Real Risk, An New Icon for SafetyRisk and Competition We know about the power of icons and brands, those in marketing know how the unconscious is influenced by sign systems and symbols. Signs and symbols, gestures and icons form a critical part of organisations as cultural artifacts. We underestimate their influence at our own peril. […]
Risk Management
Sensible risk management
Sensible risk management It is refreshing to see this statement from the UK Health and Safety Executive which attempts to define the principles of what Safety and Risk Management is and is not: (see it published here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/principles.htm but please read it carefully!) So why is there such a disparity between the principles of the […]
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Are You Risk Intelligent?
An insightful article by Dennis Millard first published here: http://humanrysk.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/risk-intelligent_63.html?m=1 Are You Risk Intelligent? Risk is all around us, not all risk is bad risk. If we don’t take risks in life, not only do we not learn, we miss opportunities for business success. Preventing people from taking risks can stop them from learning how […]
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The Reason Safety Has Gone So Crazy
The Reason Safety Has Gone So Crazy – With Must Watch Video This recent article of ours Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral has gone viral itself and it leads very well into this article. One of main reasons that safety has become so silly and out of control basically comes down […]
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Understanding Risk
Understanding Risk by Dr Robert Long from www.humandymensions.com – first published here in October 2013 – see his other articles HERE Much more consideration needs to be given to human decision making and how perception affects decision making when we think about risk. Imaging you want to buy a CD, you don’t like iTunes much and […]
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Connect –Teaching Young People About Safety and Life
Connect –Teaching Young People About Safety and Life By the late George Robotham SU QLD’s Connect Program (http://su-connect.org.au/) is a long-term adventure-based learning program designed to help young people who are “at risk” — facing exclusion from school, come from broken homes or are locked into cycles of addiction – please take a moment to […]
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Barry Spud’s Hazard Control Tips
Barry Spud’s Hazard Control Tips – The Hierarchy Of Hazard Control Barry Spud tells: “The Hierarchy of Hazard Control (I call it the “HOHC”) is the one of the main weapons, in the Safety Crusader’s arsenal, in the war on lost time injuries. It takes a certifiable Safety Expert like myself to know when elimination […]
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Effectiveness in Managing Risk and Cultural Change
Effectiveness in Managing Risk and Cultural Change A blast from the past (August 2013) article – The need to change safety culture In recent times it has occurred to coroner’s at inquests, auditors and government (eg. Cole Commission) that poor safety culture has a central role in normalising unsafe practice. The development of the Federal Safety Commission […]
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What is Your Risk iCue?
What is Your Risk iCue? When we think of the concept of intelligence we often think of a person’s IQ. The idea of an Intelligence Quotient is not reliable and only tests certain selected forms of literacy constrained by cultural biases. For example: the early settlers in Australia deemed that the Indigenous people were not […]
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Building a Risk Culture
Building a Risk Culture Interesting article from Insurance Thought Leadership (uggghh – I know!) shared by John Wettstein from safetystrategies.ca Extract: “Young and old are dropping themselves from Wall Street at a pace we have not seen before” (sudden spade of suicides in 2014). “High -flying executives end up crash-landing in jail.” or “Your competitive […]
