Dave Whitefield

November 19, 2019November 15, 2019

I’m Concerned That We Can’t See The Safety Forest For The Safety Trees

Acknowledgement- This article draws heavily on the concepts of Dr Rob Long, and particularly his work on safety needing to take a transdisciplinary approach. A great article on this can be viewed here. I don't think it's a stretch… Read the rest

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018

Building Cultural Maturity in Safety and Risk

Building Cultural Maturity in Safety and Risk Introduction – The Culture Paradox Culture represents a paradox for many organisations. While most people can readily comment on it (it’s good/bad, supportive/toxic, weak/strong), few can meaningfully define it. Common attempts tend to… Read the rest

July 1, 2016July 25, 2016

Dumber Ways To Promote Safety

Dumber Ways To Promote Safety Metro Los Angeles have just released a collection of short videos aimed at improving safety around their rail network. They are being likened to the Victorian Metro’s “Dumb Ways to Die” campaign in the way… Read the rest

June 23, 2016July 25, 2016

What If I Valued People And Not Safety?

What If I Valued People And Not Safety? When organisations say that their number one priority is safety, it can have some unexpected outcomes. Setting, and stating, organisational priorities and values is a wicked problem to begin with. Nothing is… Read the rest

April 2, 2015May 2, 2015

So I was thinking about learning and risk the other day…

So I was thinking about learning and risk the other day… It may be that the traditional language of risk elimination leads to a discourse that eliminates learning... For me learning and risk are inextricably intertwined. I can’t learn a… Read the rest