Culture Silences in Safety – Memes It is not unusual to receive responses from safety people that propose that an idea, research or presentation is ‘nonsense’. This quote from my post on Socialitie is … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Memes
Ritual Performance and Risk
Ritual Performance and Risk One of the by-products and effects of safety bureaucracy is the reduction of personal agency. That is, people are controlled by process, systems and rituals rather than by … [Read more...] about Ritual Performance and Risk
Asking Better Questions in Risk
Asking Better Questions in Risk I have written before about questioning skills: https://safetyrisk.net/questioning-skills-and-investigations/ … [Read more...] about Asking Better Questions in Risk
The Toxic Language of ‘Performance’ and Risk
The Toxic Language of ‘Performance’ and Risk image source The language of ‘performance’ as measured outcomes is toxicity for the humanization of persons. We see this exemplified in the recent report … [Read more...] about The Toxic Language of ‘Performance’ and Risk
OHS Compliance Puts Lives in Danger
OHS Compliance Puts Lives in Danger Further reading: Knowing When to Break the Rules Image Source 9 News reports that a Government Department admitted during the New South Wales flood inquiry … [Read more...] about OHS Compliance Puts Lives in Danger
Talking About Teams
Talking About Teams Next in the video series on Safety Silences (https://vimeo.com/user/57711103/folder/10215280 ) is a discussion about teams. Whilst there is much discussion in safety about teams, … [Read more...] about Talking About Teams
The Art of Active Listening in Risk
The Art of Active Listening in Risk I have written before about the importance of listening over telling in risk: https://safetyrisk.net/listening-to-the-symbols-of-christmas/ … [Read more...] about The Art of Active Listening in Risk
Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety
Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety The article is a bit longer than usual and if you would prefer to download a copy for future reference then you can DOWNLOAD HERE: … [Read more...] about Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety
You Market What You Believe in Safety
You Market What You Believe in Safety The marketing of safety is one of the ways the industry of safety ensures it will never be professional. How strange that when Safety wants to say something it … [Read more...] about You Market What You Believe in Safety
The Noise of Safety Leadership
The Noise of Safety Leadership Do a YouTube search on ‘The Next Age in Safety Leadership’ and see what you get, the same old stuff that is not about leadership, new age nor about safety. Let’s have a … [Read more...] about The Noise of Safety Leadership
