How Do You Know If You Are Leading in Risk and Safety? The current marketing at ANU has caught on to the trend in describing one’s self as a ‘thought leader’ (See Youtube Video). You can join a thought leaders group, buy a thought leaders app and even ‘engineer’ a thought leader. Some have caught … [Read more...] about How Do You Know If You Are Leading in Risk and Safety?
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Due Diligence Workshop
Due Diligence Workshop Due Diligence is not a product of legislation. Due diligence is a broad organisational and individual responsibility that existed as a legal principle long before Work Health and Safety legislation. Every major accident inquiry anywhere in the world for the past 30 years has … [Read more...] about Due Diligence Workshop
The Fear of Power and the Power of Fear
The Fear of Power and the Power of Fear One of the clear messages in the Netflix series House of Cards is the Fear of Power and the Power of Fear. The House of Cards series exemplifies what happens when one makes power the frame for exchange. The idea that coercion, compliance, power and fear are a … [Read more...] about The Fear of Power and the Power of Fear
The Embodiment of Christmas
The Embodiment of Christmas One of the messages of Christmas is the importance of embodiment. It is in our bodies that we experience the necessities of being human as well as the joys of being human. It is through our bodies that we know the fullness of fallibility and the many ambiguities of … [Read more...] about The Embodiment of Christmas
The Cult-ure of Zero
The Cult-ure of Zero Defining a cult is challenging but in most popular usage is associated with ‘brainwashing’, cultic practices, binary dogma and unusual beliefs. Richardson has a good definition of a cult as: ‘a group that has beliefs and/or practices that are counter to those of the dominant … [Read more...] about The Cult-ure of Zero
The South Korean Fan Death Mystery
The South Korean Fan Death Mystery Dr Long’s New book “REAL RISK – Human Discerning and Risk” is packed with interesting little stories and anecdotes. The idea that humans assess risk objectively, or just calculate risk based on some common criteria in a risk matrix (exposure, frequency, … [Read more...] about The South Korean Fan Death Mystery
More Realistic Swiss Cheese Symbol
Dr Rob Long’s recent Safety Myths Series touched quite a few nerves in the safety industry, particularly his piece: Myth and Symbols in Safety, where he suggested that we should deconstruct the projected ‘truths’ of linearity and causality of models such as Swiss Cheese, Dominoes, Bow Tie and … [Read more...] about More Realistic Swiss Cheese Symbol
Injury Rates and the Danger of Eating Sultanas
Injury Rates and the Danger of Eating Sultanas We read recently of the rise in car crashes In Australia caused by eating sultanas. Of course you have to laugh because this is the same binary logic that dominates the safety industry as a reality, driven by Zero. Tim Minchin also captures this error … [Read more...] about Injury Rates and the Danger of Eating Sultanas
Speaking Semiotic Language to Safety
Speaking Semiotic Language to Safety Semiotics is a language all of its own, no different than a language like Mandarin or Music, and needing translation. Semiotics embodies a visual language that transcends the logic and mechanics of other languages because it uses representations like visual … [Read more...] about Speaking Semiotic Language to Safety
The Visible and Invisible in Risk and Culture
In response to questions about culture as observable, measureable and behavioural Creative people dream and imagine, they see things and envision possibilities that don’t exist. They write poems, songs and stories about the things they see and ‘tell forward’ their vision for what might be … [Read more...] about The Visible and Invisible in Risk and Culture
