The world of work is shifting, and WHS jobs are no exception. What once defined a “good safety role” has changed dramatically. It is no longer just about compliance or ticking the right boxes. Today’s professionals are looking for careers that feel purposeful, flexible, and future-ready. At the same time, organisations are under pressure to

By Ken McConnell, Senior Account Manager of Safety People After decades working across multiple industries, I’ve learned that equipment faults or missed procedures don’t cause some of the most damaging safety failures. They come down to one deceptively simple issue: no one knew who was responsible. Having supported safety strategy across complex, multi-site operations and

By: Glenn Arnold, Director of Safety People Let’s be honest, many safety roles are stuck in the past. Many were written before hybrid work became the norm, before psychosocial risk became a legal obligation, and long before we truly understood how poor safety role design contribute to stress, confusion, and, yes—harm. I’ve been recruiting for