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Risk and Safety as a Wicked Problem

November 5, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

Introduction It is nearly ten years since the outstanding research by Wagner and Associates ‘Safety - A Wicked Problem’ was published (http://www.peterwagner.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Safety-A-Wicked-Problem2.pdf). The project examined responses by prominent CEOs to common problems associated in … [Read more...] about Risk and Safety as a Wicked Problem

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Clutter, Semiotics, Social Psychology of Risk, Wicked Problems Tagged With: semantics, STEM, transcoherence, transdisciplinary approach, wicked problems, Wickedity

Paperwork and Usability in Tackling Risk

August 3, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Most workers don’t ‘use’ paperwork, they just sign it just as many workers don’t read paperwork they just give it the ‘tick and flick’. The idea of excessive paperwork in safety is much more a middle management problem than a worker problem. The real decisions on the job where the greatest risk is … [Read more...] about Paperwork and Usability in Tackling Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Clutter, Safety systems, Social Psychology of Risk, Wicked Problems Tagged With: AIHS BoK, Document Usability, paperwork, transdisciplinarity

The Last Stick Wasn’t Big Enough

July 15, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

We hear a great deal in the safety industry about compliance and coercion but so little about creative solutions with a sense of imagination. Every time there is another event someone comes out with the bright idea that either we don’t have enough regulation or the last stick wasn’t big enough. This … [Read more...] about The Last Stick Wasn’t Big Enough

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Clutter, Safety Leadership, Safety Legislation Tagged With: behaviour, big stick, compliance, LTIFR, safety industry

CLLR–Quarterly Newsletter–April 2022

April 15, 2022 by Admin Leave a Comment

Theme - Success and Strategy The theme for this newsletter is Success and Strategy. The newsletter challenges thinking on assessment, evaluation, tyheories of learning and attributed success. Assessing Success and Strategic Thinking in Risk How do you know you are being … [Read more...] about CLLR–Quarterly Newsletter–April 2022

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Safety Cosmetics

October 18, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Safety Cosmetics One of the grand activities of keeping up with safety systems is keeping up appearances. The idea that paperwork obesity is a healthy thing is a strange cultural myth in the safety industry (https://vimeo.com/162034157 ). If in doubt, add more in. It is a strange belief in the … [Read more...] about Safety Cosmetics

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Clutter, Zero Harm Tagged With: cosmetics, iCue, paperwork

Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety

July 26, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety I was asked to meet with a ‘start up’ group last week and as part of the meeting I was proudly shown their ‘brand’. You should have seen their faces slump when they invited my comment and I told them it completely contradicted their message. One the … [Read more...] about Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Clutter, Semiotics Tagged With: archetype, Archetypes, branding, marketing safety, safety archetype

Working From Home Health and Safety Tips – Covid-19

April 5, 2020 by Barry Spud 7 Comments

 Working From Home Safety Tips – Coronavirus https://safetyrisk.net/covid-19-work-from-home-safety-checklists-and-risk-assessments/ Working from home, or telecommuting, is becoming compulsory (furloughed) in the wake of social isolation due to the COVID-19 virus spread. I’ve done it for years … [Read more...] about Working From Home Health and Safety Tips – Covid-19

Filed Under: Covid-19, Psychosocial Safety, Safety Clutter, Working From Home Tagged With: coronavirus, Covid-19, furlough, Home Safety, Working from Home

River of tears

February 22, 2020 by Bernard Corden 9 Comments

Integrity has no need of rules Albert Camus 1 On 25th October 2016 a tragic incident on the Thunder River Rapids Ride at the Ardent Leisure Dreamworld amusement park near Queensland’s Gold Coast, claimed the lives of four people. A circular raft containing six passengers collided with an empty … [Read more...] about River of tears

Filed Under: Investigation, Safety Clutter Tagged With: Dreamworld

River of tears

October 12, 2018 by Bernard Corden Leave a Comment

River of tears On 25th October 2016 a tragic incident on the Thunder River Rapids Ride at the Ardent Leisure Dreamworld amusement park near Queensland’s Gold Coast, claimed the lives of four people. A circular raft containing six passengers collided with an empty vessel and flipped upwards and … [Read more...] about River of tears

Filed Under: Bernard Corden, Investigation, Safety Clutter Tagged With: Dreamworld

Safety Differently–The Movie

October 12, 2017 by Admin Leave a Comment

Safety Differently–The Movie My perception of 'Safety Differently' is that it involves a systematic approach to humanising overly bureaucratic systems – I just cant see how it can be radically different whilst it’s still called 'safety' and all that that word conjures up in our minds? Calling in … [Read more...] about Safety Differently–The Movie

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