The Tyranny of Metrics This is the title of a very easy to read book on the obsession of metrics by Jerry Z. Muller. It should be mandatory reading for anyone in the safety industry. 'The challenges of ‘tick and flick’ in the culture of safety is endemic. We know from the research by Herbert Simon … [Read more...] about The Tyranny of Metrics
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Risk Psychometrics, Spin and Snake Oil
Risk Psychometrics, Spin and Snake Oil Latest article by Dr Robert Long from www.humandymensions.com.au. A great quote from the article: So, let us name safety psychometrics for what it is. Safety psychometrics is workforce eugenics as if humans are not human, as if the absolute of zero is … [Read more...] about Risk Psychometrics, Spin and Snake Oil
Being Safe with Psychometrics
Being Safe with Psychometrics I read with interest this article sent to me on ‘Risk Type, compliance and personal responsibility’ under the heading ‘Culture and Behaviours’. As we know there is no such thing as objective psychology nor objectivity in the evaluation of risk. Several questions … [Read more...] about Being Safe with Psychometrics
General Motors Stops Using Safety Metrics
GM Throws Out the Safety Metrics An interesting article below by EHS Today on some big statements made by GM's Senior Manager for Health and Safety that they are to begin “throwing out the safety metrics”. You will see that their focus is still on counting, measuring and controlling hazards - only … [Read more...] about General Motors Stops Using Safety Metrics
More of the Same Expecting a Different Outcome in Safety
When we look at so much of what circulates in safety about ‘safety as a priority’ and togetherness in safety, it’s always just the same old stuff – golden rules, behaviourism and zero. The following is a typical example: https://togetherinsafety.info/ Having just completed the MiProfile Survey … [Read more...] about More of the Same Expecting a Different Outcome in Safety
Do you know how to sell safety?
Do you know how to sell safety? Great article recently Posted by Marie-Claire Ross from Digicast – Read the whole article here A few similar ones you might also relate to: Safety Professionals–The Piggy in The Middle? Safety Professionals – We Are Our Own Worst Enemies Risk Psychometrics, … [Read more...] about Do you know how to sell safety?
A Tale of Two Worlds in Safety
Whenever we conduct the MiProfile survey (https://www.humandymensions.com/services-and-programs/miprofile/), one of many critical criteria in analysis is the presence of ‘double speak’. I designed the survey 20 years ago and it has a comparative database of over 40,000. The survey is designed with … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Worlds in Safety
CLLR Newsletter – Education and Learning Special Edition – Approaching Events
Education and Learning Special Edition - Approaching Events We are pleased to announce a range of unique events in Education and Learning in SPoR from March to June 2024. These are: London - 20-22 March (Dr Nippin Anand and Dr Pedro … [Read more...] about CLLR Newsletter – Education and Learning Special Edition – Approaching Events
What Is Safety?
SAFETY - What is the definition of safety? What does Safety mean to you? See also: Understanding Safety as an Archetype WHAT IS FUNNY ABOUT SAFETY? Read more here Safety is a temporary outcome of doing many, many transdisciplinary things well and is not a an explicit process or things that we … [Read more...] about What Is Safety?
Zero is an Immoral Goal
I see that zero is now an innovation and a ‘science’, coming from the Safety Science Innovation Lab (https://safetyrisk.net/since-when-did-zero-become-a-science/). I also see the same old tired nonsense coming from the same Lab that there is no other moral goal than zero … [Read more...] about Zero is an Immoral Goal