Deconstruction and Reconstruction for Safety The discipline of Social Psychology has a unique evolution that emerges out of the disciplines of: Critical Theory, Cultural Theory, Semiotics, Poetics, Social Politics, Ethics, Post-Structuralism, Neo-Marxism, Education, Dialectics, Discourse Analysis, … [Read more...] about Deconstruction and Reconstruction for Safety
The Politics of Safety Legitimization
The Politics of Safety Legitimization It is always interesting to watch commercial TV run these Top 10 shows as if they are an assessment of worth or value. When ratings seem to be low, out they trot with some ‘Top 10 Movies of all time’ or ‘Top 10 fails of all time’ etc. Then the show draws … [Read more...] about The Politics of Safety Legitimization
An Ethic in Error for Safety
An Ethic in Error for Safety The mistakes quadrant below is similar to the Unknown Knows quadrant or any other Johari window semiotic that seeks to understand something. Generally one names the criteria one wants along the x and y axis to explain various differentiations on a topic. The window … [Read more...] about An Ethic in Error for Safety
The Fallacy of Marginal Gains and Nudges
The Fallacy of Marginal Gains and Nudges One of the characteristics of safety marketing is the continual clutching at straws to motivate and move people towards safety. We see this in the endless campaigns for: pickles, Mums for Safety, Hazardman, meerkats, sexy sofie etc.. It seems anything is … [Read more...] about The Fallacy of Marginal Gains and Nudges
Oh no! Safety has been Here!
Oh no! Safety has been Here! There’s nothing quite like that sinking feeling when you are inadvertently assaulted by the crusade of Safety. Just when you thought you were free to learn, discover, play and relax, you get confronted yet again by the Safety monster. It seems Safety lurks in every … [Read more...] about Oh no! Safety has been Here!
The Imagination and Curiosity in Risk
The Imagination and Curiosity in Risk There is nothing in the risk and safety literature that tackles the power of the imagination, dreaming, curiosity or the unconscious. Combined, these faculties, capabilities and intuitive heuristics take us into alternate states of knowing, being and decision … [Read more...] about The Imagination and Curiosity in Risk
Believe the Impossible and Speak Nonsense to People
Believe the Impossible and Speak Nonsense to People The next comedy moment is brought to you by zero vision, Hans-Horst Konkolewsky — President International ORP Foundation, Vision Zero Ambassador (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=preheDbNb1Y). Just listen to the language: · ‘Young movement’ · … [Read more...] about Believe the Impossible and Speak Nonsense to People
Moving Away From Zero so that Safety Improves
Moving Away From Zero so that Safety Improves One of the strongest emotions in safety is anxiety, this is evidenced in the fixation with zero and slogans like ‘all accidents are preventable’. What results from the binary ideology of zero and slogans like this is a culture of: blaming, punishing … [Read more...] about Moving Away From Zero so that Safety Improves
It Works! A New Approach to Risk and Safety
It Works! A New Approach to Risk and Safety Global Book Launch We are proud to announce the publication of the 10th book in the series on the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR). The book is entitled It Works! A New Approach to Risk and Safety. You can purchase the book HERE This is the fourth … [Read more...] about It Works! A New Approach to Risk and Safety
A Safety Sense of Ethics
A Safety Sense of Ethics I note with amusement the AIHS attempt at tackling Ethics following its disastrous foray into the discipline of Ethics in the Body of Knowledge (https://safetyrisk.net/the-aihs-bok-and-ethics-check-your-gut/ ). I note too the Canadian Society for Safety Engineering (CSSE) … [Read more...] about A Safety Sense of Ethics