Humanising Safety and Embracing Real Risk
Real Risk for Real LifeThe problems of death and time lay at the heart of all religious consciousness. This is why Risk and Safety are fundamentally religious activities. Risk and Safety are all about ‘risk from’ and ‘safety to’. Risk and Safety are about freedom from death which is inevitable in time. Anything else is the denial of mortality, finitude, vulnerability and fallibility. Talking as … [Continue reading...] about Real Risk for Real Life
Indicators of RiskI often get sent presentations and training formats from safety people seeking my expertise on improvement, learning design and critique of safety presentations.One thing safety people are not educated in is teaching, curriculum and learning. Amazing how the industry throws safety people in front of the bus and expects them to design and deliver learning experiences without … [Continue reading...] about Indicators of Risk
The Beaconsfield Leadership WorkshopThe subject of the Beaconsfield Crisis has been raised on occasions during the campaign for the approaching Australian election (Federal election 2019: Bill Shorten meets 'real hero' of Beaconsfield mine disaster ). A great deal of mythology created by the media surrounds the crisis, much of it is simply untrue. Much of the reporting in the media raises the … [Continue reading...] about The Beaconsfield Leadership Workshop
I Have the Power, I’m a Safety HeroI try to avoid attending safety conferences as much as I can as I find them depressing and lacking vision. Each time I am compelled to go I am never surprised by the kind of delusional stuff believed by the industry. The worst is the myth of the safety hero. Recently I had to attend a conference and I didn’t have to wait long till out came the same … [Continue reading...] about I Have the Power, I’m a Safety Hero
Evidence, Proof and Paperwork in SafetyI was with a client yesterday and all the nonsense safety mythology surfaced the moment I suggested that they not record certain acts and activities. The anxiety hit the roof, ‘but Rob how can we ‘prove’ we undertook the activity and how can we prove its effectiveness?’ Great question but the answer is not in more paperwork. Producing paperwork in itself is … [Continue reading...] about Evidence, Proof and Paperwork in Safety
