Suffering - Sometimes There Is No Reason In general when a puzzle sits in front of safety, it must solve it and in safety all problem solving is deemed good. There is little talk of faith, sustaining contradiction, suffering, uncertainty, paradox, wisdom, discerning or doubt when one must find a … [Read more...] about Suffering – Sometimes There Is No Reason
Semiotics
My thoughts during a walk in the Forests in Vienna
Safety Reflections by guest writer, Brian Darlington I had decided to take a walk on Saturday through Vienna with the focus on semiotics and how the signs and symbols reflected the culture that we experience in the city. However, my mind wondered off this objective as I took a right turn and walked … [Read more...] about My thoughts during a walk in the Forests in Vienna
Simple Tips on How to Improve Your Safety Inductions
Improving by Comparing Effective Safety Inductions and Traditional Safety Inductions I continually get emails and calls about the dreadful state of inductions in various industries, despite the wealth of expertise about in instructional design and education. Unfortunately a Cert IV in training is … [Read more...] about Simple Tips on How to Improve Your Safety Inductions
The New Leadership – Risk and Safety
The New Leadership – Risk and Safety Dr Rob explains the what his new book “Following-Leading in Risk” is all about. Download Section 1 of “Following-Leading in Risk" Free (# downloads): [download id="219"] A number of people have been asking about the new book, why this following-leading title? … [Read more...] about The New Leadership – Risk and Safety
Dumbs for Safety
There’s nothing quite like a safety campaign that doesn’t consider what it communicates unconsciously through semiotics and messaging. This is classically displayed in the Mums for Safety campaign . It doesn’t matter how you ‘spin’ the framing and priming of this campaign its message promotes the … [Read more...] about Dumbs for Safety
Safety – Learning by Doing and Learning by Theory
See also: Learning Styles Matter I get amazed at the number of times I read safety people parading ‘dumb down’ as a badge of honour. This constant envy (or whatever) of academic learning versus practical learning seems more accentuated in the safety industry than any other I have encountered. There … [Read more...] about Safety – Learning by Doing and Learning by Theory
Are You a One Percenter?
Are You a One Percenter? Every so often I get a call or visit from a GM of a global or National organization and we chat about research and latest trends in safety. Today was one of those days with a GM of the largest logistics company in Australia. We chatted about what the safety world says … [Read more...] about Are You a One Percenter?
Gesture in Risk Matters
A gesture is an embodied communication that signals a bodily sign with or without language. When we wave goodbye or shake hands on ‘hello’ we communicate symbolically which is the power of embodied communication. Whether the ‘pat on the back’ is a metaphor or a physical gesture, it conveys … [Read more...] about Gesture in Risk Matters
New Video Available – Semiotics Walk Workshop
New Video Available - Semiotics Walk Workshop A semiotic walk is an awareness activity and experience that seeks out how signs and symbols are present and part of the collective unconscious. It is best to undertake such a walk with someone who has some expertise in semiotics, semiosis and an … [Read more...] about New Video Available – Semiotics Walk Workshop
The Search for Meaning in Safety Models
There is a huge chasm between three things: the intent and design (assumed philosophy) of a model, the semiotic diffusion of the model and what humans make of the model. Models and symbols are not neutral nor objective. All models are semiotics and as such seek to explain the inexplicable. This is … [Read more...] about The Search for Meaning in Safety Models