Lego – helping us question our approach to safety.
No one can disagree on the goodwill and brand awareness that Lego has developed since its creation nearly 70 years ago. But what can this teach us about safety? Let’s explore some thoughts.
Safety - “Within 15 seconds you had everyone’s attention!”
This was a comment from an engineering site worker who experienced our magically enhanced safety presentation recently. It made me reflect though on how important it is to engage everyone as early as possible.
“Communication Breakdown, It’s always the same; I’m having a nervous breakdown, Drive me insane!” – Led Zeppelin
Successful communication is an integral part of any group or team – whether it’s a school class or a FTSE 100 company – and yet it is so easy to get wrong. Here are a few tips for effective communication. (and keeping your sanity!
Adding a New Dimension to Health and Safety Courses
Global training specialists, AquaTerra Training Ltd unveiled a new safety initiative in partnership with Magicians and Facilitators, Fifth Dimension, on Thursday 10th December at the company’s headquarters in Kintore, Aberdeenshire.
Find out more…
Carlsberg - Time for Safety - A Case Study
When planning for this Time For Safety event Carlsberg wanted something different, something inspirational, motivating and engaging, something people would remember and would have practical application in the work place.
A Funny Business…humour in the workplace.
Have you heard the one about the unhappy worker who was too stressed to come into work? It may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but the punchline is certainly no laughing matter – figures from the Health and Safety Executive suggest that around 13 million working days are lost each year due to work-related stress alone.
That’s why businesses could do worse than remember the old maxim ‘laughter is the best medicine’.
HSE: Fifth Dimensions bag of tricks catches on.
We managed to get a nice piece of coverage in the press earlier this week.
Training firm Fifth Dimension has enjoyed a 36% increase in turnover after securing a clutch of international contracts.
Sales in 2013 hit a record high for the firm which takes an unusual ‘magically enhanced’ approach to health and safety.
So we’ve finally got ourselves a shiny new web site with an integral blog!
Please have a look around the site and let us know what you think by leaving a comment below.
