Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety The article is a bit longer than usual and if you would prefer to download a copy for future reference then you can DOWNLOAD HERE: In response to a number of emails I have received and conversations I’ve been having (and sadly some very ignorant comments posted […]
Risk Homeostasis
Brain surgeon: There’s no point wearing bicycle helmets
We’ve written about this a few times (Banning Head Protection is Safer , Risk Homeostasis Theory–Why Safety Initiatives Go Wrong ) and now a British Surgeon joins a growing number of those arguing that wearing a bike helmet is merely symbolic and could infact increase the risk of injury. The Surgeon insists that drivers became […]
Dirty, Dumb Safety and Risk Homeostasis
Great Video by “Dirty Jobs” host, Mike Rowe. Mike explains how he discovered the effects of Risk Homeostasis (he calls it Risk Compensation) after, by season 3 of his show, the Safety 1st mantra had stopped his crew from thinking and to start having serious accidents: More on Risk Homeostasis: The Shock of Homeostasis Homeostasis […]
Top 10 Things About Safety and Risk That Only a Handful of People Know
Top 10 Things About Safety and Risk That Only a Handful of People Know Republished by request Here are 10 and a bit things about safety that I plucked from some recent blog posts, that singularly or collectively only a handful of people may know. Or, if they knew them, perhaps did not know them […]
What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths?
What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths? Safety people often lament: “why do they take short cuts?”, “why do they ignore signs?”, “why cant they follow procedures?”, “why do they disable safety features?” – Simple answer: Because they are human! A more complex answer may be found in “Risk Homeostasis Theory” (RHT) which says that […]
