By: Glenn Arnold As Director of Safety People Australia, I spend my days speaking with safety, risk, injury management and health professionals across the country, from frontline roles to senior leadership. One pattern keeps popping up on resumes post-COVID: shorter tenures, more role changes, and what some hiring managers still label as “job hopping”. Let’s
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, around one in five Australians experience mental ill-health at any given time. This means that in almost every workplace, there’s likely someone facing challenges that are not always visible. For WHS and safety professionals, managing psychosocial risks isn’t just about compliance with legislation. It is also
Height-risk remains one of the most challenging areas of construction safety. Even with long-standing WHS obligations, incidents involving elevated work continue to cause life-changing injuries. With new changes rolling out in July 2026, employers, principal contractors, and labor hire providers need to prepare for updated expectations around height-risk work, Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS), and
When we think of electrical safety, we often picture PPE, lockout tags, and test equipment. But one of the most critical safety controls isn’t a physical tool. It’s effective supervision apprentice electricians. From 1 September 2025, new requirements for the supervision of apprentice electricians took effect under Section 39 of the Electricity Safety Act 1998
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
Workplace health and safety roles are undergoing one of the most significant transformations in recent memory. While the industry continues to navigate compliance, physical risks, and training demands, the conversation today is increasingly being shaped by psychosocial hazards, shifting workforce dynamics, and evolving organisational expectations. Over the past six months, I’ve been closely tracking shifts
