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The Quantitative and Qualitative Divide in Safety
The Quantitative and Qualitative Divide in Safety
Risk and safety by their evolution through Engineering and Science have now become disciplines of quantity. Unfortunately, critical human skills like: communications, listening, dialogue, understanding persons, social psychology, community, ethics, critical thinking and semiotic/poetic thinking are completely missing from the risk and safety … Learn more >>>>>
Balance in Risk and Safety
Balance in Risk and Safety
Safety in its short history has become a lopsided discipline dominated by STEM-only thinking exemplified in Behaviourism, Positivism and Engineering discourse. This has led to an objects focus evident in curriculum and Body of Knowledge that ignores many human aspects and person-centric approaches to organizing.… Learn more >>>>>
Mixed Messages but No Redemption
Mixed Messages but No Redemption
The idea of redemption is not common language in the world of safety although it is closely tied to the idea of being saved. It is interesting that the safety world is keen to hold to ‘safety saves’, ‘safety heaven’ (https://safetyrisk.net/heaven-n-hell-and-the-safety-religion/), ‘safety sacraments’ … Learn more >>>>>
Data Cannot Drive Vision
We know that the things in life that we cannot count, count the most. We also know that the things we measure that don’t count are attributed with value when there is none. Numerics are not neutral but are attributed with meaning determined by one’s worldview.
Most of the things … Learn more >>>>>
