Adverse Events: Eliminate or Anticipate? Blog by George Stavrou. Submitted as part of his assessment in Unit 5 of the Diploma in Social Psychology of Risk at The Centre For Leadership and Learning in Risk In an endeavour to assist organisations better manage risk, the safety industry have designed various assessment tools to identify likely sources […]
People are not Rats–Moving Beyond Behaviour Based Safety
Interesting article by Clive Lloyd – first published here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-rats-moving-beyond-behaviour-based-safety-clive-lloyd People are not Rats–Moving Beyond Behaviour Based Safety You are entitled to your opinions – you are not entitled to your own facts! Lately it seems empirical evidence, peer-reviewed research and being guided by experts has given way to mere opinions and (to use the […]
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Real Risk – Free Download
Real Risk – Free Download Well, here is a gift from Dr Long to you for 2019, a free download of book three in the series on risk – Real Risk, Human Discerning and Risk. Enter your details for the free download here: https://www.humandymensions.com/product/real-risk/ After the absurd fear associated with empty toilet rolls (https://safetyrisk.net/toilet-roll-safety/) it […]
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In Defence of Risk Heat Maps
This one certainly caught out the Safety Crusaders who proved they don’t read much past the headline. Those who understand risk will have a little chuckle. Written by David Vose and first published here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/defence-risk-heat-maps-david-vose/ In Defence of Risk Heat Maps In recent years, heat maps – a very popular and central tool for the […]
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Due Diligence Workshop Sydney 20,21 February 2019
Due Diligence Workshop Sydney 20,21 February 2019 Don’t miss your opportunity to join in on the Due Diligence Workshop with Dr Rob Long and Greg Smith on 20,21 February in Sydney. You can register here: https://cllr.com.au/product/due-diligence-workshop-unit-13/ This highly successful workshop makes plain what Due Diligence is all about and dispels myths that abound about formulas, […]
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How Many Safety People Know What Schadenfreude Means?
How Many Safety People Know What Schadenfreude Means? From the Oxford Dictionary: NOUN Pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. ‘a business that thrives on Schadenfreude’ ‘a frisson of Schadenfreude’ Origin: German Schadenfreude, from Schaden ‘harm’ + Freude ‘joy’. If you waste any time on LinkedIn then you would realise that the posts that […]
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Safety Hits a Snag
Safety Hits a Snag The media and social media in Australia recently lit up over the overcooked Bunnings directive that sausage sizzle volunteers must place onions beneath the sausages in order to prevent slips and falls in their stores – supported by the trite platitude that safety is their “number one priority”. Funny that Bunnings […]
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Letting Go of Safety, Differently
Letting Go of Safety, Differently Criticisms of the work of Robert Long and the Social Psychology of Risk (and “Safety Differently”), by people obviously frustrated with orthodox safety (Safety 1), include that it is: too “fluffy”; too academic; doesn’t come with a step by step instruction manual or checklist on how to implement it; and, […]
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New Social Psychology of Risk Website
New Social Psychology of Risk Website The Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) has a new website and home: https://spor.com.au/ This complements the workplace risk and safety training website Human Dymensions (HD): https://www.humandymensions.com/ and the academic studies website The Centre for the Leadership and Learning in Risk (CLLR) https://cllr.com.au/ All three websites are integrated across practical, […]
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Due Diligence Workshops Oversubscribed
Due Diligence Workshops Oversubscribed If you are looking to attend the Due Diligence Workshop on 28,29 November 2018 (https://cllr.com.au/product/due-diligence-workshop-unit-13/) with Dr Rob Long and Greg Smith in Sydney there are no more places. The enrolment is ‘choc a block’ so we may run another workshop early in the New Year. Following on from the successful […]
