Hazardman Disappears!! Safety is one of those activities that is excellent at addition but very poor at subtraction. As we most often see, even with the most obscene, unethical and dumb idea in safety (eg. Dumb Ways to Die - DWTD), are easy to bring in and impossible to take away. This is the … [Read more...] about Hazardman Disappears
Robert Long
New Free Video Release–ALARP
New Free Video Release–ALARP Dr Rob Long has released a new video from the set from Risky Conversations, this time on the subject of ALARP. One of the fascinating points made by WHS Lawyer Greg Smith in the video is that the ideology of zero harm directly contradicts ALARP and hence the spirit of … [Read more...] about New Free Video Release–ALARP
To Err is Human, To Forgive Divine
To Err is Human, To Forgive Divine The fixation of Safety with this little phrase and its misreading by the industry shows so clearly that the safety industry lacks the ability to think critically about error. A recent debate at an SIA conference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnMLHjrSFJw ) … [Read more...] about To Err is Human, To Forgive Divine
Safety Culture does Exist
Safety Culture does Exist The safety industry was created by Acts of Parliament across Australia in the 1980s. In a very short time a safety industry developed with invested power and a range of characteristics that clearly demonstrate that the safety industry has a culture. Indeed, it would seem … [Read more...] about Safety Culture does Exist
A Formula for Safety Culture Failure and Success
Having many times, recently, been asked to define culture and risk, I figured all I need to do is to refer people to this cracker from the archives: A Formula for Safety Culture Failure and Success I find it fascinating to read many uses of the word ‘culture’ and ‘risk’ that have no complementary … [Read more...] about A Formula for Safety Culture Failure and Success
Toward Zero, A Failed Goal
Toward Zero, A Failed Goal Generally when people set goals that fail, they reassess their goal and reframe the goal and seek a goal that is achievable and sense-able. This is the logic of SMART goals (https://safetyrisk.net/understanding-safety-goals/, … [Read more...] about Toward Zero, A Failed Goal
CLLR Christmas 2016 Newsletter and Competition
Happy Christmas and New Year This is a special edition of the CLLR Newsletter to wish you all a Happy Christmas and the best for the 2017 New Year. We look forward to continuing our newsletters and services to you in 2017 and look forward to meeting some of you as you commence studies with us in … [Read more...] about CLLR Christmas 2016 Newsletter and Competition
10 Steps to an Effective Safety Induction
10 Steps to an Effective Safety Induction In response to this recent article by Workcover NSW I suggest the following. The consideration for all inductions is to make them effective, simplicity doesn’t guarantee effectiveness. Neither is simplicity the place to start. The place to start … [Read more...] about 10 Steps to an Effective Safety Induction
Courage to Challenge the Great TRIFR and LTIFR Delusion
Courage to Challenge the Great TRIFR and LTIFR Delusion It was Marx (The German Ideology) who said ‘as individuals express their life, so they are’. At the heart of this aphorism is the idea that what is normalized in a culture comprises what the culture is. One of the things that have become … [Read more...] about Courage to Challenge the Great TRIFR and LTIFR Delusion
The Safety Worldview
The Safety Worldview A favourite word for Safety is ‘don’t’. The favourite word for safety is ‘hazards’. The ‘go to’ word for Safety is ‘controls’. It doesn’t take long in exposure to Safety to realize that the industry is not a profession but rather a deficit philosophy of don’ts, rather than … [Read more...] about The Safety Worldview