Victoria’s Coronavirus 2nd Wave through the Lens of the Swiss Cheese Model
Right now, Victoria is in the grip of a second wave of COVID-19 and to date, it has accounted for approximately 80% of all deaths recorded in Australia during the pandemic, with the majority of those deaths during this second wave. As cases continued to rise, concerns began to be raised that the hotel quarantine […]
‘Welcome aboard your flight’ … never mind the pilot might not be qualified!
Imagine boarding a plane (when we can fly again of course) and hearing the following announcement: “Good morning ladies and gentlemen. My name is Zara and I am your chief flight attendant for today’s flight. Welcome aboard Pakistan International Airlines flight 123, non-stop service from Karachi to Quetta. Please be advised that with 262 out […]
Assumption is not Assurance
“Familiarity breeds complacency; complacency breeds negligence and something eventually slips through” Richard Quest – Sunrise Program 7 Network 20th May 2016 Recently, the shocking case emerged of Anne Marie Smith. Disturbingly, she died from severe septic shock, multi-organ failure, severe pressure sores, malnutrition and issues connected with her cerebral palsy, after allegedly being stuck in […]
New Short Courses
Paladin has expanded our course offerings to include a range of short courses: Managing Risk in Projects WHS – a Practical Approach Business Continuity Management Risk Controls Risk Governance for Boards and CEOs All courses will be live streamed. More information below. In-house course options are available as well (also through live streaming). For more […]
Restarting the NRL – sensational – but ……
It has been announced that the National Rugby League (NRL) will recommence the competition on the 28th May 2020. Whilst, on the surface, this feels like we are getting back to some level of normalcy (albeit that the players and officials will be in isolation) there is an elephant in the room that I don’t […]
A one in a 30-year incident – 30 years in the making
In February 2020, the Queensland Coroner released his report into the tragic deaths of four people at Dreamworld in October 2016. The report detailed the causes of the tragedy and also highlighted the apparent lack of, or ineffective risk assessments undertaken in the years leading up to the incident. This is an excerpt of my […]
Paladin Risk Management Services during COVID-19
As you can appreciate, in these current times, and with significant travel restrictions in place, there is no capacity for face-to-face courses to be delivered for the foreseeable future. But fear not – as you would expect from someone that teaches business continuity – there was a plan in place 😊. To that end, Paladin […]
Coronavirus is not the risk – but it has increased the likelihood of risks in your organisation
I have been observing over the last few weeks, a constant flow of articles on how organisations should prepare for a Coronavirus outbreak that impacts staff. There has been a lot of talk of Pandemic Plans and working remotely from home with some organisations considering taking the drastic step of closing down entire operations. The […]
Coronavirus is not the risk – but – it has increased the likelihood of risks that already existed in your organisation
I have been observing, particularly over the last week, a constant flow of articles on how organisations should prepare for a Coronavirus outbreak that impacts staff. There has been a lot of talk of Pandemic Plans and working remotely from home, with some organisations considering taking the drastic step of closing down entire operations. The […]
# notthatCorona
In 2019 I wrote a blog titled #notthatPaladin in response to the connection that had been made between my company and the Paladin involved in the provision of detention services on Manus Island. I thought I had it bad but spare a thought for poor old Corona beer. As reported in Business Insider Australia, the […]
