Health and Safety

Safety in the Hospitality Industry

13 December 2016

Safety in the Hospitality Industry Hospitality service workers represent a large part of the Australian workforce and many of the workers are young, including students and school leavers. The industry also has a high proportion of small employers and staff turnover is high in comparison with other industries. What are the hospitality industry risks? Sprains [...]

Hospitality Induction Quiz

13 December 2016

Hospitality Induction Quiz TANDI Online Employee Induction Training is interactive to help improve knowledge retention and employee engagement. We also use sound cues and a lot of visuals, so the training is effective for kinaesthetic, visual and auditory learners. Try our fun quiz to experience the TANDI STYLE and test your Hospitality industry knowledge. TANDI [...]

Summer is here, so it’s time to think “SUN SMART”

1 December 2016

Sun Smart Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Australia, with 80% of all cancers diagnosed being skin cancers. Queensland has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. The major cause of skin cancer is too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Skin can burn in as [...]

EFFECTIVE LEADERS understand how the brain learns

30 November 2016

Effective Leaders Excuse #1 . . . "I FORGOT" If you are a parent or a manager, this excuse may be very familiar. Many of us will give in and do the job ourselves or re-delegate to someone else. This is exasperating and a waste of time. What if there was a better way?? A simple explanation for [...]

Fatigue & the Silly Season

28 November 2016

Fitness for Work As we hit the silly season, with a lot of social events on our calendar, it is a good time to remind our employees about workplace safety. FATIGUE is a condition that can impair employees fitness for work. Common symptoms of fatigue include loss of alertness, impaired decision making and inability to [...]

Putting on extra staff for the Christmas rush? Read this!

18 November 2016

Are you putting on extra staff for the Christmas rush? In the run up to the Christmas season, thousands of casual retail and hospitality staff are introduced to businesses just in time for the big rush. In a lot of cases, this is the first job for many young Australians. Most businesses are aware of [...]

The reasons why every business needs an Induction Checklist

7 November 2016

The reasons why every business needs an Induction Checklist Kudos! After an effective recruitment and selection, you finally landed an excellent candidate to be part of the skilled workforce driving your business forward. Well, count yourself lucky. Such employees are not only hard to find but also challenging to retain. Instead of a potential re-advertising [...]

The most effective action to improve Safety at Work

12 October 2016

The one single most effective action to improve safety at work Despite the complexity of the Work Health & Safety Laws and Regulations, the basic principle of legal compliance and improving safety at work is fairly simple. However, before we get into the technical side, we would like to share with you the one single, [...]

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