Riskex Reflections on a Friday #11: The virtues of holding regular workplace coffee mornings
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #11: The virtues of holding regular workplace coffee mornings The well-known annual McMillan Coffee Morning not only provides a great fundraising opportunity for the charity, but McMillan coffee mornings organised in the workplace provide valuable downtime for your team. Downtime is essential for increasing attention, boosting mood, unlocking creativity, and […]
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #12: How do you encourage employees to speak up about safety issues?
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #12: How do you encourage employees to speak up about safety issues? In turbulent times like these, it’s natural for people to hold back and avoid taking risks at work. This can mean a reluctance to report mistakes, ask questions, offer new ideas, or challenge a plan. People, whether they’re […]
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #13: How can we view accountability as a positive experience rather than one of blame?
SHP recently published an insightful article authored by Zoe Nation, exploring how to positively encourage employees to take accountability. Our key takeaways to reflect on are:
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #7: Garden Safety and Other Advice to Help Keep your Children Safe this Summer
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #7: Garden safety and other advice to help keep your children safe this summer Whilst there is still some summer left and many of us enjoy spending time outside with our families, we’ve dedicated this week’s Riskex Reflections on a Friday to some helpful reminders to help us keep our […]
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #8: Back to School, Back to Work, Back to Refresher Safety Training
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #8: Back to School, Back to Work, Back to Refresher Safety Training As we pack away our beachwear and passports following our summer holidays, it’s time to think about going back to work and refreshing yourself on work practices, upcoming projects and to-do lists…… and refreshing our knowledge and skills […]
RRoaF#2: Remembering the 167 people who tragically lost their lives in the Piper Alpha Disaster
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #2: Remembering the 167 people who tragically lost their lives in the Piper Alpha Disaster Yesterday marked the 35th Anniversary of the Piper Alpha Disaster, the catastrophic offshore oil rig explosion in the North Sea that resulted in the loss of 167 lives and was one of the deadliest offshore […]
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #5: How to Start a Safety Conversation
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #5: How to Start a Safety Conversation Every day, safety conversations take place between executives and managers, between safety professionals and workers, and—most importantly—between front-line supervisors and the workers who report to them. These conversations have great potential for improving workplace safety and health. “Having Better Safety conversations is key […]
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #1: Lunchtime walking clubs
Riskex Reflections on a Friday #1: Lunchtime walking clubs As we finish another World Wellbeing Awareness week, we thought we would dedicate this week’s Riskex Reflection to employee wellbeing – and suggest that whilst the weather is on our side, why not start a lunchtime walking club? A lunchtime walking club can bring numerous benefits […]