Tag: Operational Risk Control
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Efficient Safety Structuring: Holiday Post
In my last post I introduced the multinational retailer Primark, who operates 198 stores in UK/Ireland and a further 58 through Europe. From a safety perspective the size and speed of Primark’s operation intrigues me and whilst in the UK I will be visiting a range of Primark stores to better understand how they keep…
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Retailing in the UK: Holiday Post
Over the next few weeks I am hoping to explore the UK shopping environment in detail and better understand how these dynamic fast paced retailers keep their team members and customers safe. Health and Safety legislation between the UK and Australia is not all that different, with Australia’s first OHS Legislation based off the Roben’s…
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SWPs must outline what workers should and should not do
Rosket Industries Pty Ltd was fined $26,250 after pleading guilty in the South Australian Magistrates Court to failing to adequately guard a brush-making machine, while the employer was found liable the worker’s actions were noted as “somewhat foolhardy”, and it was stressed that employers must take steps to prevent workers from suffering injuries resulting from…
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Garbage trucks: friend or foe?
WorkSafe Victoria has launched an investigation into the death of an 86 year old man who was hit by a garbage truck emptying a bin at a fast food restaurant at the beginning of this month. An 83 year old woman also suffered head injuries but remains in a stable condition.
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Elements necessary for an effective accident investigation and analysis process
Are you looking to implement or improve an effective accident investigation and analysis process? Here are some of my thoughts on the necessary elements along with some explanations and recommendations.
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Reasons Organisational Model of System Accidents
Reason proposed that there are two types of accidents, those that happen to individuals and those that happen to organisations. Organisational accidents do not occur due to a single human error; they have multiple causes involving many people operating at different levels. James Reasons ‘Swiss Cheese Model’ of accident investigation helps to explain how to…
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The Domino Theory: An incident analysis tool
The Domino Sequence is an ‘event based’ or ‘sequential’ accident causation model, used to explain a chain of events that occur in a particular order which result in an injury. Whilst a simple model that considers a single chain of events it can be a useful tool in certain accident investigations.
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Contractor fails to control risks at height on supermarket roof
A Contractor performing works on Portland SafeWay store roof plead guilty last week after failing to implement controls to reduce or eliminate the risk of injury or death to workers occurring from a fall from height.
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Responsibility doesn’t stop at the back door
Did you know that if you sponsor a work related social event involving alcohol, the event is considered to be an extension of the workplace?
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The Safety Plateau
Employers that produce or pay for lengthy documents to cover every possible OHS risk – and forget about their people in the process – are likely to flounder on the “safety plateau”, according to Dr Yeoman of WSP Group.