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When Things Go Wrong Let’s Do More of the Same

April 1, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 10 Comments

  I always find it fascinating when there is an increase in safety statistics or incidents that the call is always about greater vigilance, more checklists, more policing and more effort. What an amazing industry that still doesn’t know why things go wrong. Rather than question the … [Read more...] about When Things Go Wrong Let’s Do More of the Same

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Legislation, STEM Tagged With: complacency, STEM

Records of safety activities: evidence of safety or non-compliance?

January 10, 2023 by Admin 1 Comment

Recent article by Greg Smith - Partner at Jackson McDonald Lawyers and author of Paper Safe First published here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/records-safety-activities-evidence-non-compliance-greg-smith/ A recent Western Australian prosecution of a transport company has again demonstrated how … [Read more...] about Records of safety activities: evidence of safety or non-compliance?

Filed Under: Safety Legislation Tagged With: paper safe

Focus on ‘Meeting’ people, not legislation – a path to risk maturity

December 24, 2022 by Rob Sams 2 Comments

Focus on ‘Meeting’ people, not legislation – a path to risk maturity ‘Due Diligence’ seems a buzz term in health and safety in Australia at the moment. I’ve heard many refer to ‘due diligence’ and it’s six steps, as the answer to what we have long been searching in health and safety. Many believe … [Read more...] about Focus on ‘Meeting’ people, not legislation – a path to risk maturity

Filed Under: Safety Culture, Safety Legislation, Social Psychology of Risk, Wicked Problems Tagged With: Legislation, matrix, maturity, people

Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety – Inductions

December 15, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 7 Comments

Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety - Inductions I have decided to release another video from the series Risky Conversations that was launched recently in Perth (https://safetyrisk.net/risky-conversations-book-launch-in-perth/) and released with the transcripts book in July 2016 … [Read more...] about Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety – Inductions

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Induction, Safety Legislation, Safety Training Tagged With: Induction, Training

Tape Down Those Leads

October 22, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 5 Comments

Tape Down Those Leads One of the things that is curiously entertaining in safety is a lack of proportionality and critical thinking. I often present in facilities where arrangements have not been considered for how workshops are presented, including: lighting, power leads, power points, desks, … [Read more...] about Tape Down Those Leads

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Safety Legislation, Safety Professional, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: critical thinking, safety legislation

Why I do not support industrial manslaughter

September 17, 2022 by Admin 6 Comments

Why I do not support industrial manslaughter Article by Greg Smith, author of Paper Safe and Risky Conversations (Free Download)  - First published HERE See Greg’s related article: The Prosecution Problem In a recent comment on a LinkedIn post I asked for evidence of how Industrial … [Read more...] about Why I do not support industrial manslaughter

Filed Under: Safety Legislation Tagged With: industrial manslaughter

What is Excess Regulation Doing to us All?

August 25, 2022 by Rob Sams 4 Comments

What is Excess Regulation Doing to us All? First published HERE This paper follows my presentation at the inaugural Psychology of Risk Conference that was held in Sydney in March 2015. I’d like to warn readers up front that this piece is longer than usual as I attempt to tackle a topic that is … [Read more...] about What is Excess Regulation Doing to us All?

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Safety Legislation Tagged With: regulations

You Don’t Want a Compliance Culture

August 3, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

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I often get asked if I teach programs on compliance and I say no, I teach about learning cultures. The last thing organisations need is a compliance culture. Compliance is most associated with adhering to standards or some regulatory requirement. Often compliance is associated with meeting minimal … [Read more...] about You Don’t Want a Compliance Culture

Filed Under: Compliance, Robert Long, Safety Legislation, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: compliance, safety compliance

Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk

July 25, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Update: The Book is now FREE to Download HERE All of the videos from the book are now also free to download and watch HERE It is with pleasure we can announce the publication of book 5 in the series on the Social Psychology of Risk - Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk. The book … [Read more...] about Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Legislation, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: conversations, laws and regulations, social psychology

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

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