Make Your Safety Slogan Social Safety is a profoundly social activity. We see this in the many slogans in safety that emphasize connections to family and loved ones as a reason for safety. However, we should chose slogans carefully. One of the early slogans of the COVID19 pandemic was ‘we’re all … [Read more...] about Make Your Safety Slogan Social
Semiotics
Free Modules SEEK and Semiotics
Free Modules SEEK and Semiotics This is for those who have studied with Dr Long (free SPoR Introduction - https://cllr.com.au/product/an-introduction-to-the-social-psychology-of-risk-unit-1-free-online-module/ ) previously. Each course will start in February (SEEK) and March (Semiotics). If you … [Read more...] about Free Modules SEEK and Semiotics
Poor Olde Safety Has A Lot of Work To Do
Poor Olde Safety Has A Lot of Work To Do Tis the Season to be Moronic! A few concerning graphics from LinkedIn today – nothing I can say that you aren’t already thinking. On the back of all employees shirts in a Tier 1 construction company: … [Read more...] about Poor Olde Safety Has A Lot of Work To Do
A Semiotic Understanding of Culture
A Semiotic Understanding of Culture One of the profound weaknesses of the AIHS BoK Chapter on Culture is a complete omission of an Transdisciplinary focus on culture. The approach to understanding culture omits any sense of Transdisciplinarity is about giving authenticity and value to many … [Read more...] about A Semiotic Understanding of Culture
Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety
Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety I have written about the nature of ritual previously, particularly the properties of ritual: https://safetyrisk.net/safety-as-ritual-performance/ All rituals (and associated semiotics) ‘embody’ learning. It is important when understanding learning that we … [Read more...] about Ritual as Embodied Learning in Safety
Visualising Risk
Visualising Risk One of the foundational practices in SPoR is the visualization of social relationships in risk. This is why the study of Semiotics is essential for risk assessment and understanding human judgment and decision making. It is unfortunate that the safety industry is so naïve and … [Read more...] about Visualising Risk
Non-Binary Decision Making in Risk
Non-Binary Decision Making in Risk Decision Making is NOT fast and slow as Kahneman proposes, indeed such a construct is unhelpful. It’s a shame that Kahneman’s work is so popular in the risk and safety industry because this binary construct is misleading about why and how humans do what they do. … [Read more...] about Non-Binary Decision Making in Risk
What’s in a Symbol? No Big Deal eh Safety?
What’s in a Symbol? No Big Deal eh Safety? We learned recently in the trial of Ben Roberts-Smith that a photo of him wearing the ‘crusaders symbol’ was doctored by the Department of Defence in 2011. Ben Roberts-Smith was a corporal in the SAS at the time and has been awarded the Victoria Cross. Mr … [Read more...] about What’s in a Symbol? No Big Deal eh Safety?
Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety
Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety I was asked to meet with a ‘start up’ group last week and as part of the meeting I was proudly shown their ‘brand’. You should have seen their faces slump when they invited my comment and I told them it completely contradicted their message. One the … [Read more...] about Branding, Marketing and The Semiotics of Safety
Competition – Crazy Safety Campaigns
Competition - Crazy Safety Campaigns If you are a follower of this blog you will know that we have often discussed the way safety and marketing go for crazy promotions to get people into safety. In the past we have discussed: Dumb Ways to Die, Hazardman, Sexy Sophie, Mum’s For Safety, Pickled, … [Read more...] about Competition – Crazy Safety Campaigns