Challenging Safety Conversations: The Most Important Things to Say Aren’t Always the Easiest
As humans, we’re generally a socially conscious species. We try to avoid negative situations, smooth over uncomfortable interactions and generally try to get along with others in social situations. The problem is that when it comes to our safety efforts, this deeply rooted notion of “playing nice” can backfire and hold us back on our […]
Negative Emotions: The Impact on Workplace Safety
Deep underground, a team methodically chips away at the hardened rock face. Their swinging movements are seemingly haphazard yet synchronised toward the goal of extracting hidden slivers of precious ore. The hypnotic strikes of tools are occasionally broken by the sounds of cascading rock and lumbering machinery. One worker stands out from the rest. His […]
