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Risk Makes Sense – Free Download

May 17, 2025 by Admin Leave a Comment

UPDATE: AUDIO BOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD HERE: https://safetyrisk.net/free-download-audiobook-risk-makes-sense/ Dr Long is pleased to announce the release of his fourth book available for free download (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/risk-makes-sense/). Simply click on … [Read more...] about Risk Makes Sense – Free Download

Filed Under: Risk Management, Robert Long Tagged With: risk makes sense

Upside Down Safety and Red Pen Safety Non-Leadership

April 26, 2025 by Dr Rob Long 29 Comments

Upside Down Safety and Red Pen Safety Non-Leadership This in an older article by Dr Rob Long, I recently published it on LinkedIn Pulse and its proven to be very popular so worthy of resurrection again here: A friend of mine who is the same age as I and who I have coached in safety and risk for … [Read more...] about Upside Down Safety and Red Pen Safety Non-Leadership

Filed Under: Risk Management, Robert Long, Safety Leadership Tagged With: formal qualifications, red pen safety, safety leadership

If There was a Risk Gene, Would you Engineer it Out?

November 26, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Another really enjoyable and thought provoking article by Dr Robert Long. There is no learning without risk, risk is not the enemy. Just think of all the inventions and pleasures of life we enjoy had not our pioneers taken risks. If There was a Risk Gene, Would you Engineer it Out? Ever since 1996 … [Read more...] about If There was a Risk Gene, Would you Engineer it Out?

Filed Under: Risk Management, Robert Long Tagged With: engineer it out, risk gene, risk taking

Gab & Rob Talking Risk

October 28, 2024 by Admin 23 Comments

Two of our authors Gab Carlton and Rob Sams have put their heads together and started their own series of short video blogs to go along with their regular articles. Gab & Rob are part of the gang who are doing the post graduate program in social psychology and risk through ACU … [Read more...] about Gab & Rob Talking Risk

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Gabrielle Carlton, Risk Management, Rob Sams, Safety Videos, Talking Risk Tagged With: culture, leadership in risk, talking risk

Sesame Street Safety

October 11, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Sesame Street Safety Sesame Street was first broadcast in 1969, a TV show aimed to help preschool children prepare for schooling, particularly in literacy and numeracy. As I presented to safety advisors this week at a conference I was stunned that no one in the room (all highly experienced safety … [Read more...] about Sesame Street Safety

Filed Under: Accidents and Incidents, Communication and Consultation, Risk Management, Robert Long, Safety Culture, Safety Humor, Safety Leadership Tagged With: conversation, HB327, Risk Management, sesame street

Risk and Safety Communities of Practice and the Practice of Community

February 2, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Risk and Safety Communities of Practice and the Practice of Community Dr Rob Long’s third book entitled “Real Risk, Human Discerning and Risk” will be launched in early October.  For those of you who have read and enjoyed For The Love of Zero and Risk Makes Sense I am sure you will be looking … [Read more...] about Risk and Safety Communities of Practice and the Practice of Community

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management, Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: risk aversion, safety community

Risk and Cultural Values

January 27, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Cultural Values and Translation by Trade One of the most important things we discover in a study of culture is that other people are not like us. This is why it is so crazy to assume ‘common sense’, this is why it’s so misleading to even talk about ‘common sense’. The more we use this language the … [Read more...] about Risk and Cultural Values

Filed Under: Risk Management, Robert Long Tagged With: cultural values, culture, hazards, Safety Culture, translation by trade

Desensitizing to Kids Risk and Safety

January 6, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 13 Comments

I read with interest the idea that School students need better health and safety education (University of Adelaide News Thursday, 9 May 2013 ). It is interesting that this idea is put forward by ‘safety experts’. What a bizarre idea. Here we have a major problem in the workforce of people being … [Read more...] about Desensitizing to Kids Risk and Safety

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management, Robert Long Tagged With: Child Safety, desensitisation, kids risk, School Safety

Safety is NOT a Foundation for Thinking About Risk

December 9, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

When considering process (how to tackle risk) and outcome (safety), one has to think of what methodology (philosophy/ontology) drives method (doing). (https://safetyrisk.net/free-spor-poster/) Most often in Safety, this is done in reverse. When the desired outcome (safety) is made paramount … [Read more...] about Safety is NOT a Foundation for Thinking About Risk

Filed Under: Risk Management, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: foundation

Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong

December 4, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

First thought provoking article for the New Year by Dr Robert Long. I highly recommend his other Articles HERE and his new book: For The Love of Zero Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong Much has been made of the Armstrong scandal and many find it hard to believe that someone could be so … [Read more...] about Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management, Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: shortcuts, Zero Harm

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