Efficiency, Control and Their Affect on Others For some people, being organised, efficient and in control over others can be like an addiction. It can seem like they just can’t get enough of control efficiency. This is typical in risk and safety and is often enacted in the name of ‘your safety is … [Read more...] about Efficiency, Control and Their Affect on Others
Communication and Consultation
Strategic Business Plans, hierarchically driven
Strategic Business Plans, hierarchically driven – who are the real experts? by Dennis Millard When companies develop safety plans for work scopes, they tend to utilise who they consider to be the experts for the task. Even today we notice key managers, leaders and safety personnel are the … [Read more...] about Strategic Business Plans, hierarchically driven
Living In Glass Houses
Living In Glass Houses - The real risk in casting the first stone. This an article slightly different to what we usually post and I hope you do what I did, and read it a few times to really get the deep meaning within it. When I met Ben earlier this year, there is no way I would have expected … [Read more...] about Living In Glass Houses
When is Your Safety Meeting Not A Safety Meeting?
When is Your Safety Meeting Not A Safety Meeting? By Phil La Duke – First published here: Phil LaDuke’s Blog A common leading indicator for safety is involvement in safety meetings, but to risk sounding like Bill Clinton’s infamous “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is” quote what … [Read more...] about When is Your Safety Meeting Not A Safety Meeting?
An Awesome Safety Motivator or Pure Evil?
An Awesome Safety Motivator or Pure Evil? Safety Officers around the world have latched onto this piece of prose (below) for use in tool box talks and safety flyers, one describing it as “An awesome motivator to use when the crew needs a good pick me up”. The current manifestation of this, … [Read more...] about An Awesome Safety Motivator or Pure Evil?
Stop Talking About Safety
Stop Talking About Safety Rob Long wrote an article last year (The Sound of Safety), where he said: I think sometimes the word ‘safety’ get’s so abused and overstated that it becomes the ‘killjoy’ word. Unless of course you are a ‘zero harm advisor’ and you have totally killed off the word, … [Read more...] about Stop Talking About Safety
How to communicate about safety – the art of humble enquiry
Article co-authored by Rob Sams from Dolphyn and published here by Resilium How to communicate about safety – the art of humble enquiry Improving safety can be a tough job. According to Dave Collins of Riskex, the key to driving ownership is to start conversations rather than set rules. Workplace … [Read more...] about How to communicate about safety – the art of humble enquiry
Semiotics and the Unconscious Messages We Send
Semiotics and the Unconscious Messages We Send I’ve just returned from another mind blowing few days with Dr Rob Long, Craig Ashhurst and a great group of cohorts, as part of my studies for the Graduate Certificate in the Psychology of Risk. This unit was: “Communicating and Consulting About … [Read more...] about Semiotics and the Unconscious Messages We Send
Do Safety Signs Cause More Harm Than Good?
Do Safety Signs Cause More Harm Than Good? Safety slogans and safety signs still seem to be one of the most popular forms of communication in the workplace. Those two search terms bring more traffic to this blog than most others combined? There are many articles on this blog about slogans, signs … [Read more...] about Do Safety Signs Cause More Harm Than Good?
“Safety” or “Safeing”
“Safety” or “Safeing” Sheri Suckling made some interesting points this morning in discussions on a couple of articles: How Do You Know If You Are Leading in Risk and Safety? and Doing a Risk Assessment which inspired this quick blog. First some background. Safety seems to have bred a culture of … [Read more...] about “Safety” or “Safeing”