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Simplistic Safety

Ummm, More Dumb

February 8, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Ummm, More Dumb Safety In the good old tradition of safety irrelevance, we have one more furry icon to add to the repertoire of Meerkats, broken eggs, pickles, hazardmen, sexy sophie, mum’s for … [Read more...] about Ummm, More Dumb

Filed Under: Robert Long, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: umm, worksafe

Poor Olde Safety Has A Lot of Work To Do

December 16, 2021 by Admin 5 Comments

Poor Olde Safety Has A Lot of Work To Do Tis the Season to be Moronic! A few concerning graphics from LinkedIn today – nothing I can say that you aren’t already thinking. On the back of all … [Read more...] about Poor Olde Safety Has A Lot of Work To Do

Filed Under: Semiotics, Simplistic Safety

Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction

October 25, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction In the face of so much noise, competing values, diversity and confusion stands the myth of Occam’s Razor, a wish that when faced with multiple factors, … [Read more...] about Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction

Filed Under: Investigation, Robert Long, Simplistic Safety, Wicked Problems Tagged With: anti-fragile, icam, occams razor, SEEK, simple safety

Competition – Crazy Safety Campaigns

July 1, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Competition - Crazy Safety Campaigns If you are a follower of this blog you will know that we have often discussed the way safety and marketing go for crazy promotions to get people into safety. In … [Read more...] about Competition – Crazy Safety Campaigns

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: AIHS BoK on Ethics, safety campaign, whs curriculum

Oh no! Safety has been Here!

March 26, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 5 Comments

Oh no! Safety has been Here! There’s nothing quite like that sinking feeling when you are inadvertently assaulted by the crusade of Safety. Just when you thought you were free to learn, discover, … [Read more...] about Oh no! Safety has been Here!

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: Playground Safety, Safety Signs

The Silver Bullet

January 2, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The Safety Silver Bullet I found it! You can buy your official silver bullet HERE >>>> The idea of finding a silver bullet is that there is a perfect solution to a problem. It’s a simple … [Read more...] about The Silver Bullet

Filed Under: critical thinking, Robert Long, Semiotics, Simplistic Safety, Wicked Problems Tagged With: AIHS, safety silver bullet, silver bullet

Safety Crusading on Full Show

December 13, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

In the true tradition of only Safety knows best, safety tells (https://safetyrisk.net/xmas-safety-poem-safety-tells/), dumbs for safety (https://safetyrisk.net/dumbs-for-safety/) and this toaster is … [Read more...] about Safety Crusading on Full Show

Filed Under: Robert Long, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: safety crusaders

When the Target Drives the Method

October 3, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 10 Comments

When the Target Drives the Method I was in a group at a conference recently where the presenter paraded out statistics on injury rates. We were shown graphs, charts and symbols all paraded in trends … [Read more...] about When the Target Drives the Method

Filed Under: Accidents and Incidents, Robert Long, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: statistics, target

Safety Naivety and the Delusions of KISS

September 5, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

Safety Naivety and the Delusions of KISS Ah the KISS principle, its so simple: tell the rule, police the rule, punish the offender. That’s the safety way, why make things so hard when a good dose of … [Read more...] about Safety Naivety and the Delusions of KISS

Filed Under: Robert Long, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: KISS principle, linguistics, wicked problems

Safety Pickled–Or Safety Dills?

August 29, 2020 by Admin 4 Comments

Safety Pickled–Or Safety Dills? Over 6 years ago we introduced the concept of the Safety Potato  (read more Here). The ardent safety crusader, Barry Spud, the “Spud Head” represented the … [Read more...] about Safety Pickled–Or Safety Dills?

Filed Under: Simplistic Safety Tagged With: pickled

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