Is our approach to safety crazy or committed? Brian Darlington 18th Oct 2019 Safety from the Heart Are we approaching safety with a “get out of jail free card” or are we doing safety for all the right reasons? As members of the safety and health fraternity, are we crazy in the way we approach safety in our ... Read More...
Engagement is key to success Brian Darlington 21st Aug 2019 Safety from the Heart When working towards an improved safety culture within an organisation, engagement is essential In my previous column, I spoke about developing a good safety culture in the workplace. As mentioned, a good safe... Read More...
Fundamentals of good safety Brian Darlington 19th Jun 2019 Safety from the Heart Simply getting the basics right provides the foundation for developing a good safety culture in the workplace. In the first of a series of articles on the subject, BRIAN DARLINGTON offers some advice I often h... Read More...
Are we our own worst enemy? Brian Darlington 24th Apr 2019 Safety from the Heart It is a common cliché: safety is a line responsibility, right... However, is this really understood? Nobody is more equipped with the authority and influence to change the safety culture of employees and cont... Read More...
Being part of “group safety” Brian Darlington 26th Feb 2019 Safety from the Heart It’s human nature for people to need to “belong” and "be accepted", and this has a direct effect on their behaviour All of us want to belong to a group of some form or function. This could be a family group, r... Read More...
Forestry: High risk, but manageable Brian Darlington 15th Jan 2019 SHEQ Management Handbook 2019 Forestry is widely considered to be one of the most dangerous industries in which to work, but that doesn’t mean it has to be unsafe. BRIAN DARLINGTON shares some tips to ensuring a safe work environment When... Read More...
Take a lesson or two from scuba divers Brian Darlington 24th Oct 2018 Safety from the Heart The importance of following the rules can never be overstressed - especially when you risk a pulmonary embolism, are sitting on the sea bed with manta rays, or conducting your everyday work Throughout my years... Read More...
Giving safety a sporting chance Brian Darlington 24th Aug 2018 Safety from the Heart Safety is not a sport, and all sporting disciplines are not safe. Nevertheless, we can and should take safety principles from sport into the workplace, to guide our approach to safety in industry. Let’s take a... Read More...
A tough job Brian Darlington 25th Jun 2018 Safety from the Heart Occupational health - simply injuries on a different timeline. I recently watched a documentary about sulphur mining on an Indonesian island off East Java. On this island, day after day locals enter the e... Read More...
More lessons from the military Brian Darlington 23rd Apr 2018 Safety from the Heart In the last issue we discussed the fact that, just as in the military, good leadership in business is important to ensure that employees and contractors return home safely at the end of each day. In both cases ... Read More...
