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Peter Ribbe

Is there “Common Sense” in safety?

July 16, 2015 by Peter Ribbe 1 Comment

Is there “Common Sense” in safety? When an accident or incident occurs in a work place, one of the first things one hears are statements like, he has no common sense or he should have used his common … [Read more...] about Is there “Common Sense” in safety?

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: common sense

Who wants to be a safety professional?

April 5, 2015 by Peter Ribbe 24 Comments

Who wants to be a safety professional? I have been following a trail of conversations on Linkedin in the SIA Group. There is a big push on to have safety people gain accreditation, and I have to ask … [Read more...] about Who wants to be a safety professional?

Filed Under: Safety Professional Tagged With: accreditation of safety, safety professional, sia

Behavioural Adjustment–Conditioning Humans to Safety

March 27, 2015 by Peter Ribbe 11 Comments

Behavioural Adjustment–Conditioning Humans to Safety New Ebook by Peter Ribbe who says: I would like to credit Dr. Robert Long (Human Dymensions) With turning on the little lightbulb above my head … [Read more...] about Behavioural Adjustment–Conditioning Humans to Safety

Filed Under: Peter Ribbe, Psychological Safety, Safe Behaviours Tagged With: behaviour, conditioning, Safety

The Zero Harm Ethos

March 7, 2015 by Peter Ribbe 4 Comments

The Zero Harm Ethos Guest post by Peter Ribbe I have long been involved with safety; as such my aim is the prevention of workers harming themselves, with emphasis on the word aim. Unfortunately it … [Read more...] about The Zero Harm Ethos

Filed Under: Peter Ribbe, Zero Harm Tagged With: ethos, rob long, Zero Harm

Free Ebook–Risk Unplugged

February 12, 2015 by Peter Ribbe Leave a Comment

Free Ebook – Risk Unplugged Latest Ebook by Peter Ribbe (see the series of Ebooks by Peter here) Authors Note* This booklet is not about Risk Management or Hazard Analysis, it is written in order … [Read more...] about Free Ebook–Risk Unplugged

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Free Ebook – When Is Safety Too Much Safety?

March 16, 2014 by Peter Ribbe 2 Comments

When Is Safety Too Much Safety? A tongue in cheek look into our daily safety Latest free Safety Ebook by Peter Ribbe. Peter’s Ebooks have proven very popular for their conciseness and practicality – … [Read more...] about Free Ebook – When Is Safety Too Much Safety?

Filed Under: Peter Ribbe, Safety Books Tagged With: safety awareness, safety ebook, Safety Overkill, too much safety

Safety Ebook–Drilling Down Into Hazards and Risk

March 16, 2014 by Peter Ribbe Leave a Comment

Safety Ebook–Drilling Down Into Hazards and Risk - Low Probability/High Consequence (LPHC) Latest free Safety Ebook by Peter Ribbe. Peter’s Ebooks have proven very popular for their conciseness … [Read more...] about Safety Ebook–Drilling Down Into Hazards and Risk

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More Free Safety Ebooks by Peter Ribbe

March 6, 2014 by Peter Ribbe Leave a Comment

More Free Safety Ebooks by Peter Ribbe DOWNLOAD PETER’S OTHER FREE SAFETY EBOOKS FROM HERE SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING Much has been written about leadership training, and some good courses … [Read more...] about More Free Safety Ebooks by Peter Ribbe

Filed Under: Peter Ribbe, Safety Books Tagged With: eBooks, fire safety, safety Ebooks, safety leadership

Free Ebook–Chemical Handling and Storage

March 5, 2014 by Peter Ribbe Leave a Comment

Free Ebook–Chemical Handling and Storage Latest Free Ebook by Peter Ribbe – his others have proven to be very popular! They are the shortest, sweetest and most practical safety books I have seen for … [Read more...] about Free Ebook–Chemical Handling and Storage

Filed Under: Peter Ribbe, Safety Books Tagged With: chemical handling, chemical storage, Chemicals, peter ribbe, safety Ebooks

Free Ebook–Safety Awareness

March 2, 2014 by Peter Ribbe 2 Comments

Free Ebook – Safety Awareness A short and simple Ebook by Peter Ribbe Download Peter’s Other FREE EBOOKS HERE DOWNLOAD HERE: Introduction: In this eBook we look at the psychological aspect of … [Read more...] about Free Ebook–Safety Awareness

Filed Under: Peter Ribbe, Safety Books Tagged With: awareness, Free Safety Stuff, safety ebook

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