In Australia the Work Health Safety Act (WHSA) 2011 and Rail Safety National Law (RSNL) 2012 place specific Due-Diligence obligations on Officers of a Duty Holder organisation. The term Officer is defined by the Corporations Act and is in effect the CEO and any other senior executives who have influence and say over a majority of the organisation’s activities. These are individual duties that apply to those individuals only.

I’ve been reading "Proving Safety" by Greg Smith (a great book, get a copy) and also watched a recent webinar he gave to Engineers Australia. As a Lawyer, he gives a very detailed legal perspective on Reasonably Practicable, but approaches it from a different perspective to what we’re more used to discussing in the safety and engineering community. When I say this, we tend to focus on the application of processes to identify, eliminate, or manage specific risks SFAIRP, but Greg comes at this from a different angle.

Welcome to our latest newsletter, where we continue our exploration of the ADKAR model and its application in driving sustainable change within our projects. Building on our previous discussion about assessing team readiness and prioritising focus areas, this edition outlines a strategy and actionable plan for implementation.

Human brains struggle to comprehend time beyond the immediate scope of our lives, we can easily picture our lifetime, and we can understand our parents and maybe even our grandparents’ lifespans, but when we go further back than that, our brains start to struggle. We know the romans were around 2,000 years ago, but it is difficult to comprehend that as two thousand individual years, rather than just as a fixed point in time from a history book.

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The construction industry is notoriously complex, presenting an array of challenges. From managing large-scale projects to ensuring compliance with evolving regulations, construction contractors must navigate a landscape filled with technical, commercial, and logistical hurdles. In this high-risk environment, leveraging specialised expertise can mean the difference between project success and costly overruns. Contractors face increasing pressure to deliver projects on time and within budget while maintaining best practice outcomes across the project.

Welcome to the latest issue of our newsletter, where we continue to explore the effective application of the ADKAR model in driving sustainable change within our projects. Building on our previous discussion about assessing team readiness, this edition introduces a practical tool for applying these insights: a detailed mapping matrix.