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January 18, 2020January 18, 2020

There is no ‘Dumb Way to Die’

The sad story of Wilson Gavin serves as a case study for the naivety and unethical focus of Safety. When one defines Safety as zero (http://visionzero.global/node/6) (the global mantra) as the absence of injuries, then whatever follows must be unethical.… Read the rest

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Resiliencing….. (and other such ‘ings’…)

Two experiences over the Christmas/New Year break have been the cause of much reflection and contemplation. Firstly, I was privileged to be presented with a manuscript for Kerrie Atherton’s latest edition of her book Stories of Hope. Secondly, I was… Read the rest

December 28, 2019December 28, 2019

Wrong-Headed Safety

So much about the safety industry is about wrong thinking. The STEM-only worldview has us convinced that good safety is about rationality and cognition. This worldview has us convinced in typical binary framing that the emotions and rationality are opposites.… Read the rest

December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

Our Social Being – and why it matters in Mental Health and Suicide

We hear of humans variously described as; “social beings”, “social creatures” or even as “social animals”. But what do we really mean when we talk in this way? What is the importance of being connected socially with others? What… Read the rest

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019

Common Sense is Remarkably Uncommon

In my various jobs that I have had throughout the years I found myself working for Woolworths, a major supermarket chain in Australia and New Zealand with various arms including Liquor, hotels, insurance and variety stores https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/page/about-us/our-brands. Woolworths had a… Read the rest