Guides & resources
Plain-English guides on the things clients ask us about most. No gates, no forms — read them, use them, call us if you want a hand.
Height safety design assessment
Score each roof task with an exposure-weighted risk matrix, work the hierarchy of controls in order, and print a Design Report. Runs in your browser, nothing is stored.
5-WHY investigation
Work each WHY with a validity test, name who leads and supports every action, set urgency, then print the record. There's more to it than meets the eye. Runs in your browser, nothing is stored.
AS 1657 compliance guide
What the standard covers, where access specifications fail, and how to fix them at design stage.
Recruitment guarantees explained
What a 90 day hire guarantee should cover, and why AI resume screening costs you good people.
Off the shelf systems vs built around you
Why template safety systems fail audits and get ignored, and what changes when technology does the admin.
What goes in a safety management system
The twelve elements a WHS system actually needs, what auditors check, and how to build it from the work you do.
Choosing a height safety designer
How to nail the scope before you engage installers, and why independence from the hardware matters.
What a SWMS actually needs
The eight things a Safe Work Method Statement has to do, and why a signature isn't proof anyone understood it.
What a crisis management plan needs
The six phases of a real crisis response, and why a forty page document won't run your team at 2am.
NSW Codes of Practice are now mandatory
Section 26A and what it does to the falls Code — for builders, building owners and workers on site.
Designing access under a mandatory Code
Has the test for a compliant height safety design been elevated, and what a defensible design package now contains.
The 5 WHY is gold
Old, simple and still the fastest way to a real root cause — the test on each level, and the three traps that kill most investigations.
Task management when you're drowning in lists
Why being busy still feels out of control, and how a simple task system beats another app full of features you never use.
What sets The Spec Hub apart
We spec for risk elimination, not for a product. Risk first, product second, independence always.
Powder coating an aluminium walkway
Why powder coating can quietly undo the slip rating, and what to ask for before it goes to site.