SafetyCulture defies economic slowdown with $60M funding round
SafetyCulture has secured $AU60.5 million ($US35.5 million) in new funding to reward early employees, hire more people and accelerate product development. The capital raising values SafetyCulture at $AU1.3 billion, making it the newest member of the Australian unicorn club. All staff who have been with the company longer than three years – around 10 per …
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Being prepared and staying safe as coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads
Workers around the world are feeling the implications as coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads. We’ve seen travel restrictions implemented, site visits and events cancelled, loss of productivity resulting from self-isolation periods, and business activities disrupted in order to protect our people and communities. What SafetyCulture is doing SafetyCulture is deeply invested in the risk and safety aspects …
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iAuditor Summit Agenda: iAuditor Training, Networking, & Inspirational Guest Speakers
North America’s inaugural iAuditor Summit is coming October 23-25 in Kansas City. The event is bringing together the top safety, quality and operations leaders to help you elevate your safety and quality programs. This 2-day summit is full of opportunities to become an iAuditor expert, network with professionals from your industry and hear from inspirational …
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QBE & SafetyCulture form strategic partnership to deliver next evolution in risk management
Following a highly successful 12-month pilot, QBE Insurance Group and mobile-first technology company SafetyCulture, have formalised a strategic partnership to deliver robust, evolutionary risk management programs to clients. This will see SafetyCulture’s mobile inspections app, iAuditor, being introduced to QBE customers to help improve their visibility over safety performance and help direct efforts to mitigate …
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Don’t Sweat Safety: News You Might Have Missed This Week
There’s a lot going on in the world, and it can be hard to stay on top of everything. So, here’s five things you need to know that you might have missed this week. 1. Warning for Truck Drivers as Australia Swelters Australia’s January heat wave has had the country sweltering for much of the …
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How to Boost Employee Morale and Retain Staff by Going Digital
In the hospitality industry, people are often pushed to their limit. An audit is just another to-do they have to fit into an already busy shift. But there are ways to make it something that the whole team can get behind. For Royal Caribbean, when teams were recognized for good work and employees could see …
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Amazon Safety Wearable for Harmonious Human-Robot Workplace Relations
A vest to help keep workers safe. That calls to mind a bright orange life vest, but in 2019, what it really is is a way for robot workers at Amazon warehouses to be aware of, and avoid, human workers that they could potentially injure. And it’s more of a utility belt than a vest. …
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Safety Compromises: News You Might Have Missed This Week
There’s a lot going on in the world, and it can be hard to stay on top of everything. So, here’s five things you need to know that you might have missed this week. 1. Australia and India Sign Mining Safety Agreement India and and the Australian state of Queensland have signed an agreement aimed …
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High Temperatures During Australian Open a Challenge to Player Safety
In August 2018 tennis players at the US Open in Flushing, New York sweltered through unbearably hot conditions, and for the first time in the history of the tournament, an extreme heat rule was put into place to help ensure player safety. Even so, five players were forced to retire on the second day due …
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The Weirdest and Best Things to Come Out of CES 2019
CES 2019 took place in Las Vegas last week, and as usual the Consumer Electronics Show had a collection of weird and wonderful products that push the boundaries of what we think is possible. Here are five of the best, and strangest. 1. The new Impossible Burger It’s vegetables Jim, but not as we know …
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