One of the things Safety is so good at is wrong messaging that doesn’t work. This is because safety has no interest in Semiotics, Semiosis or Semantics. https://safetyrisk.net/congruence-in-messaging-in-safety/ https://safetyrisk.net/all-that-you-dont-see-in-messaging/ … [Read more...] about Don’t Be Dumb Like Me, the Typical Safety Keynote
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If You’re Happy in Safety, Clap Your Hands
When we were kids we used to sing this song in Primary school and it is still sung by kids today (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwTwt4oIW3U). It is a cute little song and easy to sing when one is innocent about the world and comes from a comfortable middle-class home. In some ways the singing of … [Read more...] about If You’re Happy in Safety, Clap Your Hands
Safety Cops and Safety’s Adoration of Power
I was sent a post yesterday with an apparent attempt at humour by a supposed safety professional. It was a pdf with the title of ‘Top of the Safety Cops’ and obviously trying to play some comparison to the idea of ‘top of the pops’. I won’t give this any value because any reinforcement of … [Read more...] about Safety Cops and Safety’s Adoration of Power
Potato Head Risk and Safety
Potato Head Risk and Safety The purpose of this article is to introduce you to ‘potato heads’ and ‘spud heads’ in risk and safety. Before we get too deep into this risk and safety potato heads it might be useful to introduce some potato head background. Mr Potato Head (first called ‘funny face … [Read more...] about Potato Head Risk and Safety
SPoR Workshops Canberra 18-21 September
It is only a month to go to the SPoR convention in Canberra. We have a good group registered for the face-to-face workshops in SPoR in Canberra 18-21 September with Dr Long and Dr Ashhurst. The group is a mix of experienced people practicing SPoR methods at work and new people just starting out and … [Read more...] about SPoR Workshops Canberra 18-21 September
Zero Harm is Never Zero Harm
When you read articles like this (https://www.ioshmagazine.com/2023/02/27/zero-harm-concept) you are reading low level immature understanding of linguistics, semiotics and related disciplines that demonstrate that zero in organisations is rarely just about a numeric. I my book to be released soon … [Read more...] about Zero Harm is Never Zero Harm
Why Would You Want to be a Safety “Geek’ or Hero?
I find this fixation on identity AS Safety so amusing (https://safetyrisk.net/the-mental-illness-of-identifying-as-safety/). When I meet people in real professions, they never introduce themselves as Teacher Tom or Doctor Debbie or Lawyer Lousie. Similarly, real professionals never identify with … [Read more...] about Why Would You Want to be a Safety “Geek’ or Hero?
Effective Strategies in Mental Health at Work
The strategy of triumphalism or learning from the suffering of others doesn’t work in helping people with mental health issues. Yet, this populist strategy is what Safety does most often (https://safetyrisk.net/playing-with-mental-health-in-safety-is-dangerous/). Yes, let’s parade out someone who … [Read more...] about Effective Strategies in Mental Health at Work
CLLR Newsletter July 2023
Theme - Psychosocial Well-Being and Safety Despite any interest shown by the safety industry for psychosocial care and mental health, there is simply nothing in the safety curriculum, accreditations or associations that helps prepare people in the safety industry for anything associated with … [Read more...] about CLLR Newsletter July 2023
Playing With Mental Health in Safety is Dangerous
In the long tradition of valuing incompetence in Safety, we have this kind of stuff (Macmahon names "The Hulk" as mental health ambassador) () parading about as if it is of some value. I know let’s study culture and ask a chemical engineer!!! Of course, incompetence on culture (what we do … [Read more...] about Playing With Mental Health in Safety is Dangerous
