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Safety Management vs Safety Leadership – What’s the Difference? [Infographic]
Do you remember Disney's animated movie Hercules? In short, Hercules is stripped of his immortality and must prove himself a “true hero” to restore his godhood. After weeks of defeating multiple monsters and saving countless civilians, he builds fame and fortune, but...
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VR Training Pros and Cons – Is It Right for Your Business and Team?
Virtual reality is turning the training room on its head. Companies are ditching PowerPoints for immersive videos and swapping workbooks for headsets. But is the immersive experience right for your business? Let’s explore the pros and cons before you walk (virtually...
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Virtual Reality Training Explained: Benefits, Ideas, Costs and More
Peering down from towering structures, crawling into confined spaces and extinguishing raging bushfires. When it comes to workplace training, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a medium more immersive, more captivating, more thrilling than virtual reality (VR) training....
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Visible vs Invisible Safety Cultures
When you think about the safety culture in your workplace, what’s it like? Is safety information wilfully ignored, messengers ‘shot’, responsibilities dodged, failures covered up, new ideas crushed, and a militant hierarchy which ensures people ‘stay in their box’?...
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Successful Safety Strategy Development – Part 1: The Who
Picture this: you’ve just had your safety strategy development workshop. You're reminiscing about the great ideas that were brainstormed, the positive initiatives that were created and the high-fives echoing left, right and centre. You even thought up some catchy...
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How to Conduct a Workplace Health and Safety Audit in 6 Steps
Whether you’re doing your first health and safety audit or simplify your existing process, these six steps (and free template) will help you on your way. When it comes to analysing a business’ workplace health and safety (WHS) performance, audits are fundamental. But...
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Reopening a Business After COVID-19: A Health & Safety Checklist
The time has come to fling open the disinfected doors and step inside the sanitised building. While it’s great news for the most part, it’s far from business as usual. Returning to work after a pandemic isn’t easy and not everyone is going to feel okay about it. Some...
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Working from Home: Tackling Ergonomics, Isolation and FOMO
When your manager says that long-awaited phrase “you should work from home,” what fantasy plays out in your head? Do you have your feet up on the sofa, slippers on, one hand on your laptop the other on your doggo’s little head? Perhaps you’re in your PJs, propped up...
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6 Health and Safety Trends to Prepare for in 2020
WHS is an ever changing industry that will continue evolving throughout the next decade. Technology advancements, groundbreaking research and innovative ways of working have improved WHS in recent years and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. SafeWork Australia...
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Toolbox Talk Topics – 10 Ideas for Your Next Talk
Are you new to toolbox talks? It can be hard to think of topics for your next safety meeting. Sometimes you're ready to go with a handful of ideas, other times you're staring at a blank document. Occasionally you'll find yourself reading a blog post for some...
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89% of Marketers Say Video Gives Good ROI. Here’s Why…
'Video marketing' has been a content marketing buzzword for the past few years. Now that the medium has been around for a while, it’s a good time to look at what’s working, what’s not and where video can fit into your marketing strategy. 2020 Stats on Video Marketing...
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What Does it Mean to be a Safety Manager in 2020? Reshaping the Role
Safety managers have existed for over 30 years in some organisations. Like many jobs, the role has changed significantly over time due to technology changes, knowledge of injuries and their treatment, the type of work we do and the legislation and compliance around...
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5 Multimedia Learning Trends to Boost Employee Engagement
The dull days of learning are over. When it comes to engaging employees, cheesy stock photos steering learners through lengthly PowerPoints no longer cut it. Over the past few years, multimedia learning trends have been popping up in the training room. With...
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Corporate Video Length: How Long is Too Long?
“What's the best length for a corporate video?” It's one of the first questions businesses ask us. The simple answer is… it’s complicated! The best corporate video length is determined by many different factors including: The type of product or service you provide –...
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7 Things to Ask A Drone Operator Before Hiring Them
When drones soared onto the scene a few years ago, professional photographers and videographers were quick to snap them up and start capturing sweeping aerial footage. But so was everyone else. Because anyone can own and operate a drone, there's an array of operators...
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