Working Out What Makes Sense in Safety Analytical philosophy is a branch of philosophy that uses logical analysis to understand the world. The school of thought is most associated with Bertrand … [Read more...] about Working Out What Makes Sense in Safety
Ethics
Is Safety A Virtue Signal?
Is Safety A Virtue Signal? I was in a bookshop the other day and saw this book The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness. What a crazy society and age we live in where caring for others, helping in the … [Read more...] about Is Safety A Virtue Signal?
Being Emotional and Being Safe
Being Emotional and Being Safe Studying the nature of human emotions is neither simple, binary or black and white. It doesn’t matter whether one is talking about learning … [Read more...] about Being Emotional and Being Safe
Programming for Safety, the Performance Myth
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 … [Read more...] about Programming for Safety, the Performance Myth
Demonising Error and Mistakes, What Can the Book of Job Tell Safety
Demonising Error and Mistakes, What Can the Book of Job Tell Safety The story of Job is a classic challenge for philosophers, philosophical psychologists, theologians and Safety. Some of the best … [Read more...] about Demonising Error and Mistakes, What Can the Book of Job Tell Safety
Adversarial Collaboration for Learning in Safety
Adversarial Collaboration for Learning in Safety This is the title of a recent video published by Daniel Kahneman. It’s not surprising that Daniel Kahneman has found lots of fans in the safety … [Read more...] about Adversarial Collaboration for Learning in Safety
Safety Fraudulence
Safety Fraudulence What do you do when you have no ethic of risk? You make sh#t up. I was sent a marketing video this week from the National Safety Council (NSC) claiming they had ‘saved 7 million … [Read more...] about Safety Fraudulence
Podcast – Ethos and Ethics in Risk
Podcast – Ethos and Ethics in Risk In this podcast, Dr. Rob Long and Nippin discuss how your ethos (worldview-methodology) directs your ethic (moral system) as all methods in risk and safety evidence … [Read more...] about Podcast – Ethos and Ethics in Risk
Sexual Harassment – The Basics
Sexual Harassment - The Basics Sexual harassment is not just a WHS issue or just about ‘values’ but exposes the weakness of an industry bereft of an Ethic of Risk … [Read more...] about Sexual Harassment – The Basics
An Ethic of Mandate in Safety
An Ethic of Mandate in Safety Ensuring a safe workplace is foundational to WHS: morally, legally and ethically. When it comes to the ‘wicked problem’ … [Read more...] about An Ethic of Mandate in Safety
