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 […]
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 […]
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Proving Safety
One of the best safety articles I’ve read on Linkedin in a long, long time. By Greg Smith and first published here: https://www.waylandlegal.com.au/blog/proving-safety Proving Safety Here is an interesting question. What would safety management look like in your organisation if you did not have to “prove” it? Would you still make your workers do Take […]
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Heinrich’s Propaganda
Guest post by one of the USA based students in The Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk (CLLR) online program https://cllr.com.au/online-courses-overseas-students/ Heinrich’s Propaganda Virtually everyone that works in the safety industry has seen and is familiar with “The Hienrich pyramid”. The pyramid, and its underlying ideology, permeates virtually every employer’s health and safety program. […]
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Safety Geeks Sexy Calendar
Safety Geeks Sexy Calendar 2018 Perfect Xmas gift for the Safety Geek in your life. 2018 Calendar Available Here
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Paper Safe
Paper Safe By Greg Smith. First published here: https://www.waylandlegal.com.au/blog/paper-safe I am happy to announce my new book, Paper Safe: the triumph of bureaucracy in safety management is available. It seems to me that at some point health and safety management has lost its way. Rather than being concerned about protecting workers and others from the […]
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Researchers Reveal the Top 10 Most Effective Safety Slogans Of All Time
Researchers Reveal the Top 10 Most Effective Safety Slogans Of All Time Using a new iphone app, a team of social psychology experts has analysed every meaningless aphorism and every condescending platitude ever displayed in the workplace to come up with a list of the most effective safety slogans of all time. Research project leader, […]
