Smoke Alarm Batteries
DaleIt’s the end of Daylight Saving in Victoria, so it’s that time of year to change the batteries. The old battery lasted well and will get re-used for something else…
Repost – The Tombstone Imperative
Update - 50 years ago today, the West Gate Bridge collapsed. Re-posting this from 10 years ago. There is a term in aviation safety, called “The Tombstone Imperative”. Yes, it’s…
“You want to get home alive? That’s on you.”
"OHSA? Son, I'm the captain of a crab boat. My responsibility is not to get you home alive. My responsibility is to get you home rich. You want to get…
Piper Alpha–the men
I’m currently studying the Piper Alpha Disaster for a Work Health Safety Diploma. The following is an incomplete list of who was on the Piper Alpha at the time of…
$1.36 million dollars is not much …
when you have endured two years of offensive remarks or conduct, including a rape threat and has not been able to work since July 2010. It’s taken 5 years, but…
Kitchen sinks
I’m not talking about my house sharing experiences here*, but work places. It’s a problem. People think that the cleaners, their mum or even magic elves will magically clean up…
They are already suffering a greater punishment than any of us could administer with judgement.
It’s the distractions which harm or kill us. Consider the following: Cessna 305 streams engine oil onto the fuselage. Pilot was distracted while filling up the engine oil, and had…
On having a Mind Like Water and STOPing
As part of the Getting Things Done methodology, David Allen talks about the martial arts concept of having a Mind Like Water. I was talking to a friend the other…
Tamper evident seals on fire extinguishers
I like tamper evident seals on fire extinguishers, I really do. It allows for a quick visual check to see if someone has grabbed a fire extinguisher, used it and…
Fire extinguishers in Australian Office Buildings
Spent the morning looking at the number of fire extinguishers needed in an Australian office building (ie. a Class 5 building). Here’s the process I followed as a Health and…