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
Risk Homeostasis
Latest Air New Zealand Safety Video–Hollywood
Latest Air New Zealand Safety Video – Hollywood You have to hand it to Air New Zealand and their big budget, in-flight safety videos. Yeah I kinda like the new video but, like a lot of the safety campaigns we have seen elsewhere lately (Hazardman, Dumb Ways to Die), when advertising agencies take … [Read more...] about Latest Air New Zealand Safety Video–Hollywood
Trainee Brain Surgeon Solves DIY Fall Problem
Trainee Brain Surgeon Solves DIY Fall Problem Preventing a serious head injury when falling off a ladder is a simple as wearing a bike helmet according to a leading Trainee Brain Surgeon who presented her findings to the the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons annual scientific congress on … [Read more...] about Trainee Brain Surgeon Solves DIY Fall Problem
Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs-Sometimes With Tragic Results?
Why Do We Ignore Safety and Warning Signs - Sometimes With Tragic Results? We have all seen and had a chuckle at “Caution This Sign Has Sharp Edges” with the very fine print: “also, the bridge is out ahead”. We have devoted a whole page to stupid and pointless signs, the semiotics of which imply … [Read more...] about Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs-Sometimes With Tragic Results?
Risk Homeostasis Presentation
Risk Homeostasis Presentation VIDEO With much trepidation I have decided to put it out there…….. my presentation on Risk Homeostasis for Unit 1 of Graduate Certificate in Social Psychology. The video was recorded and edited brilliantly by Rick Long (more of his work here) See it here: Dave Collins … [Read more...] about Risk Homeostasis Presentation
Why Safety Controls Don’t Always Work
Why Safety Controls Don’t Always Work The Way We Expect Thanks to John Wettstein from Safety Strategies for sending this photo in. Wilde’s theory of Risk Homeostasis tells us that all people have their own target level of risk. They will adjust their behaviour based on their own perception of … [Read more...] about Why Safety Controls Don’t Always Work