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June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

Selective Harm for Rio Tinto

Image Source When you make your raison d'être (reason for being) the counting of injuries then one loses all perspective and vision. When you mantra is ‘zero harm’ we all know that means - ‘selective harm’ – zero vision. Everyone… Read the rest

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020

Dulce et decorum est

When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die Jean-Paul Sartre 1 The Karijini National Park in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is an impressive tourist destination surrounded by enchanting ochre escarpments with deep intermingling emerald green gorges.… Read the rest

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020

Brady Review, Nothing New, No Way Forward

One of the things that Safety does well is keep the doors closed to critical thinking outside of its own paradigm. Dialogue within the discipline of safety is tight, engaging similar worldviews, ensuring that nothing changes. This was confirmed recently… Read the rest

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019

What is a Safety Reset?

After four fatalities in a short period of time in the ACT in 2011 the regulator launched an inquiry into safety into the building and construction industry. This resulted in the Getting Them Home Safely Report in which I made… Read the rest

July 22, 2019August 3, 2019

The Compliance Conundrum

The challenge of compliance is also a challenge to critical thinking, this is one of the many paradoxes in risk and safety. When we comply or an organization seeks compliance this is all well and good only while things… Read the rest