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Sesame Street Safety
Sesame Street Safety Sesame Street was first broadcast in 1969, a TV show aimed to help preschool children prepare for schooling, particularly in literacy and numeracy. As I presented to safety advisors this week at a conference I was stunned that no one in the room (all highly experienced safety … [Read more...] about Sesame Street Safety
Safety sexism and misogyny looking for a scapegoat
It never takes long when Safety is on the case in seeking a scapegoat, to show its ideology immersed in sexism and misogyny: It has only been a few days and we already have safety crusaders on social media targeting the female Commander of the HMNZS Manawanui looking for ‘root cause’. We know … [Read more...] about Safety sexism and misogyny looking for a scapegoat
Semiotics and Safety
Semiotics and Safety I read with interest a conference proposed for November 2014 entitled ‘Beyond Zero Harm, Human Factors Safety’. The subtitle of the conference is ‘Humanising impacts in safety operations to reengineer safety approach for enhanced productivity and business profitability’. Oh … [Read more...] about Semiotics and Safety
Phenomenology: Appearance and Reality
By Simon Renatus Phenomenology[i] challenges traditional distinctions between appearance and reality by proposing that phenomena reveal reality directly. Rather than searching for a hidden truth behind appearances, phenomenology asserts that reality is embedded in how the world presents itself to … [Read more...] about Phenomenology: Appearance and Reality
Framing and Priming Investigations, The Manawanui Tragedy
The sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui demonstrates how traditional safety ‘frames’ and ‘primes’ investigations. Here we have reported by the Chief of Navy for New Zealand stating: ‘Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding said it was “too early to speculate” whether mechanical failure or human … [Read more...] about Framing and Priming Investigations, The Manawanui Tragedy
HOP is Traditional Safety
The best way to understand HOP is to see how HOP describes itself. Examine the language of the following: https://blog.intelex.com/2021/07/27/the-5-basic-principles-of-hop-human-and-organizational-performance/ The premise of HOP is the idea that human error is inevitable so perhaps … [Read more...] about HOP is Traditional Safety
The Phenomena of Risk Series
By Simon Renatus Sunday, 6 October 2024 12:35 PM I knew what they were looking for. “That’s very interesting, Simon, but it’s not what we’re after. We encourage e play, but the procedure clearly specifies an ICAM for this kind of incident, so can you please rework it in the correct form by close … [Read more...] about The Phenomena of Risk Series
Defining Safety by the Absence of Accidents, Injury and Harm
When you run a traditional safety movement off the back of 5 slogans with no articulated methodology or ethic, you’re bound to run into problems. For example: the slogan ‘when nothing happens, a lot is happening’, defines safety by the absence of accidents, injury, harm and error. This is just … [Read more...] about Defining Safety by the Absence of Accidents, Injury and Harm
SAFETY TOPICS FOR MANAGEMENT MEETINGS
Employee safety is the topic that must be permanently on the agenda of top managers. Below are some statements that can generate constructive discussions and align the management team to a common safety vision. Safety subjects to be discussed in your next management meeting: HAZARD. Under … [Read more...] about SAFETY TOPICS FOR MANAGEMENT MEETINGS