Fire is probably the only single factor, which could completely paralyse a thriving enterprise in a short span of time, many managements have to their cost appreciated this too late when the stark realism of the situation presents itself in the form of twisted steel- work projecting a ghostly silhouette above a mass of blackened rubble. Continue reading
The founder and president of Safety Projects International Inc, has a mission – to help clean up Canada and several other countries. However, rather than doing it himself, Dr Bill Pomfret aka Dr Clean is getting the workers themselves to do it – which is simple in its logic but offers a huge challenge in execution. Continue reading
Mental Health is the weak link in most company’s health & safety programs, it is really a Silent Epidemic surrounded by stigma.
Mental health issues are often buried in the workplace says Dr. Bill Pomfret, Managing consultant of Safety Projects International Inc. who is trying to uncover them, at a recent conference he asked over 400 delegates, how many had a system in place for managing mental health, it was pitiful, with only a few hands being raised. Continue reading
The culture in the Arab States is difficult to understand, especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, e.g. the recent collapse of a crane at the Grand Mosque in Mecca was not a disaster but “a blessing in disguise”, the 107 people killed, say Muslim leaders “that dying while on the hajj is a ‘great honour from God” what about the other 238 who were injured?, they are not in heaven, but are innocent victims of the tragedy. Continue reading
Yet another disaster has struck pilgrims on the annual Muslim pilgrimage, this time 800 worshippers were trampled to death and hundreds more were hurt beneath a crush of people making their way to a ritualistic stoning of the devil, a re-enactment of a story from the Quran involving the Prophet Abraham — that takes place during the hajj.