A Typical Safety eBulletin It is always amusing to receive safety newsletters and publications from associations and note the language/discourse used. The latest HSE mail out is typical. The leading story is about a free webinar to manage risk. When one learns to think critically one knows how … [Read more...] about A Typical Safety eBulletin
Due Diligence
Free Program on Due Diligence
We have decided to release for free the successful Due Diligence program. Due Diligence https://vimeo.com/showcase/4883640 This video series is the record of the Due Diligence Program conducted by Greg Smith and Dr Long - https://cllr.com.au/product/due-diligence-workshop-unit-13/ This … [Read more...] about Free Program on Due Diligence
Indicators of Risk
Indicators of Risk I often get sent presentations and training formats from safety people seeking my expertise on improvement, learning design and critique of safety presentations. One thing safety people are not educated in is teaching, curriculum and learning. Amazing how the industry throws … [Read more...] about Indicators of Risk
No Time to Walk, No Time for Conversation
No Time to Walk, No Time for Conversation I often get opportunity to chat to safety people about their work in safety. Many write to me about what they are expected to do by their organisations compared to what they think they should be doing. Most are caught up in excessive paperwork, needless … [Read more...] about No Time to Walk, No Time for Conversation
But We Have Safety Systems in Place
But We Have Safety Systems in Place One of the most successful myths of Safety is that one is protected by having systems in place. What we learned from Greg Smith in Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/risky-conversations/) was that … [Read more...] about But We Have Safety Systems in Place
The Safety Worldview and the Worldview of Safety, Testing Due Diligence
Following the World Congress on Safety and Health I begin to wonder just how more absurd the safety industry can become. It is clear from the Congress that safety is now the filter through which one views life rather than, life being the filter through which one views safety. When one gets such a … [Read more...] about The Safety Worldview and the Worldview of Safety, Testing Due Diligence
Due Diligence and Holistic Ergonomics Workshops
Perth Workshops 3-7 October 2022 Due Diligence and Holistic Ergonomics The highly successful Due Diligence program will be delivered in Perth on 3-5 October. This program delivered jointly by Greg Smith (author of Paper Safe) and Dr Rob Long is a program that sets the cat among the safety pigeons. … [Read more...] about Due Diligence and Holistic Ergonomics Workshops
Balancing Open and Closed Systems in Risk
Balancing Open and Closed Systems in Risk One of the lessons of Greg Smith’s book ‘Paper Safe’ is that completed systems in themselves are not an assurance of safety. Similarly, our series on Due Diligence (https://cllr.com.au/product/due-diligence-workshop-unit-13-elearning/ ) and resources … [Read more...] about Balancing Open and Closed Systems in Risk
All Risk is Subjective
The latest research confirms what SPoR has known for sometime, that all vision is subjective, objective vision is impossible (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-philosophy-lab-vision-impossible.html ), just as zero is impossible. Researchers at John Hopkins University found that it's impossible … [Read more...] about All Risk is Subjective
The Perils of Excessive Safety Management Systems
In a recent case of unfair dismissal in the Fair Work Commission (FWC 5004:2019 under commissioner Williams Perth 24 July 2019) we learn how creating onerous bureaucracy creates its own demons. The case of Wilson vs Boart Longyear demonstrates how the creation of onerous safety management … [Read more...] about The Perils of Excessive Safety Management Systems
