Wheels in Motion May Newsletter - Making a Difference

Hi Friend,

Welcome to the May Newsletter

This month we ask you to think about some of the safety issues when there is a perception of "Low Risk".

Michelle shares the reason why she is passionate about Alex's story.

We also let you know Where our Safety Speakers are over the next few months so if you want one to visit you while they are in the area get in touch with us soon!

And keep a look out for Woody who will be sharing safety tips that you can share with your workplace. Each week Woody will have a new message for you to keep you all thinking about how we can stay safe!

Take care and Look out for each other.

James Wood & The CNBSafe Team

High Risk Vs Low Risk

I was asked to speak to a workplace this month, it was a group of office workers, marketing staff, sales people, IT support, management & leaders for the company.
Then thought to myself….. “these people are not really exposed to high risk”.
But then I tried to put myself in their situation.

1.     I’m at a workstation & my supervisor asks me to bring a file to the meeting room in a hurry. We have floor to ceiling filing cabinets & I’m only short.
So do I grab a chair & stand on it and reach the top filing cabinets….. or do I go to the store & get the proper elevated step that is stable & has hand rails?

2.     I’m in the Marketing Department & we have this great new product that we need to promote. I’ve got some great ideas that I just need to get down and ready to present to our next meeting. We have some systems that require us to get up from our desk every 60 minutes for 5 minutes to stretch & move….. But my ideas are really good & I need to get them ready. I spend the next 6 hours sitting at my desk, I even let my Vegemite & cheese sandwich wait until I had finished my work!

3.     I love selling…. I love the products I sell. I’m at the end of month & I’m ahead of my targets. I get a call from a client that needs to place an order but she needs to see me. I’ve got an appointment 30 minutes before she wants to see me but she is about 45 minutes away from where I will be. But I’m a good driver, I know the back roads where I can do 120 in an 80 zone.
The weather is crap, rain & dark….. so do I agree to see her? Or do I say No I can’t make that time?

4.     I’m an IT Expert…. I can ride a Mac & Tweak windows till it purrs, I get a call from someone in sales that their PC is “Stuffed”…… so I go down & find that the power supply is hot! Now these PC’s are hardwired in & to turn off the power I need to call maintenance & get the power isolated. But I know that if I’m careful I can change it while it is “Live” as long as I’m careful…… It will save time & prevent the department from having to shut the sales group down!... What do I do?

5. I’m a Manager or a Leader….. and I tell one of the office girls that I need a file urgently!... I don’t care how you get it but get it now!

a. I’m the Marketing Manager and I tell my staff that we need this proposal by today at the latest!

b. I’m the Sales Manager and I say to the sales team “Whoever sells the most this month will get an IPad for everyone in their family! So get out there & sell no matter what!”

c. I’m the IT manager, I recently had a meeting with the MD and she told me that she was concerned about the amount of “Down Time” due to IT issues. I passed this on to my staff to tell them that we need to reduce “DownTime”.

OK….. so you have read the above & what do you think?

We ALL have CHOICES when it comes to staying healthy & staying safe!

Have a think about the CHOICES you make!

Here are some of the locations booked over the next two months…
still plenty of availability for us to come to you.

June & July

Alexandra (VIC)    Melbourne (VIC)   Docklands (VIC)

Geelong (VIC) Ballarat (VIC) Adelaide (SA)

Port Augusta (SA)  Gladstone(QLD) Newcastle (NSW)

Pilbara- Newman (WA)

All of our Safety Speakers will travel anywhere in Australia and New Zealand….so let us know where you would like us to visit.
Contact Vanessa on info@cnbsafe.com.au  or +61 3 5965 2000

We will be keeping this updated weekly on our Facebook and LinkedIn Business page. So follow these now to keep up to date...

Where are our Safety Speakers?

Making A Difference

Do you ever sit back and wonder if what you do every day, makes a difference to other people’s lives?

I often sit back and ask myself if I am making a difference when I am sharing Alex's story with the various businesses that I am privileged to visit.

For me it's a necessity and Safety has become my passion.
Every single day I thank Alex for giving me the strength to go on.

So I ask you to ask yourself this question.

How would you cope if your child lost their life at work?

I did and because of this I want to share Alex with everyone,
I will not allow him to be remembered as a statistic.
Like most people that will read this ‘My children are also my passion’.

BUT EVERYTHING has changed and I am no longer the same person I once was.

How?

Strength through Sadness

Addressing Issues

Fighting against mindset and negativity

Educating the wider business community.

Triumph over Tragedy

YOUR Life Matters

Ask me more.

I am here to make a difference and I never want you to experience what I now live with every single day.

Michelle Rath - Safety Speaker

Making a Difference

Testimonial

James was such a pleasure to present alongside, his story allowed our teams to connect with safety in a complete different format, the visual and heart felt message is such a powerful way to share the true reflection of a work place injury, and this is what safety is all about.

James ability to engage with the workforce is seriously the key to the power of a message.

And he’s not such a bad Aussie.

I would work alongside this great man any day. Kia Kaha James!
Shane King - Principal Health, Safety and Environment Advisor - Northland New Zealand at Broadspectrum

Launching July 2016…….

Woody’s Weekly Safety Shares
Video Messages

Come July 2016 James...aka “Woody the Safety Bloke" will be sharing weekly video messages, tips, thoughts, ideas etc…

Directly from Woody himself...these will be real, unedited, some serious, some funny, some sad but all with a take away safety message to make you think!!

These will be completely FREE and available to share with your team on a weekly basis to keep safety mindset at
front & centre with your team.

Access to these will be on the CNBSafe website, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn & Twitter. So if you you are not already following us on any or all of these information and social media platforms...now is the time.