The moment Safety drifts into questions of life, death, suffering, pain, harm and ‘saving lives’ it has no way to go except a trajectory into theology. We observe this in Dekker’s book ‘The End of Heaven, Disaster and Suffering in a Scientific Age’ with dozens of biblical references and … [Read more...] about Why Safety is Inescapably Theological
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Identity and Safety
The term identity politics has its source in the 1970s and defines the political identity of groups under various forms of oppression. Often this expression ‘identity politics’ is used pejoratively (https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/12/2/13718770/identity-politics ) and coupled with other silly … [Read more...] about Identity and Safety
Linguistics and Safety
When I was teaching Linguistics in Secondary and Tertiary contexts, I would always repeat the well-known aphorism: ‘say what you mean and mean what you say’. How unfortunate that the safety industry has no interest in Linguistics and thinks it is fine to speak gobbledygook to people … [Read more...] about Linguistics and Safety
The Rhizome as a Learning Model for Risk
I have written before about the semiotic/metaphor of the rhizome (https://safetyrisk.net/like-a-rhizome-cowboy/ ), introduced by Deleuze as a model for understanding learning and knowing. Deleuze was interested in ‘becoming’ and in the ‘hidden third’, a common concept in Transdisciplinarity. Deleuze … [Read more...] about The Rhizome as a Learning Model for Risk
SPoR Workshops Canberra 8-16 August
Only a month till the face to face workshops in Canberra with Dr Long and Dr Ashhurst. The workshops are suitable for everyone, experienced or those new to SPoR. The workshops are as follows: Workshop Schedule MiProfile Diagnostics - 8, 9, 10 August Learn how to undertake Keypad surveying … [Read more...] about SPoR Workshops Canberra 8-16 August
Face to Face SPoR Workshops 2022
Face to Face SPoR Workshops – Canberra 8-16 August This is the first time we have been able to offer SPoR learning face to face in 2 years. Here is your opportunity to gather with some old and new friends and progress your education, learning and practice in SPoR. We already have good numbers for … [Read more...] about Face to Face SPoR Workshops 2022
CLLR Quarterly Newsletter–June 2022
Theme – Imaginology The theme for this newsletter is Imaginology, the study of the imagination. This is such an important topic for the risk industry because so much of strategy, planning and tackling risk is about what can be imagined to happen. Such is the nature of a risk assessment. It’s so … [Read more...] about CLLR Quarterly Newsletter–June 2022
Talking About Teams
Talking About Teams Next in the video series on Safety Silences (https://vimeo.com/user/57711103/folder/10215280 ) is a discussion about teams. Whilst there is much discussion in safety about teams, groups and organizing, much is often poorly defined. Indeed, so often meaning is assumed in … [Read more...] about Talking About Teams
Culture Silences in Safety – Holism
Culture Silences in Safety - Holism There are so many critical parts of culture that Safety is silent about and yet it is so noisy about things in culture that are relatively unimportant. Just have a look at the common garden variety safety culture surveys on the market and look at their agenda. … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Holism
How to Tackle Risk You Can’t See
How to Tackle Risk You Can’t See So often in strategic planning and goal setting people can’t see the trade-offs and by-products they are putting in place. You can’t see what you don’t know. We saw this with the recent research into traffic safety messages … [Read more...] about How to Tackle Risk You Can’t See