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Hello, I’m on the gravy train

October 18, 2020 by Bernard Corden Leave a Comment

Hello, I’m on the gravy train Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards Aldous Huxley At the turn of the millennium the Australian federal government under John Howard embarked on a sinister sociopolitical and economic crusade to emasculate and … [Read more...] about Hello, I’m on the gravy train

Filed Under: Bernard Corden, critical thinking, Psychosocial Safety Tagged With: gravy train

Bridge over troubled water

October 7, 2020 by Bernard Corden 1 Comment

Bridge over troubled water When darkness comes and pain is all around Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Simon and Garfunkel Bridges are a fascinating and dynamic piece of infrastructure that link communities and open regions to opportunity. A successful collaboration between … [Read more...] about Bridge over troubled water

Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Construction Safety, Psychosocial Safety Tagged With: west gate bridge

The Brady Bunch

September 30, 2020 by Bernard Corden 3 Comments

The Brady Bunch Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn! Robert Burns Welcome to the Australian Hinstitute of Heinrich and Skinner fake newsletter for October 2020. This special edition coincides with National Safe Work Month and commemorates several notorious disasters, which … [Read more...] about The Brady Bunch

Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Psychosocial Safety Tagged With: Dreamworld

The big ship sails on the ally ally o

September 26, 2020 by Bernard Corden 1 Comment

The big ship sails on the ally ally o On the 27th September 1994 the MS Estonia cruise ferry departed from Tallinn in Estonia carrying almost one thousand passengers and crew on its scheduled overnight voyage to Stockholm in Sweden across the Baltic Sea. Weather conditions were described as … [Read more...] about The big ship sails on the ally ally o

Filed Under: Bernard Corden Tagged With: MA Estonia

Deportee

September 25, 2020 by Bernard Corden 3 Comments

Deportee Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear George Orwell On 28th January 1948, a Douglas Aircraft Corporation DC3 chartered by US Immigration Services crashed at Los Gatos canyon near Coalinga in California. There were no survivors and the casualties included … [Read more...] about Deportee

Filed Under: Bernard Corden Tagged With: seasonal workers

There’s a man goin’ around taking names

September 16, 2020 by Bernard Corden 6 Comments

There’s a man goin’ around taking names Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him? Anthony Burgess Most global corporate behemoths, especially American transnationals with militaristic command and control organisational structures are advocates of behaviourism. … [Read more...] about There’s a man goin’ around taking names

Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Psychosocial Safety Tagged With: behaviourism

Wages of fear – Le salaire de la peur

September 6, 2020 by Bernard Corden 7 Comments

Wages of fear - Le salaire de la peur Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable Simone de Beauvoir Wages of fear is a critically acclaimed classic suspense movie starring Yves Montand. It is based on a French novel by George Arnuad entitled Le salaire de la peur, which was … [Read more...] about Wages of fear – Le salaire de la peur

Filed Under: Bernard Corden Tagged With: greed, Oil and Gas Industry

Siri Safety – Bits and Pieces

August 12, 2020 by Bernard Corden Leave a Comment

Siri Safety - Bits and Pieces Everybody knows the deal is rotten, Old Black Joe’s still pickin’ cotton Leonard Cohen This article features extracts from the latest edition of my ebook entitled How Grim Was My Valley - The Great Safety Charade, which is available as free download at HERE The … [Read more...] about Siri Safety – Bits and Pieces

Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Covid-19

Everybody knows

July 13, 2020 by Bernard Corden 1 Comment

Everybody knows the deal is rotten, Old Black Joe’s still pickin’ cotton Leonard Cohen Rampant and unfettered neoliberalism, casino capitalism or free market fundamentalism has seen an alarming increase in the perception of regulatory capture and symptoms are evident amongst most federal and state … [Read more...] about Everybody knows

Filed Under: Bernard Corden Tagged With: regulation

One flew over the cuckoo’s nest

July 6, 2020 by Bernard Corden 5 Comments

We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it George Orwell Welcome to the latest edition of the Australian Institute of Heinrich & Skinner fake newsletter following the resounding success of the recent online national conference with its enigmatic theme of … [Read more...] about One flew over the cuckoo’s nest

Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Safety Satire

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