The Safety Dimensions Blog
What Do Van Halen & Brown M&M’s Have To Do With Safety?
Van Halen's Brown M&Ms - Their Key To Rock and Roll Safety There's a long tradition of musicians and actors adding absurd demands to their performance contracts just because they could. Van Halen, the American hair rock band of the '80s was infamous for this...
5 tips for working successfully with subcontractors
Organisations are increasingly including subcontractors in their internal training, so everyone is aligned under a single Health & Safety framework. Not only is this beneficial for alignment of safety behaviours, but from a WHS compliance perspective, you have a...
7 tips for keeping your remote working team safe and engaged
What does work' look like for you and your team in this current situation? If your team is working remotely or combining work in the office with work from home, there may be a lack of certainty about when we may all be able to return to work as we knew it, and when...
Why self-paced online training isn’t for everyone – and how LDN do online differently.
Hasn't the world changed? In a short period, we now have a new normal'. For some, this has meant working from home, for others, reduced hours, being stood down, or unfortunately retrenched. What has become certain is that life is uncertain. Yet, the need to expand...
5 tips for working successfully with subcontractors
Organisations are increasingly including subcontractors in their internal training, so everyone is aligned under a single Health & Safety framework. Not only is this beneficial for alignment of safety behaviours, but from a WHS compliance perspective, you have a...
Which industries have the highest rates of work-related harassment and bullying claims?
On February 28, 2020, Safe Work Australia released the 2019 Psychosocial health and safety and bullying in Australian workplaces’ annual statement. Psychosocial health is the physical, mental and social state of a person. The nationally accepted definition of...
How to nail your goals
Are you left with a bundle of New Year's resolutions which sounded like a good idea at the time, but never made it past the idea stage? Here are six hacks to revive those goals. 1. Know what you want and get SMART about it Goals work best if they have broader purpose...
Why sleep is your superpower
Are you and your workers skimping on sleep? It's been proven that sleep deprivation not only means poorer performance, productivity and safety outcomes, but has an impact on our physical health. Researchers found workers losing just 16 minutes of sleep (from the 7-9...
The 4 team leadership mistakes you might be making
Being a leader means you're tasked with many responsibilities, across managing people and teams, organisational expectations and performance. Not every leader is awesome at all aspects of leading teams - here are four common mistakes you may be making: No...
Engaging Hearts & Minds the key to changing safety behaviour.
Not getting improvements in your safety leadership culture, or safety statistics? It's highly likely your organisation has failed to engage your people at the hearts and minds’ level required to create and sustain a strong safety culture.Research shows...
How to Listen in 8 Simple Steps
Good communication has long been regarded as a foundation skill of strong leaders. With communication skills, a leader can build trust and robust relationships. They can successfully develop their teams, improve results and influence others. The core to communication...
How you can run an effective toolbox/pre-start meeting
Toolbox or pre-starts talks are interactive safety sessions that help focus a workforce on safety. They take place prior to the beginning of a work shift and they are an opportunity for an organisation to ensure that its entire workforce is fit for duty....
How to create cohesiveness in major projects
Being part of a major project is an exciting, medium-term commercial opportunity for businesses of all sizes in Australia. Typically, a major contract is won by a large contractor or consortium, which then enters into commercial agreements with many...
Leading change: How leaders can foster the embrace of change
From the chrysalis, the beautiful butterfly is born. From the acorn, the mighty oak grows. Change is one of the few certainties in your life. It can be unexpected. It can feel disorientating and unwelcome, it creates disruption and pushes us out of our comfort zones....
The link between WHS & your bottom line
Evidence shows that organisations who invest in health and safety culture have a competitive advantage. A study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine looked at the financial growth of public companies that scored highly in the...