Direct Safety is Australasia’s leading supplier of lone worker solutions, and Blackline Safety’s premier safety partner for the New Zealand and Australia region.
Blackline Safety, a global safety technology leader, has presented the market with the first BS8484:2022 accredited lone worker and gas detection device.
Strict H&S regulations and industry best practices help ensure employers offer an unparalleled duty of care to their workers. The updated standard, BS 8484:2022, defines the industry-leading code of practice for lone worker equipment and monitoring services. Direct Safety are proud to be compliant with the high standards set out in BS8484:2022.
Is Benchmarking The Path To Better Business?
What Is Benchmarking?
Traditionally, a benchmark is a reference point used in the process of surveying. But, that’s not all it is. Now, benchmarking has developed into a useful business improvement tool that can be applied to any area of an organisation’s work – including safety management.
By encouraging analysis of your business, and by close examination of other businesses’ methods, processes, procedures and performance, benchmarking can reveal where you’re excelling – and where you could improve.
As you can see, it is a really useful tool for assessing the best way to keep your team safe when they are out completing their work.
When it comes to lone worker safety, there should be no compromise in your organisation. So, having an effective risk management plan is vital. Read more here.
Work and life seem very busy right now.
Over the last 18 months, Covid-19 has brought a global pandemic that has been all-consuming for many areas - including health and safety.
Right now, it can feel like every conversation revolves around a Covid response. But that doesn’t mean other health and safety issues have gone away.
They are still very present and need just as much attention as before.
So, combine usual health and safety risks with a Covid-19 response and a massive influx of invitations to Zoom calls and you have a very full calendar!
As a result, health and safety staff are busier than ever so the need to prioritise is even more important.
Here’s how you can do it!
Every business that employs lone workers should consider implementing comprehensive safety procedures to keep their people safe.
Lone workers face a unique set of risks that vary from day to day, and because no two roles are the same, it’s essential to develop solutions to suit a variety of needs within an organisation.
Devices are often a vital part of a lone worker safety policy, but knowing which features to look for can be challenging due to the wide range of systems and tools available.
In this blog, we’ll cover the various features available in lone worker safety devices so you can narrow down the most important ones for your organisation.
The oil and gas sector has the potential to be one of the most hazardous industries in the world. Workers are exposed to powerful machinery, flammable chemicals, electricity, and a range of other potential hazards.
However, even with all this risk, New Zealand’s oil and gas industry is the safest primary industry in the country. Figures reveal that oil and gas workers are around four times more likely to experience an incident in their home than at work.
Globally, the health and safety figures aren’t as impressive, although they have improved significantly over the last few years, with the number of injuries and fatalities dropping globally.
In spite of these promising facts and figures, it’s crucial to maintain exceptionally high safety standards throughout the oil and gas sector in New Zealand.
Even with the mitigation provided by technology and improved policies and procedures, the risks for workers are elevated, particularly lone workers.
One of the best ways to improve safety within your oil and gas organisation is to ensure that safety isn’t just a box to tick: it must become a value embedded into your organisation’s culture.
In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of integrating a culture of safety and what that looks like for oil and gas organisations.
Is health and safety built into every aspect of your business, or is it a separate conversation?
Many organisations will have Health & Safety on the mind at specific times, which is a great start.
Some remain in the ad hoc stage, reacting to problems as they arise, and others may have advanced to the next level by carrying out risk assessments and planning control measures.
But, it isn’t enough.
The organisations with the most successful H&S policies and programs are those that have managed to incorporate H&S into everything they do – including management systems and business processes.
Let’s look at why health and safety should be entwined in everything your business does and explore some tips on how to make that happen.
Trying to make changes or get a new project off the ground within your organisation?
Set yourself up for success by ensuring you engage stakeholders in the process as early as possible.
Stakeholder engagement may be more time-consuming initially, but it vastly increases the chance of success for your projects or policies.
Lone worker safety is an issue that affects a range of people within an organisation. So, bringing key stakeholders together when creating policies and solutions is common sense.
Engaging the right people in the decision-making process provides a range of benefits, including broader insights, increased buy-in, and a more robust outcome.
In today’s article, we’ll dig into the importance of stakeholder engagement and provide some tips on how to start the process within your business.
Let’s dive in!
Change is inevitable. Nothing can stay the same forever.
People will move through roles, new processes will be developed, and new technology will be implemented. All of these things are natural progressions for a company.
But, change can be unsettling.
It can impact a team in many ways - productivity, focus, attitude to safety, and overall mindset.
So, what can you do?
Change is going to happen regardless of what is taking place in your business.
That is why you need to have change management front of mind when you embark on any changes in your organisation. Especially when Health and Safety is concerned.
What is change management and how can you make smooth transitions at your workplace? Let’s answer these very questions now.
