We see a recent announcement by the AIHS that Safety needs to move from compliance to ‘culture leadership’, whatever that means. Safety is so good at throwing around such expressions and all they do is just hide marketing. Of course, the announcement doesn’t talk about culture or access to … [Read more...] about Culture is NOT Systems, Nor Performance
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There’s No ‘Cookie Cutter Safety’, Ethics in Safety is Eclectic
Despite all the models of risk assessment in Safety, all are subjective and eclectic. Things like the risk matrix, swiss-cheese, ALARP and Due Diligence are all premised on the subjectivity of the people conducting the risk assessment. It’s all subjective and situational. Indeed, that is the … [Read more...] about There’s No ‘Cookie Cutter Safety’, Ethics in Safety is Eclectic
The AIHS PHS Con
The PHS Con 24 is an event proposed by the AIHS branded as ‘Psych Health’. The real problem about this is that the safety industry doesn’t understand psychosocial issues as a ‘health’ issue but rather as a ‘hazard’. We all know that Safety is fixated with hazards … [Read more...] about The AIHS PHS Con
Double Down Diamonds- Culture and the AIHS
Back on the 7th of December I wrote a blog https://safetyrisk.net/diamonds-are-safetys-best-friend/ On the 15th of December the AIHS announced ‘ our newest partner in championing workplace safety’ Milwaukee who had already been questioned about their manufacturing practices … [Read more...] about Double Down Diamonds- Culture and the AIHS
Diamonds are Safety’s Best Friend!
The AIHS yesterday were thrilled to announce their new Diamond Sponsor! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_Are_Forever_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_Are_a_Girl's_Best_Friend https://www.tiffany.com.au/jewelry/shop/diamond-jewelry/ … [Read more...] about Diamonds are Safety’s Best Friend!
The Silver Bullet
The Safety Silver Bullet I found it! You can buy your official silver bullet HERE >>>> The idea of finding a silver bullet is that there is a perfect solution to a problem. It’s a simple idea that comes from binary absolute thinking. Such thinking is very common in safety and proposes … [Read more...] about The Silver Bullet
Is This Your AIHS?
What is it about the safety industry that thinks OHS qualifies one in everything? What is it about Safety that makes one a Teacher, Nurse, Social Worker, Epidemiologist, Hospital Administrator, Doctor, Lawyer and Brain Surgeon? Just because safety is a generic generalist study what gives Safety the … [Read more...] about Is This Your AIHS?
If You’re Looking for Balance, Don’t Ask Safety
One thing is for sure, when you love the cult of zero (For the Love of Zero – free download), you lose all sense of balance. The language of zero, the global mantra for safety and darling of the AIHS, is the language of extremism. Any language of perfectionism cultivates cultic extremist … [Read more...] about If You’re Looking for Balance, Don’t Ask Safety
A day in the life
For the benefit of Mr Kite there will be a show tonight on trampoline Lennon & McCartney Welcome to an interim edition of the Australian Hinstitute of Heinrich and Skinner (AHHS) fake newsletter, which features Queensland’s forthcoming phantasmagorical virtual safety conference. This … [Read more...] about A day in the life
Psychics, Safety and Zero Quackery
The history of fortune telling in Australia is amusing. In the early days fortune telling was declared a crime in statutory law but by the 21st century most jurisdictions repealed such laws and reduced the activity to a lesser charge of fraud. It still remains a crime to tell fortunes for payment in … [Read more...] about Psychics, Safety and Zero Quackery