Knowing When to Break the Rules The problem with blind compliance is that it makes people co-dependent on systems designed off the job, in abstract formulation, according some other person’s … [Read more...] about Knowing When to Break the Rules
Safety Legislation
Us and them
Everybody knows the boat is leaking, everybody knows that the captain lied Leonard Cohen 1 Following the Queensland parliamentary inquiry into black lung and its subsequent report a project … [Read more...] about Us and them
The prosecution problem revisited
Great piece by Greg Smith (Author of “PAPER SAFE”) – first published here: https://www.waylandlegal.com.au/blog/the-prosecution-problem-revisited On 1 August 2019 an article was published about a … [Read more...] about The prosecution problem revisited
The Compliance Conundrum
The challenge of compliance is also a challenge to critical thinking, this is one of the many paradoxes in risk and safety. When we comply or an organization seeks compliance this is all well … [Read more...] about The Compliance Conundrum
When Things Go Wrong Let’s Do More of the Same
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 … [Read more...] about When Things Go Wrong Let’s Do More of the Same
A Fountainhead of Safety? – The Australian Institute of Heinrich and Skinner
History never says goodbye - It really means see you later Eduardo Galeano A Karl Marx essay, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon is the source of a renowned quote from many … [Read more...] about A Fountainhead of Safety? – The Australian Institute of Heinrich and Skinner
A patronising disposition of unaccountable power
A patronising disposition of unaccountable power An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern Tony Benn 1 In November 2017, the former executive director of SafeWork South … [Read more...] about A patronising disposition of unaccountable power
Safety only for the Rich and Powerful
Safety only for the Rich and Powerful We see today that safety is only for the strong, wealthy and powerful … [Read more...] about Safety only for the Rich and Powerful
