Over the years we have developed numerous plans and strategy documents for our clients –business management plans, sustainability plans, health and safety management plans, emergency response plans. Developing a plan is one thing, but unless the plan is implemented successfully with full management and employee buy-in and ongoing review, it is just a few (or […]
Author Archives: Glen Coventon
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Mar
Mar
Acronyms. Love them or hate them, they are now part of our everyday communications. I am sure we have all heard, and maybe cringed at the new texting shorthand, full of OMGs, BTWs and TMIs (Oh My God, By the Way and Too Much Information – in case you didn’t know). But these are not […]
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Oct
Oct
Pertrain is a proud sponsor of the 54th Annual Australian Mines Rescue Competition 2016. The Australian Mines Rescue Competition is held annually and brings together mine rescue teams from NSW and QLD to test their emergency response and rescue abilities and demonstrate their excellence in mine safety and health. Pertrain will be on site to support the […]
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Mar
Mar
We recently developed a series of Safety Shares for a client. A Safety Share is when a worker shares lessons learned from personal experience in relation to a health and safety incident. The idea being that if the information is shared, others may be saved from making the same mistakes. This is known as peer […]
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Mar
Mar
April 2016, marks Pertrain’s 35th anniversary and my 25th year with the company. During this time I have had some incredible experiences and been involved with some very talented people. So I thought I would share some of these experiences and acknowledge those people who helped shape this company and the type of Director that […]
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Dec
Dec
It’s that time of the year – the silly season. Aptly named, because this is often the time when safety takes a backseat to festive frivolity. Christmas lights come out, we eat too much, drink too much, spend too much and drive too far, often when we are tired and stressed. Keep your family, your […]
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Dec
Dec
Pertrain Pen has been having some time management issues. We have been very busy – and that’s great. But it means non-essential things like blogs and newsletters are put to one side – and that’s bad. Surely through careful time management we can find time to do ALL the things we want to do. So […]
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Sep
Sep
Twelve months ago our boss had a big wake up call. He attended a free health check up and was told that he should go and see his doctor – ASAP. The diagnosis was high blood pressure and cholesterol. So the boss started a ‘get healthy’ journey and took our workplace with him. We were […]
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Sep
Sep
Is your office sick? Not the staff, but the building itself. Are your workers complaining of headaches, watery eyes, nose and throat irritations, wheezing and coughing, fatigue, itching or other allergy-type reactions? It could be that we are still suffering the effects of cold and flu season, or that the change in seasons is causing normal […]
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Nov
Nov
Way back in April, we brought you Recipe for Learning (Part 1). For successful learning you need a message or topic, some learners and a suitable training space. In part 1 we looked at what makes a training space conducive to learning. Now we will look at what makes a learner ready and able to […]
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Nov
Nov
It has been a while since our last post, but the reason is a good one – for us anyway. We have been flat out. And it is largely due to one customer. eMarketer, Shiv Singh said: “The purpose of a business is to create a customer who creates customers.” This is so true and […]
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Nov
Nov
Last Saturday the Pertrain Team attended the Sunshine Coast Business Awards as finalists at the Sunshine Coast University’s Innovation Centre. This was the 20th anniversary of the local business awards. While we didn’t win, it was great to see the award for our category (Knowledge Industries & Professional Services) going to another organisation focussed on […]
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Oct
Oct
As from January 1, 2015, if you enroll in nationally recognised accredited training you must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) number. Your USI number stays with you for life. Your USI will: give you the ability to access a complete record of your Vocational Education and Training (VET) enrolments and achievements from a single online source […]
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Oct
Oct
As an organisation, we are supporting Heads Up a workplace mental health initiative. Here are a few interesting facts and figures from them. 3.8 million employees in Australia regularly skip their lunch break with half claiming they are too busy. But research tells us that lack of personal time will actually reduce productivity in the […]
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Aug
Aug
Are you OK? These three little words are very important and they could save someone’s life. Like millions of people world-wide we were shocked and saddened by the apparent suicide of Robin Williams. But his death is just one of many such deaths caused, at least in part, by depression. According to beyondblue, at least […]
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