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July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Questioning Skills and Investigations

It is unfortunate that the word ‘investigation’ in the risk and safety industry has come to mean ‘interrogation’. However, the word really just means a systematic enquiry and analysis. Perhaps this focus on interrogation comes from the idea that if… Read the rest

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

SHEeple STEMspeak

Q. Have you ever wanted to impress at a virtual safety conference or zoom webinar event? A. Subscribe to SHEeple STEMspeak* Just select any three-digit number and the corresponding buzzwords from the grid below:Examples: 473 – synchronized reciprocal timeframe 688… Read the rest

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

Coping With Paradox and Ambiguity in Safety

One of the temptations of working in safety is to portray a ‘wicked problem’ as black and white, simple and easy (https://safetyrisk.net/risk-and-safety-as-a-wicked-problem/ ). A wicked problem is any problem that cannot be ‘fixed’ or ‘solved’ and the more one attempts… Read the rest

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Safety as a Mysoginist Activity

Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne argues that misogyny is not about male hostility or hatred toward women — instead, it’s about controlling and punishing women who challenge male ideology. Misogyny rewards women who reinforce the status quo and punishes those… Read the rest

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

Kicking the Behaviourism Habit

A habit is something we do without thinking, if we know we are thinking of a behaviour as we do it, then it’s not a habit. The nature of habits and the human unconscious remains a mystery to the Discipline… Read the rest

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Questioning Skills and Investigations

SHEeple STEMspeak

Coping With Paradox and Ambiguity in Safety

Safety as a Mysoginist Activity

Kicking the Behaviourism Habit