Jennifer Deeney, whose husband Kieron died in an industrial accident, responded with alarm when she read in the Independent that the Prime Minister wanted to “kill off safety culture”. So she wrote him a letter. I read this article with total dismay, she tells David Cameron. For me, the lack of understanding and the confusion between a safety culture and […]…
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First prize for Elephant Film at World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
• It was the 8th International Film and Multimedia Festival • Part of the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Istanbul • An event that only happens once every three years • There were 232 entries from 30 countries. • On 14 September 2011, a jury of international health and safety professionals announced the winners and… First […]…
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We thought you might be interested in some recent figures. Cost of bailing out Greece €109billion* Cost of lost production because people cannot work owing to health or disability (EU annually): €3000billion** But that is not the real story. This is the real story of the cost of health and safety . . . SHUTDOWN is a film about […]…
read moreA Home Run for Safety Bob
When an Aluminium factory wanted to imbue a safety culture that went beyond the workplace, it turned to a comic-strip hero. Belgium has a long and prestigious association with cartoons. Herge’s boy detective Tintin is famous around the world, as are the squeaky-voiced Smurfs. But there are thousands of other characters that everyone knows locally. Comic books are part of […]…
read moreTrumpeting success brings everyone on board
Inspiring stories Communication, communication, communication and communication. These are the top four on Adrienne McKenzie’s list of priorities. And the SailSafe project manager at BC Ferries in Vancouver uses everything from workshops to a special intranet site to get the safety message across. But it is important to Adrienne that the message is a positive one. In too many organisations, […]…
read moreThe SHE Show 2011
Hilton Blackpool 7 June 2011 The SHE Show is a high profile conference running alongside an exhibition featuring key suppliers and service providers in the fields of safety, health and environment. Although the event was only launched in 2009 it is fast becoming one of the most successful events of its kind in the SHE arena. The conference […]…
read moreThe day I almost killed Colin Morgan
Inspiring stories A bad plan, a ladder and a shovel was all it took to nearly kill a man. Paul Mahoney of Walker Midshire Foods explains how that near-miss experience made him think more clearly about the consequences for himself as well as for nearly-dead Colin. It rains a lot in Pontypool. It was the reason they built the plant […]…
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We want to hear your inspiring safety stories We are running a campaign called Inspiring Safety. The idea is to focus on the things that galvanise people to behave more safely. We want to bring safety professionals together to share their experiences, to talk about what really works, to focus on inspiring people to better safety practices. We’ll be pulling […]…
read moreSenior plc Case Study
How meerkats, elephants and a blind man helped change a safety culture. Senior plc is an international manufacturer of technology components and systems for the aerospace, automotive, defence and energy markets. With operations spread over 11 countries, the Senior plc Group is made up of 26 different companies. While Senior has steadily achieved commendable improvements in overall safety performance, the […]…
read moreBOC (Linde Group) Case Study
BOC use the MEERKAT SAFETY® philosophy to win prestigious European Safety Award BOC is the largest provider of industrial, medical and special gases in the UK and Ireland. The company has been producing atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen and argon for over 120 years. Its portfolio today includes thousands of different gases and mixtures, as well as related equipment and […]…
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