A risk assessment is a form of strategic planning and strategy methodology. The process attempts to think about the future by reflecting on the past. Most strategies are built upon specific beliefs about the future unfortunately, the future is unpredictable. The worst risk assessment is the one that … [Read more...] about How to Do the Best Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment
Objectivity, Audits and Attribution When Calculating Risk
So you reckon you can calculate risk to 3 decimal places?? Think again. A recent article by Dr Robert Long, that may make you rethink your belief in Risk Assessment as being objective!. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: Extract: Finally, we should be … [Read more...] about Objectivity, Audits and Attribution When Calculating Risk
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
Risk Ignorance and Risk Arrogance
Risk Ignorance and Risk Arrogance, Flip Sides of the Same Coin Another guest post by Dr Robert Long – If you loved this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE We spend a high level of energy in safety training under the assumption that the audience is ignorant. This is what … [Read more...] about Risk Ignorance and Risk Arrogance
Could Understanding Grey Be The Silver Bullet
Could understanding Grey, be the ‘silver bullet’? Since I started writing on Safetyrisk.net in November 2013, I’ve received lots of great feedback thoughts, questions and even criticisms about my posts which I appreciate. A key theme of the feedback that I receive is that some of the concepts … [Read more...] about Could Understanding Grey Be The Silver Bullet
Counter Intuitive Safety
Introduction Neuroscience research has revealed that our brains account for approximately two percent of our body weight, but consume about fifteen percent of our cardiac output, twenty percent of our total body oxygen and approximately twenty-five percent of our blood sugar. They are built up of … [Read more...] about Counter Intuitive Safety
How to Test Your Risk IQ
How to Test Your Risk Intelligence Quotient Related articles: What is Your Risk iCue? Are You Risk Intelligent? Risk Intelligence and the Quest to Dumb Down Safety Risk Intelligence, Thinking and Decision Making Thanks to Hayden Collins (author of How is the unconscious in … [Read more...] about How to Test Your Risk IQ
20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making
20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making Republished by request Thanks to Rob Long for sharing this – originally published here on Business Insider. Ever wondered why your decisions, risk assessments and incident investigations are not as objective as you may think? Rob Long defines … [Read more...] about 20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Risk Decision Making
Risk assessment tips
George’s Safety Reflections Risk assessment tips The risk management process consists of hazard identification, risk assessment and hazard control. Some people tend to get fixated on the risk assessment part and do not place enough emphasis on hazard control. Personally I find Haddon’s 10 … [Read more...] about Risk assessment tips
Comparing Types of Risk Assessment
Comparing Types of Risk Assessment When it comes to risk assessment all templates look the same, as much a Safety loves templates, there is no value at all in duplicating someone else’s designed template. The copying of templates affirms the ideology of the designer, cannot be ‘owned’ and cannot … [Read more...] about Comparing Types of Risk Assessment
