Amongst the many myths of Safety one is that ‘safety starts with me’. This is individualist language that doesn’t help people manage risk. This myth combines with other myths such as ‘safety is a choice you make’ and ‘all accidents are preventable’. None of this language helps anyone and should be … [Read more...] about Dumb Safety Slogans and Myths
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A Tale of Two Worlds in Safety
Whenever we conduct the MiProfile survey (https://www.humandymensions.com/services-and-programs/miprofile/), one of many critical criteria in analysis is the presence of ‘double speak’. I designed the survey 20 years ago and it has a comparative database of over 40,000. The survey is designed with … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Worlds in Safety
Change in Safety and Cognitive Dissonance
It is rare that any change or shift in worldview comes without discomfort and Cognitive Dissonance. Cognitive Dissonance is more than just discomfort and, invokes a threat to identity, belonging and worldview. Cognitive Dissonance was first explained by Leon Festinger. Festinger (1919-1989) is a … [Read more...] about Change in Safety and Cognitive Dissonance
NATIONAL SAFETY DAY/WEEK IN INDIA 2024
INDIAN NATIONAL SAFETY DAY/WEEK - 2024 This time each year we get 10’s of 1000’s of extra hits each day for search terms like “Safety Slogans in Hindi”, “Hindi Safety Posters” and “Unsafe Photos”. This is due to the lead up to National Safety Week in India. The objectives and suggested activities … [Read more...] about NATIONAL SAFETY DAY/WEEK IN INDIA 2024
What Can Safety Learn From Addictions?
For a long time those who were caught up in addictions were demonised by society as bad people, problematic and ‘addicts’. This is because society, led by the myths perpetuated by Christian and Temperance movements, constructed addiction as ‘a choice’. The same idea was connected to evangelical … [Read more...] about What Can Safety Learn From Addictions?
The Language of ‘Saving Lives’, Doesn’t Help Safety
The language that ‘Safety Saves Lives’ doesn’t help any process in tackling risk or the outcome of safety. Indeed, if anything this kind of language further promotes safety arrogance, elitism and unethical conduct, delusion and disconnectedness from the everyday practice of helping people tackle … [Read more...] about The Language of ‘Saving Lives’, Doesn’t Help Safety
Addiction in Certainty and the Harm of Addiction In Safety
One of the best books I have read on addiction is by Gabor Mate (2008) In the Realm of The Hungry Ghosts. Of course, there are many other sources that help explain the psychology of addiction but Mate is particularly helpful in situating addiction in social context. The idea that addiction is a … [Read more...] about Addiction in Certainty and the Harm of Addiction In Safety
There’s No Other Place Like Safety for a Good Con
In an industry that is so poorly educated, so low in critical thinking and silent on ethics, there is no better place for a good con. I would receive an email a day from people seeking advice on the latest promise, claim to expertise, product to sell or marketing hype. Most of it from sources … [Read more...] about There’s No Other Place Like Safety for a Good Con
CATCHY and FUNNY SAFETY SLOGANS FOR THE WORKPLACE
CATCHY and FUNNY SAFETY SLOGANS and PUNS FOR WORKPLACES 2024 Find The Best, Catchy Safety Slogans and Puns for Your Workplace STOP PRESS: Researchers Reveal the Top 10 Most Effective Safety Slogans Ever 500 OF THE BEST WORKPLACE HEALTH and SAFETY SLOGANS DOWNLOAD OUR HUGE LIST OF SAFETY SLOGANS … [Read more...] about CATCHY and FUNNY SAFETY SLOGANS FOR THE WORKPLACE
What Is Safety?
SAFETY - What is the definition of safety? What does Safety mean to you? See also: Understanding Safety as an Archetype WHAT IS FUNNY ABOUT SAFETY? Read more here Safety is a temporary outcome of doing many, many transdisciplinary things well and is not a an explicit process or things that we … [Read more...] about What Is Safety?