Clarity Enabled Many of our readers will know Andrew Thornhill, having either studied The Social Psychology of Risk with him or enjoyed the short series of videos he made recently with Matt Thorne and Dave Whitefield (see 3 Small Chat Rooms). You can read one of his recent contributions here: The … [Read more...] about Clarity Enabled
CLLR Quarterly Newsletter–June 2022
Theme – Imaginology The theme for this newsletter is Imaginology, the study of the imagination. This is such an important topic for the risk industry because so much of strategy, planning and tackling risk is about what can be imagined to happen. Such is the nature of a risk assessment. It’s so … [Read more...] about CLLR Quarterly Newsletter–June 2022
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 that life-saving help was withheld due to health and safety regulations. Government authorities … [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, groups and organizing, much is often poorly defined. Indeed, so often meaning is assumed in … [Read more...] about Talking About Teams
How to Test Your Risk IQ
How to Test Your Risk Intelligence Quotient Related articles: What is Your Risk iCue? Are You Risk Intelligent? Risk Intelligence and the Quest to Dumb Down Safety Risk Intelligence, Thinking and Decision Making Thanks to Hayden Collins (author of How is the unconscious in … [Read more...] about How to Test Your Risk IQ
The Last Thing Safety Needs is Champions
It seems that the regulators and peak bodies are again wheeling out these silly safety champion and pledging to be safe campaigns. We’ve seen it all before and this stuff just doesn't work. Safety needs humble, caring and empathetic humans – not safety champions and super heroes. Particularly … [Read more...] about The Last Thing Safety Needs is Champions
20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making
20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making Republished by request Thanks to Rob Long for sharing this – originally published here on Business Insider. Ever wondered why your decisions, risk assessments and incident investigations are not as objective as you may think? Rob Long defines … [Read more...] about 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making
Study Reveals an Unexpected Side Effect of Traffic Safety Messages
Interesting share from Brent Charlton. First Published Here: Science Alert Study Reveals an Unexpected Side Effect of Traffic Safety Messages CARLY CASSELLA - 24 APRIL 2022 Attention-grabbing signs that remind drivers of highway mortality can backfire in unexpected ways, according to a new … [Read more...] about Study Reveals an Unexpected Side Effect of Traffic Safety Messages
Humanising Leadership in Risk, Shifting the Focus from Objects to Persons
Humanising Leadership in Risk, Shifting the Focus from Objects to Persons We are delighted in the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) to launch the 15th book in the series on risk. This is the second book written by Brian Darlington with the first ‘It Works, A New Approach to Risk and Safety’ being … [Read more...] about Humanising Leadership in Risk, Shifting the Focus from Objects to Persons
Safety Culture Survey Tool
Safety Culture Survey Tool Please read some of the articles in our Safety Culture Silences series First We’ve written and published many articles about the importance of safety culture and how to sell safety (see them all here). Whilst we believe that safety culture is completely dependant on the … [Read more...] about Safety Culture Survey Tool
