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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, this annual campaign couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.SentisOctober 1, 2019 -
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 safety journey.SentisSeptember 17, 2019 -
For an organisation to shift its safety culture from blame and avoidance to ownership and responsibility, a series of smaller changes must first occur. -
Explore the risks of a just culture and why trust and error management are critical to its success.SentisAugust 19, 2019 -
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. -
A recent Sentis donation will help Brainchild Foundation raise awareness for childhood brain and spinal cord tumours. -
Sentis research into the safety drivers of incident underreporting has been recognised at the 13th IOP Conference. -
Typically only available as part of an enterprise engagement, the two-day ZIP program is available to the public for a limited time only. -
Sentis is proud to announce our sponsorship of the Best WHS Training Program award at the NSCA Foundation National Safety Awards of Excellence. -
Sentis has been recognised as a great place to work at the 2018 Employee Engagement Awards, showcasing the company’s ongoing commitment to its employees. -
Do you know the difference between an effective and an ineffective safety culture assessment? In this article, we'll show you why they aren't always equal.SentisSeptember 4, 2018 -
Are your workers role modelling unhelpful safety behaviours? Learn how you can improve your safety results with positive safety role modelling instead.SentisSeptember 4, 2018 -
New employees aren’t just in the process of becoming an expert in their role, they’re also in the process of becoming an expert in your organisation's culture. -
If you want to take your safety results from average to excellent, you need to start associating positive experiences with the act of safety reporting.SentisAugust 31, 2018 -
Improve psychological safety with a strategic focus on creating trust, security and learning, and empower employees to speak up for safety. -
Underreporting of safety incidents is one of the largest issues holding back your safety efforts, but how do you solve an issue that you can’t even see? -
Understand the three key reasons why workers fail to report safety incidents and the steps you can take to reduce underreporting in your organisation. -
Explore the concept of Safety Citizenship and why it’s the way forward for organisations seeking to take their safety performance to the next level. -
Psychology-based safety training programs target employee attitudes, beliefs and behaviours and lead to financial benefits beyond injury reduction. -
Explore the concept of Safety Citizenship and why it’s the way forward for organisations seeking to take their safety performance to the next level. -
How mature is your safety culture? Complete the Safety Culture Indicator for your free personalised report. -
Strong safety leadership rests on the ability to influence a safety culture driven by the intrinsic motivation of every individual team member. -
Explore the fundamental safety leadership soft-skills required to effectively encourage a culture of Safety Citizenship and exemplary safety performance. -
Understanding the brain, its limitations and its impact on safety in the workplace is key to breaking through the safety performance plateau. -
Through job and task design, as well as targeted training interventions, organisations can manage employee fatigue and improve workplace safety. -
Starting the year with a renewed focus on safety at work? Here are some quick tips to help you successfully create the change you want to see. -
Creating a positive error management climate is crucial to achieving exemplary safety performance. -
While absolutely necessary, settling for compliance alone is not enough to drive a positive safety culture, let alone a culture of safety citizenship. -
Whether you’re taking leave or working through the holidays, as the year draws to a close it’s more important than ever to remain safety vigilant at both work and home. -
In a recent study of 535 leaders representing four high-risk industries, only 12% rated themselves as highly effective at sharing a safety vision, while almost one in four rated themselves as ineffective. If this figure concerns you, it should. -
Ky’s Story: Living with Autism has been recognised with a prestigious dolphin award at the recent Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards, which recognise the best and brightest in the corporate film sector. -
How do you capture and sustain team attention and engagement during safety prestarts? Here's seven quick and easy strategies to get you started. -
Creating and maintaining an engaging safety training program isn’t easy, but taking the time to re-evaluate the nuances of facilitation and delivery is the first step towards positive improvement and increased training ROI. -
Recent research indicates that leaders consistently rate themselves higher than their teams when it comes to safety leadership ability. -
Only 1 in 4 leaders demonstrate strong safety leadership behaviours, according to our latest study of 8747 employees across heavy industry. -
In pursuit of safety excellence, businesses invest huge amounts of money, time and energy in safety improvement initiatives. However, relatively few can pinpoint the positive effect of these on their safety culture. -
In 2015, Ky’s dad had a vision. He sought to shine a light on the realities of a family living with autism, educate the wider community and provide support to families and carers of autistic children. -
At Sentis, we find that, on average, 28% of incidents go unreported and in some organisations this number soars as high as a staggering 53%. -
Sentis experts leverage industry data and research to clarify the concept of safety culture and its importance in driving helpful safety behaviours. -
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A two-year safety culture study across heavy industry has uncovered 10 key drivers that influence positive and negative safety cultures. -
How do you ensure that your team shift out of ‘holiday mode’ and refocus on their work environment and the tasks at hand—including any potential risks and hazards that might jeopardise their personal safety and the safety of their colleagues? -
Recent figures paint a sobering picture for patient safety. The key to unlocking change in patient safety culture is through safety climate and specific leadership behaviours. -
A partnership with the Northern Prawn Fishery has seen 80 crew members take part in a pilot program designed to encourage workers to embrace safety and develop a culture beyond compliance. -
Recognising when our team are experiencing difficulties and supporting them in managing their stress more effectively is one of the opportunities to ‘show we care’ as leaders. -
Many factors influence the safety performance of individuals in an organisation. Some are clearly outside the direct control of leaders—but others can be influenced, if not controlled, through the organisation's safety culture. -
Sentis CEO Anthony Gibbs shares personal examples of the significant results that Sentis has achieved for clients and individuals, both at work and at home. -
Sentis CEO Anthony Gibbs and Ergon Energy Executive Peter Billing talk safety citizenship and its impact on the way safety is managed by individuals, teams, and the organisation as a whole. -
The Sentis Brain Animation Series has been used globally to help people understand the way their brain works, racking up more than 1.7 million views on YouTube alone. -
Stress often gets in the way of our ability to see what really matters, distracts us from our tasks and, ultimately, impacts our ability to see and manage risks effectively. -
Ky's Story is an award-winning animation about the realities of living with autism, and is available as a free resource to raise awareness and understanding. -
Sentis experts discuss the concept of Safety Citizenship and its focus on fostering genuine workplace engagement and commitment to safety. -
The Sentis approach to safety culture diagnosis and measurement has been roundly endorsed at the 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology. -
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Without an investment in frontline safety leaders, organisations risk being outpaced and outsmarted by competitors—particularly in today's dynamic world. -
Effective safety leadership not only results in increased discretionary effort, but also improved employee productivity, quality and engagement. -
Following a successful implementation of ZIP in 2005, Ergon Energy partnered again with Sentis to initiate the next step in their safety culture maturity journey. -
The Sentis Brain Animation Series takes you on a tour of the brain through a series of short and sharp animations.
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Think you’re pretty switched on? Put your concentration to the test with our new video activity. -
Sentis partnered with Genesis Energy to design and deliver a safety intervention that would empower the company to take control of safety outcomes on both an individual and organisational level. -
In 2011, Sentis partnered with a global mineral mining, processing and supply operator to develop a safety intervention across their processing operations at one of their Australian sites. -
In 2012, Sentis was engaged to help a global firm to improve safety performance and increase safety leadership knowledge and skills. Results included a 8-17% improvement in safety leadership behaviours. -
Seeking to improve employee safety onsite, this global aquaculture firm achieved a 31% reduction in LTIFR over the first six months. -
Emotion is incredibly catching, and the symptoms of negative emotion may be more far-reaching than first thought, particularly with respect to safety.