Humanising Safety and Embracing Real Risk
I was asked to present recently to a group in the USA on the fixation/psychosis of Safety with numbers. I started with the title of this blog making two points: that you are no safer in a crowd/group, dispelling the myth ‘there is always safety in … Learn more >>>>>
I read with amusement some claim to a ‘big debate’ in safety between Safety 1 (S1) and Safety 2 (S2) in the pages of an IOSH Magazine (https://www.ioshmagazine.com/2020/09/09/big-debate-safety-differently).
The Discourse in this article is fascinating for analysis . Discourse Analysis is something completely outside of the … Learn more >>>>>
I have written recently on the nature of uncertainty (https://safetyrisk.net/radical-uncertainty/) and its relationship to risk. I have also written about a psychosis that accompanies the fear of uncertainty (https://safetyrisk.net/hoarding-as-a-psychosis-against-uncertainty/). The fear of uncertainty can drive a range of mental health challenges that … Learn more >>>>>
No-one in safety seems to show much interest in the nature of consciousness or about the unconscious. One thing is for sure, trying to locate the unconscious or consciousness in the brain is a lost cause. The brain-as-computer metaphor doesn’t serve us well in understanding human judgment and … Learn more >>>>>
The language of scientific ‘proofs’ is the language of positivism, behaviourism and empiricism. Such a language often gives away a discourse of control, power and security in the face of uncertainty. It is one thing to seek knowledge ‘scientifically’ and something completely different … Learn more >>>>>
