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Heretical, Unorthodox and Sacrilegious Safety

July 6, 2025 by Admin 10 Comments

Heretical, Unorthodox and Sacrilegious Safety I was training with some people the other day and we had been going about 50 minutes when the GM sitting up the front asked ‘Isn’t this heretical stuff’? I replied ‘it would be if safety was a religion’. The next question soon came from an engineer up … [Read more...] about Heretical, Unorthodox and Sacrilegious Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: religion, Safety, social psychology

The Fallible Factor and What to Do About It

July 6, 2025 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

One of my favourites from the archives: The Fallible Factor and What to Do About It Being fallible doesn’t mean one is inevitably stupid, lazy, greedy or weak, there are as many advantages to being human and fallible as there are limitations. No one should want humans to be robotic - this would … [Read more...] about The Fallible Factor and What to Do About It

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, comsulation, conversation, habits, heuristics, human fallibility, humans, risky activities, Safety

Hiding Harm in the Name of Safety

July 6, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the best ways to hide harm is to campaign (propaganda) as the premier safety organisation in the world. The best way to do this is, to make up things like zero harm and the Bradley Curve to mask what is really going on. In safety where critical thinking is discouraged, marketing rules, … [Read more...] about Hiding Harm in the Name of Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: harm, PFAS

Never Question the Zero Vision of Zero

July 6, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The road toll is now at its highest for 15 years (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/road-death-toll-rises-to-15-year-high/105448142?) and what discourse has been common over that time in all state departments of road safety? Zero! Of course, zero is just a number, right? It’s just an … [Read more...] about Never Question the Zero Vision of Zero

Filed Under: Road Safety, Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: vision zero

Grenfell Uncovered, But Don’t Blame Anyone

July 6, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

If you get a chance to watch Grenfell Uncovered do so. The documentary tells the story of neglect, corruption, greed, incompetence, negligence and intentional unethical conduct by executives (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37024060/) that led to the deaths of 72 people. The fire started by an … [Read more...] about Grenfell Uncovered, But Don’t Blame Anyone

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: blame, grenfell fire, HOP

The Liars Bench – Heart to Heart and Soul to Soul

July 2, 2025 by Admin 6 Comments

by Billy Snead Frank M. Hohenberger (American, 1876–1963) The Liars’ Bench The Liars Bench – Heart to Heart and Soul to Soul The “liars’ bench” has deep roots in American folk culture, especially in rural communities across the Midwest and South. It wasn’t just a place to sit—it was a … [Read more...] about The Liars Bench – Heart to Heart and Soul to Soul

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk

Register for Free SPoR Module on Culture – Starting 9 July 2025

July 2, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The next free module being offered by CLLR (https://cllr.com.au/) is on Culture. Places are limited to 50 places and we already have 15 registrations. So, if you want to learn about culture you can register here: admin@spor.com.au The free module will work through the book 51 Stories in … [Read more...] about Register for Free SPoR Module on Culture – Starting 9 July 2025

Filed Under: Free Safety Stuff, Safety Culture Tagged With: culture cloud

A Podcast with Dylan Evans

June 23, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

It was delightful this week to have a chat with Dylan Evans author of Risk Intelligence, How to Live With Uncertainty, Emotion, The Science of Sentiment and The Utopia Experiment. You can find the conversation on Spotify here: … [Read more...] about A Podcast with Dylan Evans

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: dylan evans, risk intelligence

Is Complacency Evil?

June 15, 2025 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

Republished by request...... Is Complacency Evil? Lots of words are thrown around the safety sector with little definition. Everyone seems to know what everyone else is thinking and yet there is little clarification. The word ‘culture’ is perhaps the best example of an overused but under-defined … [Read more...] about Is Complacency Evil?

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: complacency, leadership, safety culture, satisficing

Risk Homeostasis Presentation

June 15, 2025 by Admin 27 Comments

Risk Homeostasis Presentation VIDEO With much trepidation I have decided to put it out there…….. my presentation on Risk Homeostasis for Unit 1 of Graduate Certificate in Social Psychology. The video was recorded and edited brilliantly by Rick Long (more of his work here) See it here: Dave Collins … [Read more...] about Risk Homeostasis Presentation

Filed Under: Risk Homeostasis, Safety Training, Semiotics Tagged With: post graduate program, risk homeostasis

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