South Australia has laid its first industrial manslaughter charges. On 23 July 2026, following a SafeWork SA investigation and a referral to the Director of Public Prosecutions, charges were filed in the Adelaide Magistrates Court against Nylastex Tooling Pty Ltd, Nylastex Holdings Pty Ltd and two directors. A project manager employed by the company has […]
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222 Workers Died in 2025. Most From Hazards We Already Know How to Control.
Safe Work Australia 2026 data: 222 worker deaths, mostly vehicles, falls and falling objects. Why the gap is control verification, and how to check it.
Quality Quote: Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it
“Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” Most likely from writer and philosopher George Santayana, who originally wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If an organisation does not have a system for managing improvement items (non-conformities, incidents, customer complaints etc) then it is only a […]
Quality Quote: An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind
Quality Quote: “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.” Attributed variously to Gandhi, Louis Fischer, Henry Powell Spring and Martin Luther King. All have offered different iterations, but the principle is the same: violent retaliatory action escalates situations, leaving all parties worse off. For more information on this quote, read the […]
Quality Quote: The art of persuasion is greater than the strength of force.
Quality Quote: “The art of persuasion is greater than the strength of force.” The North Wind and the Sun, from Aesop’s Fables (Perry Index 46). The fable of the North Wind and the Sun tells of a wager between the two, who each argue they are more powerful than the other. The North Wind tries […]
Quality Quote: Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected. Steve Jobs.
Today’s quality quote: “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
Steven Paul Jobs: American inventor, designer, and entrepreneur who was the co-founder of Apple Computer who oversaw revolutionary products such as the iPhone and iPad that have dictated the evolution of modern technology.
Quality Quote: Discovery consists of seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody has thought
“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” Albert Szent-Györgyi (16/09/1893 to 22/10/1986), Hungarian biochemist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. Related guide: Independent ISO internal audits, on seeing your system with fresh eyes. Related ISO services Streamline designs, audits and mentors […]
Quality Quote: The fastest way to starve a horse is to assign two people to feed it
Quality Quote: The fastest way to starve a horse is to assign two people to feed it. Author Unknown. The point here isn’t about hungry horses. It is about the allocation and distribution of responsibilities. If one person responsible = one person is wholly and solely accountable. If two people are responsible, the responsibility is […]
Quality Quote: TEAM Together Everyone Achieves More
“TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More”. The total result is truly greater than the sum of the parts and the unique contribution of each individual. An orchestra is the perfect example of a team. Only when each musician plays their part in unison with the conductor, and with each other, is the common goal of a […]
Quality Quote: “A customer left in the dark cannot be seen leaving”
“A customer left in the dark cannot be seen leaving.” Author unknown. Don’t leave your customers in the dark! Related guide: Interested parties: a deep dive into clause 4.2, on knowing what your customers expect. Related ISO services Streamline designs, audits and mentors practical ISO management systems built to certify first time, from ISO 9001 […]
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