5 Tips for Organizing your Safety Meetings
5 Tips for Organizing Your Safety Meetings How productive are your monthly safety meetings? Are they just a tick-the-box exercise and you get nothing done? Your safety committee can be a fantastic tool for your Health and Safety Toolbox. Here are five tips to make sure you are getting the very best out of your team. 1. Define the purpose of the Safety Committee Bring it back to basics and decide what the actual purpose…
Evaluating the Effectiveness of your Safety Training
Evaluating the effectiveness of your Safety Training? GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE Safety training is a critical part of your overall safety program. It is an investment and like any investment, you want to know how it preforms, what you can do to improve it and if it needs changes. That is why it is so important to evaluate how effective your safety training is. An effective safety training program requires continuous evaluation and…
How to prevent display screen risks ?
How to prevent display screen risks ? We often talk about occupational risks related to manual jobs, but it is more rare to mention those caused by working on screen. Yet many employees spend up to nine hours a day behind a screen. Eye strain, musculo-skeletal disorders and stress can all be caused by poor posture in front of a screen. I. Risks associated with screen work: the current situation When the situation is not…
Promote safety practice in the workplace
Promote safety practice in the workplace Around the world, nearly 2/3 of accidents at work are linked to behavioural problems (violation of procedures, failure to comply with safety rules, errors, etc.). It is therefore logical to think that changing these behaviours will reduce the number of accidents. But how can we recognise them? How can we transform them so that our professional sphere becomes safer? And how can we deal with those who, aware of…
How to avoid common health and safety issues in the workplace?
How to avoid common health and safety issues in the workplace? Work-related injuries and illnesses can have serious effects on the lives of workers and their families, as well as on their employers. According to the International Labour Organization, more than 370 million people are injured or become ill in work-related accidents every year. The institution estimates that the cost of working days lost due to health and safety issues amounts to almost 4 per…
Tailoring Safety Training for your Staff & Contractors
Conflict resolution is a challenging area, but as a manager or supervisor, it comes with the job. Although it is challenging, it can extremely rewarding also. It’s another attribute that you can add to your skill set and an excellent addition to your personal development.
Why Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Succeed
Why Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Succeed Alan White Wellness Consultant EazySAFE Leaders create cultures in their organisations that promote two different mindsets for their employees. The first is the survive culture, where leaders manage their employees on a day to day basis, set targets and monitor performance. These managers have little empathy for the people working for them, seeing them as a commodity to be utilized for maximum value and return on investment. This creates a…
Winter Wellness for Employees
Winter Wellness for Employees GEMMA COLLINS EHS Consultant EazySAFE Well, it’s that time of the year again, where you may hear a chorus of sniffles and coughs as you walk through any workplace (and if you are like me, hold your breath and hope you don’t catch what they have!) As an employer, you want a happy, healthy workforce and I am pretty sure you don’t like getting those 9 am phone calls when one…
Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Conflict resolution is a challenging area, but as a manager or supervisor, it comes with the job. Although it is challenging, it can extremely rewarding also. It’s another attribute that you can add to your skill set and an excellent addition to your personal development.
The New Year with a Positive Mindset.
The New Year with a Positive Mindset Alan White Wellness Consultant EazySAFE As we begin a new year, yet again in difficult circumstances, it can be difficult to regain focus on our lives and the positive changes we would like to make. A lot of people might be struggling to regain their motivation to make positive changes in their lives as well as remain fully engaged in both their personal and professional lives. The…