Is there anything worn under your PPE?
Associated Press has reported on an initiative by a US postal worker to have a kilt as an option for his work uniform. According to media reports, Dean Peterson has lobbied his union colleagues to...
View ArticleAre turban’s as safe as helmets?
A safety colleague of mine, Daniel Lo, posed an interesting question in a SafetyAtWorkBlog comment “Are there any scientific studies of the crash impact that a turban could take compared to that of a...
View ArticleSafety professionals should be the “child in the crowd”
One of Hans Christian Anderson’s most popular tales is The Emperor’s New Clothes. For those unfamiliar with the story an English translation is available. But in summary, an emperor hires two...
View ArticleMaintaining professional standards by looking outside the discipline
I am a great believer that solutions to hazards in one industry can be applied or adapted to other industry sectors. Regular readers of SafetyAtWorkBlog are aware of the cross-referencing between...
View ArticleOHS and Corporate Responsibility in Asia
In 2000, Melody Kemp was interviewed for Safety At Work magazine about her experience monitoring Western corporations’ workplace safety in Asia. Below is an extract of that interview. The full...
View ArticleGuarding – last line of defence
Guards around power tools or over moving parts of equipment (e.g. covers over compressor pulleys) are there for seriously good reasons. Injuries and deaths from people getting cut or caught in...
View ArticleReviewing Today Tonight’s insulation exclusive
As an example of “tabloid TV” the Today Tonight (TT) report broadcast on 17 February 2010 concerning children assisting workers to install insulation, was very good. It probably benefited from my own...
View ArticleSafety Cartoon
Ian Watson is an Australian safety professional who also draws cartoons. His warped perspective on workplace safety is refreshing and his cartooning style is plain, almost “naive”. He produces...
View ArticleProfessor Michael Quinlan on Jeff Shaw’s legacy
The Australian newspaper on 12 May 2010 published an article that is an example of the type of article on the passing of former New South Wales Attorney-General Jeff Shaw that SafetyAtWorkBlog...
View ArticleScottish quad bike safety
As the Northern Hemisphere enters its Summer, the use of quad bikes will increase and the UK’s Health & Safety Executive has indicated it will be policing the vehicles’ use. In the press release...
View ArticleWhere is the evidence for the safety benefits of high visibility clothing?
Recently a local council in Australia suggested that bicycle riders should be required to wear high visibility jackets. Bicycle Victoria was not impressed: Bicycle Victoria spokesman Garry Brennan...
View ArticleReliance on PPE impedes safety progress
There is an increasing call for the mandatory wearing of high-visibility clothing for motorcycle riders around the world. The reason is to make motorcyclist more visible to car drivers and other road...
View ArticleOHS, IR and PPE
In 2015, the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) took legal action against the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and one of that union’s organisers, Pomare...
View ArticleEverything you think you know about safety boots may be wrong
SafetyAtWorkBlog reader Tony wrote a long comment on safety footwear in response to a blog article from 2016. The comment deserves its own post, below. Hi Kevin – arriving at this conversation...
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