Inspirational Safety Ideas A recent plea, from a frustrated Safety Professional on a Facebook forum, sparked a very interesting discussion. I have certainly seen many similar comments on this blog over the years and I am sure most of us have felt this way many times in our careers. Many search desperately for answers that […]
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Bonsai Safety? 盆栽の安全性
Bonsai Safety? 盆栽の安全性 “Bonsai” is a Japanese term which means or denotes “a tree which is planted in a shallow container”. Having recently visited the Australian National Bonsai collection, at the National Arboretum Canberra, as part of our studies for the Graduate Certificate in the Psychology of Risk, I respect and appreciate the beautiful art of […]
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Desensitisation–the by-product of ill-conceived safety initiatives
Desensitization – the by-product of ill-conceived safety initiatives As Gerald Wilde puts it in “Target Risk 3”: “Also, they may simply have been blinded by their zeal to do something quick and easy for safety – and thus doing nothing for it.” Just like many years ago we learned to ignore the sound of car […]
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It’s a Risky Christmas
It’s a Risky Christmas – A Xmas Safety Poem without the word Safety In it: “So what is the rush to complete stuff before the end of the year about… here is a little poem that puts the highlight on the dangers of rushing to complete at Christmas time; it is about safety without mentioning […]
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Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives
Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives We would like to end the year with a competition that encourages people to share some of their positive safety initiatives from 2015. It doesn’t have to be as major as the announcements from GM and Laing O’Rourke that they are dumping injury metrics (more info here) but we would love […]
