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Investigation

The Delusions of DMAIC Investigation Method

May 5, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Whenever there’s a chance for Safety to move away from what doesn’t work to explore a new method, its just returns to the same. We see this in HOP, that returns to organisational performance, which is just traditional safety. Traditional safety has always been about organisational performance, all … [Read more...] about The Delusions of DMAIC Investigation Method

Filed Under: Investigation, Robert Long Tagged With: SEEK

Investigations and Trauma

April 19, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the profound gaps in the training of people in safety is a lack of awareness of human ‘being’. With so much focus on hazards and so little focus on persons, Safety counts injury rates, hazards and regulations as if persons are not connected. The fact that Safety names Psychosocial Health as a … [Read more...] about Investigations and Trauma

Filed Under: Investigation, Robert Long Tagged With: incident investigation, trauma

Framing and Priming Investigations, The Manawanui Tragedy

October 10, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui demonstrates how traditional safety ‘frames’ and ‘primes’ investigations. Here we have reported by the Chief of Navy for New Zealand stating: ‘Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding said it was “too early to speculate” whether mechanical failure or human … [Read more...] about Framing and Priming Investigations, The Manawanui Tragedy

Filed Under: Investigation, Robert Long Tagged With: accident investigations, framing, priming

Investigating Accidents – Who Needs To Learn

May 7, 2024 by Admin Leave a Comment

Much is written and shared about accident investigations and how to learn from accidents. Yes, a lot of learning comes from understanding the behaviour of people and the context that shapes their behaviour. But a lot of learning can also come from how we create, share and understand the accident … [Read more...] about Investigating Accidents – Who Needs To Learn

Filed Under: Investigation Tagged With: greg smith, Nippin Anand

Critical Issues in Investigations not Addressed in Latest AIHS BoK Chapter

May 7, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

In all of my time undertaking investigations I have found there is no more important skill than pastoral care. Knowing how to recognise persons who are traumatised and how to respond is critical for any first responders or investigators. Unfortunately, people in safety are not educated in the … [Read more...] about Critical Issues in Investigations not Addressed in Latest AIHS BoK Chapter

Filed Under: Investigation, Robert Long Tagged With: AIHS BoK, greg smith, proving safety

The Bogus Bow-Tie Myth

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Continuing our series on Safety Myths – see them all here There’s no doubt about it, Safety loves the linear in-out binary box. This is not just manifest in the swindle swiss-cheese but in many other safety myth models eg. The Bow-Tie that perpetuate the mythologies of certainty, control, order, … [Read more...] about The Bogus Bow-Tie Myth

Filed Under: Investigation, Robert Long, Safety Myths Tagged With: Bow-Tie, bowtie, bowtie diagram

Investigations and The Simplicity Attraction

June 28, 2023 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, humans will always opt for the shortest simplest route. The 14th Century philosopher/theologian … [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

What Theory of Learning is Embedded in Your Investigation Methodology?

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

What Theory of Learning is Embedded in Your Investigation Methodology? It is always entertaining watching Safety turn complexity into simplistic discourse. Most recently we have seen a slight change in language about understanding event analysis, investigations and event review. It is good that the … [Read more...] about What Theory of Learning is Embedded in Your Investigation Methodology?

Filed Under: Investigation, Learning, Robert Long Tagged With: methodology

We need to make sure this can never happen again

June 27, 2023 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

We need to make sure this can never happen again Can you picture this scenario? Manager: So Ben, I’ve just read through the incident report and I see you injured your back when you ran the forklift into the bollard. I need to ask you a few questions as we need to make sure this type of incident … [Read more...] about We need to make sure this can never happen again

Filed Under: Accidents and Incidents, Investigation, Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: groupspace, headspace, incident investigation

The Link Between Think and Blink

June 27, 2023 by Rob Sams 7 Comments

The Link Between Think and Blink I attended another engaging ‘thinking group’ meeting this morning on the Central Coast of NSW in Australia. The meeting was organised by James Ellis, and some new ‘thinkers’ joined us at today’s meeting including; a clinical psychologist who also practices in … [Read more...] about The Link Between Think and Blink

Filed Under: Investigation, Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: blink, investigation, social psychology, thinking group

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