It is rather remarkable what is expected of the average safety person in the workplace. They are expected to be all things to all people yet don’t have a generalist education or safety curriculum that prepares them for the job. I wrote many years ago that the safety curriculum requires reform … [Read more...] about The Safety Generalist, Without a Generalist Education
No ‘Natural Instinct’ To Harm
The foundation of the Bradley Curve is that humans have a ‘natural instinct’ to harm. Only Safety could project something so false and still believe it. The opposite is the case. We all know ‘instinct’ as an innate disposition. It’s how all animals are ‘hard wired’. The genome whether in a … [Read more...] about No ‘Natural Instinct’ To Harm
Culture Cloud Tour – Myths Symbols Semiotics and Religion
‘I’ve never seen an industry more religious than the Risk and Safety industry, Particularly because the nature of saving lives is a form of soteriology’ Salvation Theology; An introduction to Soteriology by Joseph Thomas Soteriology: The fundamental idea contained in the English … [Read more...] about Culture Cloud Tour – Myths Symbols Semiotics and Religion
Safety Performance and Measurement
11 minutes on why I think trying to measure safety performance typically ends up creating far more negative trade-offs than positive. … [Read more...] about Safety Performance and Measurement
The False Claims of the Bradley Curve
The false claims of the Bradley Curve are so blatant, you shouldn’t need any help to tear its nonsense to shreds. However, I was sent this video from someone today who asked for help to understand it. It is so sad that so many in safety are conned by propaganda and false claims. So, let’s … [Read more...] about The False Claims of the Bradley Curve
Unconscious Messaging and Zero Trust
It is strange how people think messaging works. Imagine trying to tell people to trust in your strategy that is about ‘zero trust’. I saw this advertised yesterday and wondered who thought this up? The logic of this marketing is to trust in zero trust. Such marketing makes language … [Read more...] about Unconscious Messaging and Zero Trust
The Wisdom of Semiotics, Myth and Poetics in Risk
In my study I have figure of a monkey holding a bottle of wine: See Figure 1. Money and Wine. Figure 1. Monkey and Wine The wine bottle bears the image of Ned Kelly and serves as a reminder of the many myths that have been created about him. The semiotics of New Kelly can be found … [Read more...] about The Wisdom of Semiotics, Myth and Poetics in Risk
Gab & Rob Talking Risk
Two of our authors Gab Carlton and Rob Sams have put their heads together and started their own series of short video blogs to go along with their regular articles. Gab & Rob are part of the gang who are doing the post graduate program in social psychology and risk through ACU … [Read more...] about Gab & Rob Talking Risk
Spot the Spin and the Myths of AI
Robots and AI do not ‘learn’. There is no individual and independent movement in a computer that senses its own ‘body’. Indeed, robots and AI have no body, no nerve endings, no consciousness or feelings necessary to ‘know’ and ‘understand’ the emotions of another. Yet, this is what is projected by … [Read more...] about Spot the Spin and the Myths of AI
Safety Under Stress
Stress is a part of living, the pressure of being a fallible being in a complex world is stressful, but is stress bad? In what ways are humans stressed and how does this affect the discerning of risk and safety? There are four kinds of stress and each affects humans socially, psychologically, … [Read more...] about Safety Under Stress
