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Archives for August 2018

Emergency Drill Frequency (2 of 2)

Published on 22 August, 2018

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In our previous post we explained how most safety professionals consider quarterly emergency drills a reasonable frequency (on average, every site is different of course!) Australian Standard AS 3745—2010 ‘Planning for emergencies in facilities’ states that: The size and configuration of the facility, together with the type of occupancy, will determine the type and time interval between emergency response exercises.  These may be conducted either as partial emergency response exercises or … [Read more...] about Emergency Drill Frequency (2 of 2)

Filed Under: Emergency Management Tagged With: emergency, safety

Complacency: how to address it

Published on 15 August, 2018

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‘Complacency’: self-satisfaction, especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers of deficiencies (Merriam Webster dictionary).  When applied to safety in the workplace, it’s probably more relevant to define it as the workers numbed perception of risk through habit and after a long period free from incidents.  Complacency ultimately causes workers to lower their guard and cut corners affecting their safety and that of their peers.  There are two key characteristics that I believe … [Read more...] about Complacency: how to address it

Filed Under: Safety Tagged With: complacency, emergency, safety

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