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Essential Elements for a Safety Strategy

March 27, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Essential Elements for a Safety Strategy

The place to start with any strategy is with ethos. Unless one knows the driving philosophy of the people and organisation (ontology), it is likely any strategy will just be much more than a pragmatic quest for more of the same. BTW, most … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: 1% safer, Robert Long Tagged With: 1% safer, ethos, safety strategy

1% Safer than What?

March 26, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

1% Safer than What?

imageI was told today there is now something called ‘the 1% safer movement’, really? What is this industry that frames everything by a number? What is this psychosis with numbers? (https://safetyrisk.net/its-always-a-number/) and what does this mean? If I am 1% safer now than I … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: 1% safer, It Works, one percent safer

Oh no! Safety has been Here!

March 26, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 5 Comments

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 … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: Playground Safety, Safety Signs

The Imagination and Curiosity in Risk

March 24, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

The Imagination and Curiosity in Risk

imageThere 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 making. Being interested in imagination, creativity, … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: curiosity, zero vision

Injury Rates and the Danger of Eating Sultanas

March 23, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Injury Rates and the Danger of Eating Sultanas

imageWe read recently of the rise in car crashes In Australia caused by eating sultanas. Of course you have to laugh because this is the same binary logic that dominates the safety industry as a reality, driven by Zero.

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