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 […]
Maintaining Workplace Safety Culture for Long-Term Success
When it comes to developing a positive workplace 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 […]
Encouraging a Culture of Safe Production
A healthy dose of performance pressure is crucial for maintaining optimal levels of production. It motivates teams meet their KPIs, deliver on production targets and stay on-task. Problems arise when levels of production pressure increase to the point that the focus on production starts to overshadow the importance of safe behaviours. Especially if your leaders […]
Safety Masterclass Series Shines a Spotlight on Leaders’ Role in Driving a Positive Safety Culture
When it comes to safety, it’s no secret that what you don’t know can hurt you. That’s why in 2019 Sentis lifted the lid on underreporting and equipped leaders with the knowledge, skills and strategies to drive a culture of learning and improvement with our masterclass series. More than 230 safety managers across industry registered […]
From Policing to Partnering: The Power of Coaching Conversations
Many safety leaders dream of a workplace where individuals are willing to go above and beyond the base expectation to achieve exemplary safe work performance. But how do we make that dream a reality when so many of us are struggling just to gain compliance with safety policies and procedures? Research at Sentis has revealed that 86% […]
Be a Safety Champion: It’s Time To Speak Up For Safety In The Mining Industry
As we roll into National Safe Work Month, we’re shining the spotlight once again on the ever-growing importance of workplace safety. This October, we’re being asked to speak up for safety with the theme of the year centred around the notion of being a ‘safety champion’. Given the major issues facing safety in the mining industry, […]
Building Trust in Teams: 4 Tips for Effective Safety Leadership
When thinking about how to develop a strong safety culture, it’ll come as no surprise that it’s heavily reliant on the relationships between your workers and your leaders. Even if leaders are actively striving to promote safe behaviours, one aspect of effective safety leadership is often overlooked—the importance of building trust. Unlike more tangible efforts […]
Why Positive Safety Role Modelling Matters in the Workplace
When looking at the prevalence of underreporting of safety issues within your organisation, it’s easy to shift the blame to the frontline workers who seem to be perpetuating the problem. But when you take a step back and let the research do the talking, the data suggests that the exact opposite might be happening. You […]
Using Reward and Recognition for Positive Safety Outcomes
Why So Many Safety Leaders Get it Wrong Tough working environments call for strong leadership. When budgets are tight, pressure to produce is high and workplace culture has historically been tense, leadership focuses on reliable production. ‘Soft skills’ such as reward and recognition are generally not high on the agenda. What toll does the ineffective […]