An interesting article by Sydney Dekker, first published here by SafetyDifferently THE ORIGINAL HEARTS AND MINDS CAMPAIGN, AND THE DERELICTION OF BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY In 1960, shortly after his election, President Kennedy asked Robert McNamara to become secretary of defense in his new cabinet. McNamara, known as a star and a whiz-kid, had been president of […]
Behaviour Based Safety
The Emperor has no Clothes – Beyond Behaviour-Based Safety
A great, resurrected article by Clive Lloyd who says: Almost two years since I shared this piece, and I’m quite heartened by how things have changed in the "safety" space during that time. A movement towards Care rather than compliance, and trust-building rather than fear-based approaches seems to be evident. Thanks to the pioneering work […]
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Reflection Based Safety
We’ve published a few articles about the importance of reflection on safety and risk (see the links below). If you Google “safety reflection” then you are likely to find our blog and a few sites selling retro reflective hi-viz clothing! I certainly didn’t expect to come across another safety blog article about it but SCM […]
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Is BBS Credible?
Is Behavior Based Safety (BBS) Credible? or, ‘Don’t Mention the War’ Another controversial little gem by Dr Robert Long – If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” – click on image to read precise The sixth […]
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Lets Try Sense Based Safety
Lets Try Sense Based Safety By Phil La Duke on his blog – READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE Phil shares our same concerns over the proliferation of silver bullet, snake oil and the “next big thing” salesmen and reminds us of the 10 absolute truths about safety – GOLD! Extract: I belong to 50 […]
