AIHS Endorsement for Sentis Safety Leadership Masterclass
Sentis is excited to announce our online 12-week Safety Leadership Masterclass has been endorsed by the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS). In addition to joining an incredible body of resources for practicing safety professionals of all stripes, this means eligible members can gain 100 Continuing Professional Development Credit (CPD) points by successfully completing the course. The […]
Leadership style crucial to tackling the great workforce divide in utilities
An ‘us versus them’ environment fuels a negative safety culture Utilities are an essential service in the community. Neighbourhoods across the country rely on them to keep switching their lights on, run water from a tap and dispose of their rubbish. Proud of their contribution, workers across this sector are dedicated to a ‘job well […]
Understanding Safety Culture: A Simple Model
Safety culture is an organisations’ shared attitudes, values and beliefs about safety in the workplace—essentially, ‘the way this are done around here’. It influences safety performance and is also a significant factor in predicting the likelihood of safety incidents. In any safety culture there are four overarching dimensions—environment, practices, person and leadership—and organisations need to […]
5 Ways to Start Driving a Positive Safety Culture
Big Changes Start with Small Steps Your organisation’s safety culture is defined by the shared attitudes, beliefs and values that your people hold. In essence, it’s a measure of ‘the way things are done around here’ when it comes to workplace safety. And while many of us would expect our safety culture to be in […]
5 Things We Can Learn from Organisations with Mature Safety Cultures
When seeking to drive safety performance improvement, we often look to previous incidents to see how we can prevent them from reoccurring in the future. But while this is a necessary step in the right direction, if our focus is only based on avoiding mistakes, instead of also actively aspiring towards excellence, we risk a […]
Driving A Positive Safety Culture – A Look Behind The Curtain Of The Mining Safety Crisis
Over the last few decades, the mining industry has played an integral role in Australia’s economic growth. Especially during the period that we refer to as “The Mining Boom”, this expansive industry has helped bolster our economy and is fuelled by the collective efforts of frontline workers in mining sites across the country. But yet, […]
The State Of Safety In New Zealand
An Insight Into Our Neighbouring Nation As an Australian-owned company, we share a strong bond with our partners in New Zealand. With so many cultural and geographical similarities between us, you wouldn’t be mistaken for assuming that our statistics and trajectories around safety were similar too. However, when you take a look into the safety […]
A Plan is Only as Valuable as Your Ability to Execute on it: Building a Roadmap for Safety Culture Change
When it comes to improving an organisation’s safety culture, we often focus our attention and planning processes around the specific activities that need to be implemented. From running safety training programs to revising our operating procedures and workplace protocols, most of our energy tends to be focused on what needs to be done to drive […]
Developing Your Safety Culture Isn’t Set and Forget: The Power of Positive Safety Habits
When it comes to developing a positive safety culture, there’s often a false belief that it’s a once-off activity. You make the decision to invest in developing your culture, you run training and coaching programs across your organisation to shift your team’s perspective around safety, and you enjoy the merits of improved safety outcomes for the foreseeable […]
