Why Do Anything About Injuries When You Can Pretend to Take Action Instead? by Phil La Duke. First published on his blog HERE Safety is not a humanitarian effort. We all know the story of the days of yore when the loss of life—from building the pyramids to building the Brooklyn Bridge—was just the cost […]
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80% of Safety Practitioners Are Idiots
80% of Safety Practitioners Are Idiots by Phil La Duke. First published here: https://philladuke.wordpress.com/2018/12/02/80-of-safety-practitioners-are-idiots/ Startling title; nasty, mean, condescending and just plain unfair. It’s not right, it’s not fair, it’s not just. So how does it feel? Because as long as we perpetuate the 80% of all injuries are caused by employee behaviors we say […]
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Shoelaces and Getting Some Perspective in Safety
Shoelaces and Getting Some Perspective in Safety Phil La Duke doesn’t write to be ‘nice’, middle class and pedestrian. He seeks to provoke thinking and action about safety in a style that some find offensive. On the other hand Phil also finds un-safety offensive and so tries to strike a balance between triggering critical thinking […]
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Phil La Duke’s New Book
Phil La Duke’s New Book About The Author: Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1945853123/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 A self-described provocateur and iconoclast, Phil La Duke has poked and prodded the word of safety asking those awkward questions about some of the Safety professions most sacred truisms and indelicately pointing out flaws in long established and accepted safety practices. Phil La Duke […]
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If You Want to Save Lives Be a Lifeguard
If You Want to Save Lives Be a Lifeguard by Phil La Duke. First published on his blog HERE I’ve worked in safety to one extent or another for 30 years. In fact, This June will mark my thirtieth year in a profession that isn’t all that much older than me. And in that time […]
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The Horse Led To Water
The Horse Led To Water DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE BY PHIL LaDUKE!! First published here: My romantic entanglement tells a tale of jury duty that I find appropriate to safety. Jury duty has always fascinated me, I get served with notices often but seldom make it past the questions in the selection process. After […]
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In the World of Safety, Political Correctness Endangers Lives
In the World of Safety, Political Correctness Endangers Lives By Phil LaDuke – First published HERE on his blog https://philladuke.wordpress.com/ When I was a kid I worked with a man who was mentally retarded. He wasn’t “special”. He wasn’t “mentally challenged”. He wasn’t “alternatively gifted”. He wasn’t “a little slow”. He was retarded. The word […]
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Safety Is A Job Not A Sacred Calling
Safety Is A Job – Not A Sacred Calling Exclusive by Phil LaDuke. Please pay a visit to his blog: https://philladuke.wordpress.com/ and follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Philladuke vocation (voh-key-shuh n) /voʊˈkeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling. 2. a strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career. 3. […]
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Resilience and Safety
Resilience and Safety By Phil La Duke – first published HERE Last week I watched a video posted by a LinkedIn contact Carsten Bush. Those of you who are fortunate enough to know Carsten know that he is on top of his game when it comes to safety and he brings a lot of insight […]
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Keep Your Nose Out Of My Homelife
Keep Your Nose Out Of My Homelife By Phil La Duke and first published HERE For many people working in the safety field, safety is less a job than an obsession. For some safety is the zealous pursuit of safety in all circumstances—at work, at home, at play; everywhere. In this approach lies the path […]
