Who Leads the Way in Safety? One’s ethos is a vocational methodology, one’s driving meaning and purpose in being. It is from one’s ethos that we develop a method or ethic. An ethic is essentially the … [Read more...] about Who Leads the Way in Safety?
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Safety Politics as Ideological Homogeneity
Safety Politics as Ideological Homogeneity One of the reasons you don’t hear much discussion about politics and ethics in the safety industry is due to naivety and unprofessional approaches to … [Read more...] about Safety Politics as Ideological Homogeneity
Race to the bottom
Race to the bottom By Bernard Corden – inspired by our recent article The Human Race….. Everybody knows that the boat is leaking, everybody knows that the captain lied Leonard Cohen Race to the … [Read more...] about Race to the bottom
Human Dymensions Feb17 Newsletter and Competition
Human Dymensions Feb17 Newsletter and Competition Understanding Emergence The idea that organisations ‘drift’ into failure is not the language I would use to explain why things go wrong in … [Read more...] about Human Dymensions Feb17 Newsletter and Competition
WARNING: Not Your Typical Safety Nonsense
Europe - International Workshop Social Psychology of Risk Introduction Linz Austria 17/18 January 2017 For all those in the Northern Hemisphere who have been looking for this, we are holding a 2 day … [Read more...] about WARNING: Not Your Typical Safety Nonsense
Safety and the Spin of Disruption
“There are no trends in safety at present that give any inkling that disruption is even a possibility. The Regulation, Act, systems and standards are certainly not shrinking nor changing.” Just … [Read more...] about Safety and the Spin of Disruption
Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths
Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths It’s beginning to look at lot like….. well you know the song. It’s that time of the year where you can’t take a trip to the shopping centre (mall) without … [Read more...] about Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths
World’s 3rd Largest Construction Company Dumps Zero
World’s 3rd Largest Construction Company Dumps Zero Mantra When they launched ‘Mission Zero’ in 2010 it seemed that Laing O’Rourke were about to become one of the world’s largest safety companies - … [Read more...] about World’s 3rd Largest Construction Company Dumps Zero
