Humanising Safety and Embracing Real Risk
How easy to let that word ‘professional’ roll off your tongue, when you are not in a profession! How easy to brand something that it is not and then wonder why people walk away in droves (icare-workers-compensation-insider-speaks-out). How easy to spruik zero harm when … Learn more >>>>>
I was on a conference today and the first question set to the panel was about a number. I didn’t respond to the question but rather asked the conference, why is safety so good at asking dumb questions?
It doesn’t matter whether its injury rates, percentages, … Learn more >>>>>
Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him?
Anthony Burgess
Most global corporate behemoths, especially American transnationals with militaristic command and control organisational structures are advocates of behaviourism. These include Esso, Bechtel, Alcoa, … Learn more >>>>>
I read with amusement some claim to a ‘big debate’ in safety between Safety 1 (S1) and Safety 2 (S2) in the pages of an IOSH Magazine (https://www.ioshmagazine.com/2020/09/09/big-debate-safety-differently).
The Discourse in this article is fascinating for analysis . Discourse Analysis is something completely outside … Learn more >>>>>
I have written recently on the nature of uncertainty (https://safetyrisk.net/radical-uncertainty/) and its relationship to risk. I have also written about a psychosis that accompanies the fear of uncertainty (https://safetyrisk.net/hoarding-as-a-psychosis-against-uncertainty/). The fear of uncertainty can drive a range of mental health challenges that … Learn more >>>>>
