I saw a video the other day entitled ‘Zero Suicide … Understanding Human Error’. No surprise, it had nothing to do with suicide or understanding human error. This is what we expect from Safety, declaring something by what it isn’t … [Read more...] about Four New Videos from SPoR, Fallibility, Human Error and Foundations
Safety Videos
Dumb Ways to Discourse, a Failed Approach in Safety
Dumb Ways to Discourse, a Failed Approach in Safety The Dumb Ways to Die campaign is a classic example of a failure to think about the trajectory of a goal and trajectory of a discourse. The Dumb Ways to Die campaign and it’s self-assessed success (based on hits on the Internet) demonstrate … [Read more...] about Dumb Ways to Discourse, a Failed Approach in Safety
What is Semiotics? – Video
Semiotics is the unconscious language of all we see, observe and visualise. Without a thorough understanding of Semiotics one’s messaging is most likely going to be hit and miss, ad hoc and backfire. Indeed, Safety seems to be so good at choosing semiotics that backfire, most times communicating the … [Read more...] about What is Semiotics? – Video
Two New Videos from Novellus
Novellus have release two new videos, as an outcome of the visit to Australia by Dr Nippin Anand. The first video is a lovely chat with Greg Smith about the ineffectiveness of paper-based systems in risk and safety. This discussion doesn’t just raise concerns expressed in Greg’s most successful … [Read more...] about Two New Videos from Novellus
The Problem with Zero Harm
The Problem with Zero Harm This short video discusses one of the many arguments against the zero harm concept, zero language and discourse. The language of zero as an absolute and the framing of risk and safety in perfectionism is deeply problematic for establishing a culture of openness, … [Read more...] about The Problem with Zero Harm
Safety Silences – Video Series
Safety Silences - Video Series We get asked so often about various topics and ideas that are never discussed in traditional safety (including ‘safety differently’) so, we decided to start a video series called ‘Safety Silences’. The purpose of this video series is to discuss topics that seem to be … [Read more...] about Safety Silences – Video Series
Free Release of All Risky Conversation Safety Videos
Free Release of All Risky Conversation Safety Videos Following the success of the Risky Conversations series (https://vimeo.com/album/3938199) Greg and Rob have decided to release access to ALL the videos for free. This release follows on from their most successful presentation of their two day … [Read more...] about Free Release of All Risky Conversation Safety Videos
Talking Risk Video–The Unconscious In Communication
Talking Risk Video–The Unconscious In Communication Another great conversation on the Couch between two of our authors Rob Sams and Max Geyer - this is such a great explanation of the interaction between our conscious and non conscious minds...great practical examples too thanks Max n Rob. The … [Read more...] about Talking Risk Video–The Unconscious In Communication
SPoR Ontology and Methods – A Video
Ontology simply means philosophy of being. What philosophy drives your method in safety? This should be a critical question for the safety industry. Unfortunately, in this industry, the moment one mentions a word over 5 letters it is classified as ‘academic’ and somehow irrelevant to the … [Read more...] about SPoR Ontology and Methods – A Video
Measuring in Risk and Safety
Measuring in Risk and Safety It has become fashionable for organisations to use positive or leading indicators as a way to ‘measure’ their risk and safety ‘performance’. Leaders in some organisations have proudly told us how they are ‘progressive’, ‘generative’ and ‘world class’ because they focus … [Read more...] about Measuring in Risk and Safety
