It's not as scary as you think
April 15, 2017
Last month I ran a Toolbox Meeting for a contracting crew. I would have to say I was a bit concerned about how they would react to being held up so early in the morning. Despite the invitation, the Contractor himself had already issued me a warning, "You have 15 minutes â€...
Putting Out Fires
November 20, 2016
I've just spent 7 days putting out a fire. I thought it could never happen to me, but my computer was hacked. I clicked on an email which said 'Invoice' in the subject heading and it was all over. Despite virus protection,
Ransomware had locked me out, encrypted all ...
Good Farmers Wear Protection
October 11, 2016
I've just read about another quad bike fatality on a farm, and this needless loss of life has shocked me, once again. A quick visit to WorkSafe's website has revealed that 850 people every year are injured on farms while driving a quad bike. Five of these people die. That...
Gumboots and ballerinas
September 9, 2016
I bumped into a farmer I know recently and he wasn't happy. It turns out someone had sold him a Health and Safety Plan telling him it was exactly what he needed to comply with the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The salesman took his money, handed him a pile of paper...