wise (Luke Dam) had a chat to me recently while he was finalising our new Business Plan. The discussion revolved...
"FOR FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD...."
“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread…”. Sage words indeed, which I wish I had known about and practiced before my two failed...
