An average person spends at least 92 120 hours working in their lifetime based on about 50 years work! With so many hours spent working, it is essential to be in an environment where your Health and Safety are of paramount importance.
Imagine being admitted to hospital and being given the wrong medication because the charts are not properly filled out by the previous shift… bottles containing hazardous liquids which are not labelled, constant exposure to radiation, and the list can go on and on across all industries.
Countries have Health and Safety legislation to protect both the worker and business owners, but the question is, do you have the best knowledge and skills to improve safety at work?
There are many business benefits in having a good system in place, which include reducing the number of working days lost due to illness and injury, motivating workers and boosting productivity, protecting the company reputation and even shielding the company from potential legal action and reducing insurance premiums.
A safety culture is characterised by shared core values and goals with non-punitive responses to adverse events and errors. Education and training is essential and requires a strong, committed leadership along with engagement and empowerment of all employees.
Kratis Training and Consulting is holding a course in Nicosia, approved by the HRDA on Management of Health and Safety from 8 – 12 May. Their highly interactive training techniques include presentations, discussions, team exercises and case studies.
More information:
Kratis Training and Consulting Ltd
Tel: 22449088
Email: registrations@kratisconsulting.com
Website: kratisconsulting.com
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Imagine, you are on a sun lounger sipping a sumptuous cocktail, under a shade of a huge, palm tree laden with dates, with endless white sands and just the sounds of the waves gently lapping at the water’s edge – a paradise and all you are waiting for is your lunch order of fresh lobster salad to arrive…
Meanwhile, back in the hotel kitchen, there is bedlam. A frying pan full of hot oil has overheated and it’s on fire, the chef is burnt and everyone is running around looking for the fire extinguisher.
Statistics in America report than over a dozen workers died every day in American workplaces in 2014 and nearly 4 million Americans suffered a serious workplace injury. In Cyprus too, we hear of construction accidents, farming accidents and many others which do not even get reported. These events cause much suffering and financial loss not only to workers and their families, but to employers and society as a whole.
All incidents, regardless of size or impact need to be investigated. It is a process which helps employers look beyond what has happened and discover why it happened. This then allows employers to identify and correct shortcomings in their safety and health and management programmes.
It’s important to note that there is a difference between an incident and accident. Accident has come to be considered as a random event which could have not been prevented. However, the vast majority of harmful workplace events do not ‘just happen’ and most are wholly preventable.
When a serious incident occurs in the workplace, everyone is busy dealing with the emergency so it is important to be prepared as to how the incident will be investigated.
This is the foundation of a course designed by Kratis Training and Consulting presented by Managing Director Vangelis Demosthenous. The course is approved by the HRDA and will take place on May 3-5 in Nicosia and cover all the steps in Incident Management and Investigation. The course will include discussions, team exercises, case studies and practical exercises making it interesting and interactive. A must for all professionals who conduct incident investigations as part of their work positions!
A must for all managers in Cyprus! Let’s work together and improve our statistics and work environments.
More information:
Kratis Training and Consulting Ltd
Tel: 22449088
Email: registrations@kratisconsulting.com
Website: kratisconsulting.com
I’ve found the subject of staff motivation a fascinating one for a long time and for my MBA dissertation, did an empirical study of the motivation and appraisal structures of the Human Resources Department of the CYBC . I cannot understand to this day why the statistics of numerous studies, including mine, show that 3 out of 4 employees are not fully motivated and engaged.
It seems that almost all organisations are trying to identify and place attention on factors which impact their success. However, despite realising that success depends on staff satisfaction, they are not achieving the desired results.
Employee motivation is chiefly governed by the Human Resources department whose responsibilities include ensuring that the correct people with the requisite knowledge and skills are employed to do particular work. Organisations can grow and develop by learning new ways of doing things.
The conclusions of my study concluded that CYBC employees were not at all motivated by the management further coupled with a lack of trust between management and subordinates. The study, amongst other factors, also reflected an autocratic style of management where authority is centralised with system of coercion and unjustified pressure.
Many other studies have shown that a more effective way to manage is by empowering employees. This increases satisfaction and dedication towards work. More and more organisations are now turning to matrix management in order to be faster and more flexible. It is particularly useful where organisations need to group by function and product division simultaneously or by product division and geography.
A dual hierarchy may seem an unusual way to design and organisation, but it’s an excellent way to facilitate discussion and adapt to unexpected problems. Like any system though, it has its drawbacks. One is reporting to two bosses and the other, sometimes having to juggle conflicting demands. Top managers can however overcome this by clearly outlining the roles and responsibilities.
There is going to be an in-depth training course, (approved by the Human Resources Development Authority) presented by Kratis Training and Consulting from 27 – 30 March in Nicosia where the many the various styles of matrix management will be explained through highly interactive training techniques coupled with discussions, team exercises, case studies, videos and practical exercises headed by Andreas Hadjixenis.
The 4 day course will include lunch each day and an opportunity for senior and junior managers and well as functional, Line and Project Managers to learn or expand on their knowledge of Matrix Management.
It’s not about thinking outside the box, it’s about thinking with any box at all!
For more information email: info@kratisconsulting.com or tel: 22449088