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Zero ‘Arm

June 28, 2023 by Admin 2 Comments

Zero ‘Arm  Potato Head Mr Safety Potato demonstrating the balancing act of “Zero Arm” with two of our awesome authors Gabrielle Carlton and Robert Sams. This photo was taken today during Unit 4 of the Social Psychology of Risk Grad Cert in the High Reliability Organisation. It is very cold Canberra … [Read more...] about Zero ‘Arm

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: psychology of risk, zero arm

Human Dymensions Newsletter–October 2014

June 28, 2023 by Admin Leave a Comment

Human Dymensions Newsletter–October 2014 Book Launch 21 November 2014   DOWNLOAD THE FLYER WITH CONTACT LINKS Follow-Leading in Risk Launch Flyer RSVP: Email Brad Markham Rob and Craig are pleased to invite you to the launch of book 4 in the series on risk. The details of the book … [Read more...] about Human Dymensions Newsletter–October 2014

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Wicked Problems Tagged With: humam dymensions, Newsletter

What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths?

June 28, 2023 by Admin 1 Comment

What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths? Safety people often lament: “why do they take short cuts?”, “why do they ignore signs?”, “why cant they follow procedures?”, “why do they disable safety features?” – Simple answer: Because they are human! A more complex answer may be found in “Risk … [Read more...] about What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths?

Filed Under: Risk Homeostasis, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: desire paths, risk homeostasis

Happy New Year for 2021 and Theme

June 28, 2023 by Admin Leave a Comment

Happy New Year for 2021 and Theme As this is the first CLLR Newsletter for 2021, let me take this opportunity to wish you all the best for a fulfilling 2021. Our last newsletter was in October 2020. The theme for this newsletter is Gaslighting and the risks associated with its destructive … [Read more...] about Happy New Year for 2021 and Theme

Filed Under: CLLR, Robert Long, Safety News Tagged With: gaslighting

Humanising Workplace Health and Safety Management

June 28, 2023 by Admin Leave a Comment

Humanising Workplace Health and Safety Management Well who would have thought……….Safe Work Australia invited Dr Rob Long to take part in this ‘radical’ safety seminar – I am sure it would have created a good deal of cognitive dissonance for some of their regular listeners!! Summary of the seminar, … [Read more...] about Humanising Workplace Health and Safety Management

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: cognitive dissonance, safety seminar

Free Talking Book Download – Risky Conversations

June 28, 2023 by Admin Leave a Comment

Free Talking Book Download – Risky Conversations For the many people who have appreciated the 22 video series in Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk you will now be pleased to know that the book is now a free talking book. You can download mp3 files freely: podcast or listen in … [Read more...] about Free Talking Book Download – Risky Conversations

Filed Under: Free Safety Stuff, Robert Long, Safety Books Tagged With: free ebook, risky conversations

Study Reveals an Unexpected Side Effect of Traffic Safety Messages

June 28, 2023 by Admin 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: Risk Homeostasis, Road Safety Tagged With: safety messages, traffic safety

Making a Difference in Safety

June 28, 2023 by Admin 21 Comments

Making a Difference in Safety By Shayne Connolly – one of our new Awesome Authors If you are like me you started in safety because you liked talking to people, you felt like you could help people understand but most of all you thought you could make a difference. Seven years now in a variety of … [Read more...] about Making a Difference in Safety

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Safety Culture, Safety Professional Tagged With: making a difference, systems

My thoughts during a walk in the Forests in Vienna

June 28, 2023 by Admin 2 Comments

Safety Reflections by guest writer, Brian Darlington I had decided to take a walk on Saturday through Vienna with the focus on semiotics and how the signs and symbols reflected the culture that we experience in the city. However, my mind wondered off this objective as I took a right turn and walked … [Read more...] about My thoughts during a walk in the Forests in Vienna

Filed Under: Semiotics, Social Psychology of Risk

Ways in Which the Workplace Harms Us

June 28, 2023 by Admin Leave a Comment

Ways in Which the Workplace Harms Us 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/   There is an old phrase, “No man is an island”, that expresses the idea that human … [Read more...] about Ways in Which the Workplace Harms Us

Filed Under: CLLR, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: Taylorism

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