Culture Silences in Safety – Care Ethics One of the strange contradictions of the safety industry is its preoccupation with ‘behaviours’ yet silence on care ethics. Indeed, the fixation on ‘what we do around here’ helps mask silence on ethics as foundational to culture. The last things Safety wants … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Care Ethics
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Culture Silences in Safety – What Culture Isn’t
The word ‘culture’ in the risk and safety industry is used to mean many things and most often it doesn’t refer to culture. The most common misconceptions about culture in the safety industry reveal more about the presenter and a worldview, than a discussion of culture. If one really wants to … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – What Culture Isn’t
Cultural Silences in Safety – Aesthetics
Whenever we do our culture program we work through the many beliefs, rituals and practices in societies that foster harm. So much for the nonsense of zero harm. Just watch the latest episode of 4 Corners to get an insight into just how much harm people want in order to fulfil a cultural myth. Why do … [Read more...] about Cultural Silences in Safety – Aesthetics
Cultural Silences in Safety – Empathy
There are so many silences in safety I’m sure we could keep this series going for months (https://safetyrisk.net/category/safety-culture-silences/ ) but perhaps just a few more and we might call it ‘quits’. But you have to ask yourself, why is Safety so noisy on so many petty things and so silent … [Read more...] about Cultural Silences in Safety – Empathy
Culture Silences in Safety – Trajectories
Who would have thought that 50 years ago that the quest to keep people safe could become a monster? Who would have thought that the idea of documenting decisions in risk could become a useless end in itself, that doesn’t ‘work’ (https://safetyrisk.net/proof-of-safety-is-not-through-paperwork/ )? Who … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Trajectories
Culture Silences in Safety – Critical Thinking
Often when Safety make noise about something it’s often about its opposite, such is the code of safety (https://safetyrisk.net/deciphering-safety-code/ ) or like saying something is ‘different’ when it isn’t.When we hear Safety speak about critical thinking, it is not reference to critical thinking. … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Critical Thinking
Safety Silences in Culture – Affordances
Safety Silences in Culture – Affordances Another post in the theme of critical factors in culture that Safety is silent about (https://safetyrisk.net/category/safety-culture-silences/). When it comes to understanding culture, it is essential to understand how affordances drive decision making. Yet, … [Read more...] about Safety Silences in Culture – Affordances
Safety Silences in Culture – Personhood
Safety Silences in Culture – Personhood As we continue the theme of critical factors in culture that Safety is silent about (https://safetyrisk.net/category/safety-culture-silences/ ), we need to explore the silence by Safety on personhood. A discussion of personhood and the notion of a conscious … [Read more...] about Safety Silences in Culture – Personhood
Culture Silence in Safety – Cultural Capital
Culture Silence in Safety – Cultural Capital In one of our online learning groups we have been recently discussing the work of Pierre Bourdieu. Bourdieu is just one of many experts in culture that receive no mention in safety literature about culture. When you are happy with culture as ‘what we do … [Read more...] about Culture Silence in Safety – Cultural Capital
Culture Silences in Safety – Memes
Culture Silences in Safety – Memes Another article from the ‘Culture Silences’ Series by Dr Rob Long - see them all HERE It is not unusual to receive responses from safety people that propose that an idea, research or presentation is ‘nonsense’. This quote from my post on Socialitie is … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Memes