New Social Psychology of Risk Website The Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) has a new website and home: https://spor.com.au/ This complements the workplace risk and safety training website Human Dymensions (HD): https://www.humandymensions.com/ and the academic studies website The Centre for … [Read more...] about New Social Psychology of Risk Website
Robert Long
The Curse of Behaviourism
The Curse of Behaviourism One of the greatest curses inflicted on the industry of safety is the toxicity of behaviourism. Behaviourism is that 1940s ideology that constructed the human being as machine, as the sum of inputs and outputs. Nothing could be further from reality. Behaviourism … [Read more...] about The Curse of Behaviourism
You Can’t Will Attentiveness
You Can’t Will Attentiveness The idea that humans have an individual power (will) to override: the world around us, cultural heritage, history, social influence, technique design and emotions is a construct of an Augustinian/Cartesian worldview. All of the latest research in neuroscience, cognition … [Read more...] about You Can’t Will Attentiveness
Due Diligence Workshops Oversubscribed
Due Diligence Workshops Oversubscribed If you are looking to attend the Due Diligence Workshop on 28,29 November 2018 (https://cllr.com.au/product/due-diligence-workshop-unit-13/) with Dr Rob Long and Greg Smith in Sydney there are no more places. The enrolment is ‘choc a block’ so we may run … [Read more...] about Due Diligence Workshops Oversubscribed
Symbols Matter
Symbols Matter We learnt this week that symbols matter. The unprecedented protest of signatures on change.org this week (Defend Our Opera House: Support Louise Herron) demonstrates this. In less that a week over 300,000 signatures were gathered against the NSW Government’s decision to project … [Read more...] about Symbols Matter
Right and Wrong in Safety
Right and Wrong in Safety Safety is fundamentally a moral and ethical activity. Any desire for a ‘good’ or a virtue, necessitates an ethic. Unfortunately, even in how Safety shapes its own identity it doesn’t know nor consciously articulate an ethic. Even the brand of ‘professional’ demands an … [Read more...] about Right and Wrong in Safety
The Best Book I Know for Safety
The Best Book I Know for Safety What is the book you would you grab if the house was on fire? For me, it has to be the wonderful book Learning to Plan and Planning to Learn by Donald N. Michael. (1997) Miles River Press. You can only buy it on eBay these days but it is a gem and essential reading … [Read more...] about The Best Book I Know for Safety
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 … [Read more...] about Shoelaces and Getting Some Perspective in Safety
Commandments, Cardinal and Life Saving Rules
Safety Commandments, Cardinal and Life Saving Rules The popularity of Ten Commandments, Life Saving Rules, Cardinal Rules, Non-Negotiables, Heroes and Deadly Sins are a common characteristic of the culture in safety. As artefacts, they adorn many safety notice boards and work rooms. Here is a … [Read more...] about Commandments, Cardinal and Life Saving Rules
Book Review – For the Love of Zero
Book Review: For the Love of Zero - Human Fallibility and Risk DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK FREE HERE: https://safetyrisk.net/for-the-love-of-zero-now-free-to-download/ Author: Dr Robert Long ISBN: 978-0-646-58765-3 by Martin Ralph In May of this year I was fortunate enough to chair, and present a … [Read more...] about Book Review – For the Love of Zero