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Understanding the SPoR Worldview

January 17, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

When the English first landed in Australia, they defined this new world as ‘terra nullius’ (without humans). They saw the dark-skinned animals as ‘animals’ because they had no written text and a verbal language that was not understood. Of course, they were wrong. First nations peoples had a complex … [Read more...] about Understanding the SPoR Worldview

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A Bloody Hand Rail

November 10, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 35 Comments

A Bloody Hand Rail It doesn't matter where in the world you go there is always a safety crusader who doesn't understand what safety is about. The safety crusader is so fixated on petty objects they don't even realise that there are people in the world. I had a classic example this week when … [Read more...] about A Bloody Hand Rail

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Slips Trips and Falls, Zero Harm Tagged With: crusader, handrail, maturity matrix

Safety Racism

September 15, 2019 by Dr Rob Long 20 Comments

  It seems that the moment one invokes the word ‘safety’ all ethical considerations become unimportant. We see evidence of this with comments that Islanders are less safe, and less intelligent for safety! . How do people get away with this??? Of course safety is the industry of eugenics! … [Read more...] about Safety Racism

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long, Slips Trips and Falls, Zero Harm Tagged With: body of knowledge, ethics, fallibility, racism

The Paradox of “Lifesaving Rules”

March 13, 2019 by Admin 10 Comments

The Paradox of “Lifesaving Rules” Guest Post by Danny Fay As part of my assignment in Unit 5 of the Diploma in Social Psychology of Risk, I am evaluating the paradox of “Lifesaving Rules” against the five principles of collective mindfulness as developed by Professor Karl Weick. Collective … [Read more...] about The Paradox of “Lifesaving Rules”

Filed Under: CLLR, Slips Trips and Falls Tagged With: 10 commandments, collective mindfulness, karl weick, lifesaving rules, paradox

Clever Safety Idea?

June 5, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

Clever Safety Idea – Banana Cones! I’ve seen these warning signs evolve from saying “Slippery Floor” (and their admission of guilt) to “Wet Floor” to bright pink because people were so used to them and actually tripping on them. These then are the latest, ironically humorous, … [Read more...] about Clever Safety Idea?

Filed Under: Safety Photos, Slips Trips and Falls Tagged With: banana cones, safety idea, slips

Choosing the right anti slip flooring for your workplace

November 14, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Choosing the right anti slip flooring for your workplace So, you’ve gone in to business, or your premises has unfortunately fallen behind with the times and you notice some areas are a possible health & safety risk, has potential hot spots for injuries and is about to be condemned by the … [Read more...] about Choosing the right anti slip flooring for your workplace

Filed Under: Slips Trips and Falls Tagged With: acid etching, anti slip, flooring, Slip Testing

Avoidable Workplace Health and Safety Hazards

November 12, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Avoidable Workplace Health and Safety Hazards Guest Post Every job carries certain risks. Some are obvious, like those that a miner or a construction worker face, while some are far more subtle and considered very common, such as driving after working hard through the night. While it is simply not … [Read more...] about Avoidable Workplace Health and Safety Hazards

Filed Under: Slips Trips and Falls Tagged With: Communicable Disease, hearing loss, safety hazards, Slipping and Tripping, workplace safety

floor slip resistance for improved safety

October 10, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Workshop 7: Obtaining and maintaining optimal floor slip resistance for improved safety Our good friends from Slip Smart are presenting a workshop at the  National Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion 8.00am - 12.00pm Wednesday, 2 November 2011 – Brisbane Convention … [Read more...] about floor slip resistance for improved safety

Filed Under: Slips Trips and Falls Tagged With: slip resistance, Slip Testing

Escalator and Travelator Safety

September 16, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Escalator and Travelator Safety Many of the incidents we are involved in are cased by slips and falls on travelators and escalators. Here is some really useful info and tips on improving escalator safety from Escalator Safety Services Pty Ltd in response to our requests. As requested here is … [Read more...] about Escalator and Travelator Safety

Filed Under: Slips Trips and Falls Tagged With: escalator safety, Escalators and Travelators, non slip steps, Shopping Centre

Floor Cable Covers

September 3, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

Floor Cable Covers – trip prevention and cable protection for hard floor surfaces and carpet One of my pet hates is exposed cabling running across floors. Its not only an eyesore but presents a number of safety hazards and risks. Here is a guide to selecting the best products and examples of a few … [Read more...] about Floor Cable Covers

Filed Under: Slips Trips and Falls Tagged With: cable cover, cable protector, floor cable covers, trip and fall

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