Why Do Anything About Injuries When You Can Pretend to Take Action Instead? by Phil La Duke. First published on his blog HERE Safety is not a humanitarian effort. We all know the story of the days of yore when the loss of life—from building the pyramids to building the Brooklyn Bridge—was just the cost […]
Behaviour Based Safety
The Curse of Behaviourism
The Curse of Behaviourism One of the greatest curses inflicted on the industry of safety is the toxicity of behaviourism. Behaviourism is that 1940s ideology that constructed the human being as machine, as the sum of inputs and outputs. Nothing could be further from reality. Behaviourism constructs a false world that views humans as objects […]
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Actions in ‘Bad Faith’
Actions in ‘Bad Faith’ Dan Petersen writes at the start of Chapter 8 in Human-Error Reduction and Safety Management (p. 109): ‘The decision to err, or to work unsafely, is often a very logical choice that is made either consciously or unconsciously by the worker.’ Of course this is a non-sense, many actions we take […]
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THE DERELICTION OF BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY
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 […]
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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 […]
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Transformational Safety – The Swindle Continues
Transformational Safety – The Swindle Continues….. Recent article by Phil La Duke on his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/ Phil Says: Last week while speaking at the National Safety Council’s Annual Expo and Congress I discovered an alarming trend. A veritable who’s who of BBS proponents have seemingly rebranded their offerings as as "transformational safety". The question isn’t […]
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Trust Me When It Comes To Unsafe Behaviours and Process Improvements
A few interesting recent articles by Phil LaDuke on his blog: http://philladuke.wordpress.com/ A message from Phil: I am still struggling to gain readership of my blog that I lost when I abandoned the Rockford Greene International blog (RIP). I hope that if you find this piece valuable you will help me promote my blog by […]
