The fixation of the non-safety differently group on the positive, creates a new language of avoidance. The words one mustn’t speak in this new language are words like: ‘blame’, ‘fault’, ‘fallible’, ‘mortality’, ‘deficiency’ or ‘defective’. The idea that one shifts focus from only learning from … [Read more...] about Fixated on the Positives in Safety
Robert Long
The Complacency Concoction
Someone posted this on our Discord group yesterday and I had thought that Safety had grown up beyond this nonsense. Why is it that safety continues in this useless meaningless myth when it has no idea what complacency is. Complacency is one of those silly safety terms used to project blame on … [Read more...] about The Complacency Concoction
Experiential Learning for Safety and Risk
Experiential Learning for Safety and Risk Wikipedia describes Experiential learning as: the process of learning through experience, and is more specifically defined as "learning through reflection on doing" You will see this classic quote many times throughout this blog: “How can I … [Read more...] about Experiential Learning for Safety and Risk
Risk, Safety and Fundamental Attribution Error
Risk, Safety and Fundamental Attribution Error What do they say about damn lies and statistics? Well, maybe safety hasn’t heard about that one, nor it seems has the CFMEU or ACT Regulator. Recently the Secretary of the CFMEU trotted out yet again the statistic that the ACT Building and Construction … [Read more...] about Risk, Safety and Fundamental Attribution Error
Risk and Safety Rituals
Risk and Safety Rituals Rituals are the foundation of cultural belonging and identity. You can’t really understand or influence culture without a good grasp of rituals and artefacts. The idea that behaviours (‘what we do around here’) define culture is one of the grand delusions of simplistic … [Read more...] about Risk and Safety Rituals
What I Wish I Knew, Before Engaging in Safety
Book Giveaway In the Medium blog (https://medium.com/) they are having a ‘What I Wish I Knew Week’ and I thought what a wonderful idea. What if we applied this to Safety? What do we wish we knew about Safety, if we could go back in time? Many of us learn the challenging way, by experience. This … [Read more...] about What I Wish I Knew, Before Engaging in Safety
Is AI Safe? – Two Videos
Recently, Dr Craig Ashhurst, Dr Nippin Anand, Greg Smith and Dr Rob Long discussed the adoption of AI into the world of risk and safety. There are two videos here: Video One https://vimeo.com/1069071797 and here: Video Two https://vimeo.com/1069073815 Each one of these scholars … [Read more...] about Is AI Safe? – Two Videos
Quirky Things That Work When Trying To Help Others
Quirky things that work when trying to help others With the current safety theme trending toward HELPING (see Safety as a Helping Profession and I was just trying to help), I thought it timely to republish this post by the late George Robotham who wrote this a few years ago with some input … [Read more...] about Quirky Things That Work When Trying To Help Others
Snap, Crackle, Pop. That’s the Sound we Love to Hear
Snap, Crackle, Pop. That’s the Sound we Love to Hear Rice Krispies were first released by Kellogg in 1928, and introduced in Australia as Rice Bubbles. The breakfast cereal is made of ‘crisped’ rice (toasted rice). The marketing that accompanied the launch of Rice Bubbles was associated with the … [Read more...] about Snap, Crackle, Pop. That’s the Sound we Love to Hear
Santa, Myths and Regulators.
Santa, Myths and Regulators. I was at a building site yesterday and up pulled a ute full of cases of beer, gifts for loyal and faithful service. A few weeks ago the same company hired a cruise boat for a Christmas party complete with endless alcohol and strippers as a way of saying thanks to the … [Read more...] about Santa, Myths and Regulators.