Personhood and Risk I have received several emails about my newsletter (https://safetyrisk.net/happy-new-year-for-2021-and-theme/) and the theme of gaslighting. It seems I struck a chord with many in risk and safety who have at some stage, realized that have been gaslighted and had their … [Read more...] about Personhood and Risk
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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 … [Read more...] about Balance in Risk and Safety
Paradise by the dashboard light
One death is a tragedy and a million deaths is a statistic Joseph Stalin Most lectures at occupational health and safety conferences or zoom webinars invariably include death by Pierrepoint presentations from vainglorious behavioural scientists or Pecksniffian safety crusaders, which are often … [Read more...] about Paradise by the dashboard light
Hello, I’m on the gravy train
Hello, I’m on the gravy train Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards Aldous Huxley At the turn of the millennium the Australian federal government under John Howard embarked on a sinister sociopolitical and economic crusade to emasculate and … [Read more...] about Hello, I’m on the gravy train
Brain-Centredness and Occular-Centredness in Risk
Brain-Centredness and Occular-Centredness in Risk Such a small amount of what we ‘see’ is processed through the eyes and brain indeed, this amounts to less than 5% of all ways in which we sense the world and make decisions. The idea that humans make decisions like a computer is completely … [Read more...] about Brain-Centredness and Occular-Centredness in Risk
CLLR – Quarterly Newsletter–August 2020
Theme - Social Resilience Each quarter I send out a Newsletter on a theme and discussion of various issues associated with the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR). I trust you enjoy this edition. Rob The Social Ecology of Resilience One of the profound omissions in the discourse and … [Read more...] about CLLR – Quarterly Newsletter–August 2020
What is the Mind of Safety?
What is the Mind of Safety? What limits Safety in innovation, creativity, ideas and vision are the upshifting ideologies of behaviourism/positivism. Whatever slogans one is attracted to, checklists one completes, or how much one repeats the word ‘differently’, how many podcasts one listens to or … [Read more...] about What is the Mind of Safety?
Wellness is Not a Commodity
I received a post this week from Worksafe Victoria arguing why strategies for wellness in the workplace make for: improved productivity, improved reputation, reduced absenteeism and reduced turnover. Of course these outcomes are supported by extensive research but what a shame that the promotion of … [Read more...] about Wellness is Not a Commodity
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it George Orwell Welcome to the latest edition of the Australian Institute of Heinrich & Skinner fake newsletter following the resounding success of the recent online national conference with its enigmatic theme of … [Read more...] about One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
-Ism or -ist, Does it Matter?
When you visit Old Parliament House in Canberra you will see signs telling you not to hold the handrail. (https://www.moadoph.gov.au/). These signs have been put in place because people have had severe burns to their hands. The structure is heritage listed and the handrails will not … [Read more...] about -Ism or -ist, Does it Matter?