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Gloves and Glasses Compliance

January 13, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 20 Comments

Gloves and Glasses Compliance By Dr Robert Long I wonder how many safety people will hit on this blog just because of the title? I did wonder for some time what more petty a title I could present but decided this would do. What a sad state when the lowest defence in the Hierarchy of Controls … [Read more...] about Gloves and Glasses Compliance

Filed Under: PPE, Robert Long Tagged With: compliance, police, ppe, safety glasses

Barry’s Latest Safety Innovation Discovery

July 22, 2022 by Barry Spud 3 Comments

If you are sick of trying to discern real risk, want to exclude a big chunk of your workforce and are completely over having meaningful conversations about PPE with workers who have absolutely no common sense then you will love what I found on Linkedin today! It comes with a big mirror so workers … [Read more...] about Barry’s Latest Safety Innovation Discovery

Filed Under: PPE, Safety Satire

Safety values, ideas, behaviours and clothes

July 11, 2021 by Simon Cassin 11 Comments

Safety values, ideas, behaviours and clothes Safety values, thoughts, ideas and behaviours are a bit like clothes; we all have them, but knowing which to wear, recycle, or ditch is often a challenging decision. After what has been a tough period for many, now might be the perfect time to open … [Read more...] about Safety values, ideas, behaviours and clothes

Filed Under: PPE, Safety Professional Tagged With: behaviour, values

Why Safety Loves Covid-19

June 25, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 13 Comments

I read with interest this piece by ASSP in EHS Today (Leading safety Professionals Into the Future). More propaganda from a sector known for its policing, paperwork and zero. Interestingly, the article confirms in its first paragraph that this is how safety people are perceived. The article goes on … [Read more...] about Why Safety Loves Covid-19

Filed Under: Covid-19, PPE, Robert Long, Vision Zero Tagged With: ASSP, coronavirus, EHS Today

How do we mourn?

April 9, 2020 by Admin 3 Comments

Guest post by Frank Garrett What are we mourning for? In our busy, noisy complicated world we don’t have time for such questions. But this current quarantine situation has provided time to ask, to wonder, what have we lost, what do we stand to lose, how do we grieve for those? The very social … [Read more...] about How do we mourn?

Filed Under: Covid-19, PPE, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: coronavirus, mourning, quarantine, self isolate, social distancing

Safety Peacocking

November 12, 2019 by Admin 8 Comments

Hence forth, displays such as this (the ostentatious wearing of PPE for no other purposes than for the illusion) shall be termed "safety peacocking". Is the Safety Peacock the only self proclaimed endangered species? If you spot one or, better still, a flock please send to admin@safetyrisk.com.au … [Read more...] about Safety Peacocking

Filed Under: PPE Tagged With: safety peacocking

The Iconography of Safety

November 19, 2017 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The Iconography of Safety Icons are powerful modes of communication and predate text and print. Danesi in The Semiotics of Emoji demonstrates that we are seeing a re-emergence of the power of icons in everyday communications. Indeed - SMS, emoticons, emojis and graphics/multimedia are changing the … [Read more...] about The Iconography of Safety

Filed Under: PPE, Robert Long, Semiotics Tagged With: icons, ppe, Zero Harm

Why Is The Hierarchy Of Control So Ineffective?

April 25, 2017 by Admin 21 Comments

Why Is The Hierarchy Of Control So Ineffective Time to commit ‘Safety Sacrilege’! Where would Safety be without it’s Sexy Curves and Pyramids? See also: Risk and Safety Matrices and the Psychology of Colour For most, safety is about controlling hazards and the tool of choice is the Hierarchy of … [Read more...] about Why Is The Hierarchy Of Control So Ineffective?

Filed Under: PPE, Safety systems, Semiotics, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: hierachy of control

A Little Challenge For Experienced Safety Professionals Only

October 22, 2016 by Admin 28 Comments

A Little Challenge For Experienced Safety Professionals Only Calling on all experienced Safety Professionals with a sharp mind and a discerning eye…..We all know how important it is to wear as much PPE as possible when working on a construction site - it wont really stop many serious injuries but … [Read more...] about A Little Challenge For Experienced Safety Professionals Only

Filed Under: PPE, Safety Culture Tagged With: ppe, safety culture

Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral

September 17, 2016 by Admin 1 Comment

Truck Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral This the latest “safety fail” photo currently going viral on social media. A guy unloading a table-top truck, decked out head-to-toe in all the PPE imaginable including a fall arrest harness which obviously isn't going to work very … [Read more...] about Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral

Filed Under: Compliance, PPE, Risk Homeostasis, Safety Photos, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: dumb down safety, ppe, risk homeostasis, safety photos

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