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Silence, Power and an Ethic of Risk

March 4, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

Silence, Power and an Ethic of Risk

imageIf you see, listen or watch nothing else this week, make sure you catch the Press Club Address of Grace Tame, Australian of the Year 

Grace so ably articulates the foundations of morality and ethics, in this inspiring address (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4BErJDLhD0 ).… Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: AIHS Body of Knowledge, Grace Tame, silence

Dobbing, Culture and Risk

March 2, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Dobbing, Culture and Risk

image It’s such a laugh, watching people launch a ‘dob in line’ in Australia. We saw this recently with the Government’s ‘dobseeker’ hotline . And we see this approach with regulators and others in Safety , with some weird idea that ‘blowing the whistle’ to un-safety ‘works’. … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture Tagged With: AIHS BoK on Ethics, dobbing, safety crusaders, whistleblower

What Brand of Ethics is Safety?

March 1, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

What Brand of Ethics is Safety?

imageThis last fortnight in my city Canberra, has seen an explosion of allegations of rape in the corridors of power, the Australian Parliament . What has come to the surface should be no surprise to researchers in ethics. At the heart of the corridors … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: AIHS Chapter on Ethics

Greater or Lesser Harm

February 28, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Greater or Lesser Harm

The ancient Greek cult of the Kriophoros is captured in the image of the ram-bearer’ and can teach us something about the nature of harm. The Kriophoros is also foundational in Early Christian Art (http://albertis-window.com/2017/03/the-mosocophoros-kriophoros-and-early-christian-art/). In the ancient world, the imagery and metaphor of … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: harm, myths

The ‘Roots’ of Behaviour

February 26, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 10 Comments

The ‘Roots’ of Behaviour

imageIt’s always fascinating watching the risk industry battle with behaviourism, because it doesn’t work (https://safetyrisk.net/the-curse-of-behaviourism/ ). It doesn’t matter that behaviourism doesn’t work, Safety believes it does. So, the constant quest is to go deeper, even though it doesn’t know how to go deeper into … Learn more >>>>>

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