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Programming for Safety, the Performance Myth

April 4, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Programming for Safety, the Performance Myth The language of ‘performance’ in safety has over time, been decoupled from its real meaning. How humans ‘perform’ has been commandeered by behaviourism and scientism in safety by the meaningless pursuit of measurement. We see this typically in the … [Read more...] about Programming for Safety, the Performance Myth

Filed Under: 1% safer, Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: 1% safer, complacency, fallibility, neuroscience, performance, safety differently, technique

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 strategies and … [Read more...] about Essential Elements for a Safety Strategy

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

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