Common sense is something that we assume everyone has. However, specific knowledge may be specific to your experiences and training, so not necessarily common to everyone…

Sometimes you’ve done something for so many years that complacency sets in, and you forget that there are risks with that task. You have never had any problems, so you keep doing it the way it has always been done…

Back in September 2020 Bedrock Solutions received a query from Julia Shi – Administrator Team Leader | PlaceMakers | Supply Fix and Install. She had become aware of Bedrock Solutions SmartForm App via another client using it to submit roofing information to her….

It is quite common for companies to compartmentalise their health and safety from other work activities. In other words, they think of health and safety as an additional component or something separate to their core work activity…..

Many companies carry out annual refresher training in areas of high-risk activities. The refresher training is usually based on in-house standard operating procedures (SoP’s) developed by the management team….

The Privacy Act 2020 (the Act) came into force on 1 December 2020, replacing the Privacy Act 1993. The Act strengthens privacy protections. It promotes early intervention and risk management by agencies (the name used for any organisation or person that handles personal information) and enhances the role of the Privacy Commissioner. What do you need to know?

Did you know it is a legal requirement for every workplace to have transparent processes in place for staff to resolve problems? Do not panic yet if you do not have such processes in place! There is a simple solution….

There is an adage “no health and safety system can be successfully implemented and maintained without first having the right culture”….

Checklists help prevent failures and promote productivity. However sound management practices are not interchangeable with management by checklists. When people use checklists for everything, they develop a fatigue for them….

A lot of companies we talk with tell us their health and safety is all sorted! They have a hazard register, health and safety policy, and when time permits, carry out toolbox meetings….

Here at Bedrock Solutions, we define a workflow as a map for getting routine work done in the fastest, most efficient way possible. Our four steps to making efficiency gains with workflows are given below….

High-risk tasks requiring coordination between people are a concern. Good communication is paramount. We need to understand the process, simplify it and minimise the people involved as much as possible…