Giving and Receiving Advice in Safety It is no accident that the identity of the safety person is most often described as an ‘advisor’ If you are looking for work in safety … [Read more...] about Giving and Receiving Advice in Safety
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Hoodwinked by Heinrich
Hoodwinked by Heinrich I have written before about the Heinrich Hoax and Delusion (https://safetyrisk.net/ration-delusions-and-heinrichs-hoax/), the Heinrich Hoodoo … [Read more...] about Hoodwinked by Heinrich
Injury Rates Are Up, You’re Sacked
Injury Rates Are Up, You’re Sacked One of the perpetually grand delusions of Safety is that injury rates define safety. I have known some amazing, skilled, caring and helping people in safety over … [Read more...] about Injury Rates Are Up, You’re Sacked
Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright in Safety
Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright in Safety One of Dylan’s greatest songs is about the power of indifference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Y3KfJs6T0 ), not just to love but to people in general. … [Read more...] about Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright in Safety
The Less You See, the More Likely to Die
The Less You See, the More Likely to Die Recent research shows that vision impairment is related to death rate (https://neurosciencenews.com/mortality-visual-impairment-17960/). So if you say you … [Read more...] about The Less You See, the More Likely to Die
Poisoning the Professional Waterhole
Poisoning the Professional Waterhole In the latest IOSH magazine you can find a host of safety gobbledygook , enough to turn you off an industry consumed with itself. We know about zero vision but … [Read more...] about Poisoning the Professional Waterhole
Critical Thinking At Risk
People refer to critical thinking but rarely define what they mean. People may think they are critical thinkers but are often constrained by ambitions, politics, debt and social structures. In the … [Read more...] about Critical Thinking At Risk
The Rational, aRational and Irrational in Safety
Safety seems to avoid the most important things when thinking about tackling risk. There seems to be no interest in safety in the nature of the human unconscious nor any interest in anything outside … [Read more...] about The Rational, aRational and Irrational in Safety
