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Heaven ‘n Hell and the Safety Religion

August 26, 2020 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Heaven ‘n Hell and the Safety Religion

imageI try not to get surprised by the amount of safety delusion that gets sent to me each week. Most of it is packaged in religious discourse and soteriology (salvation discourse) all about playing ‘god’ over other people. The sense of omnipotence displayed … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Covid-19, Robert Long Tagged With: Bradley Curve, religion, semantics

Advancing Backwards in Safety

August 22, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

imageI had a call from a mate this week, the board of his company have been mesmerised by a presentation of the latest advances in safety. So I asked to see a copy of this presentation expecting some astounding research and scintillating stuff taking safety … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture Tagged With: 1% safer, Bradley Curve, culture, heinrich, one percent safer, transdisciplinarity

Dark Waters, The True Story of DuPont and Zero

March 8, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 7 Comments

imageIf you want to learn about the meaninglessness of zero harm and the Bradley Curve watch Dark Waters (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-06/dark-waters-review-mark-ruffalo-todd-haynes-dupont/12028034). The movie gives a dramatic account of how DuPont knowingly over 50 years intentionally harmed people, communities and the environment. Zero harm indeed!

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: Bradley Curve, Dark Waters, duPont

The Search for Meaning in Safety Models

December 3, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The Search for Meaning in Safety Models

swiss cheese modelThere is a huge chasm between three things: the intent and design (assumed philosophy) of a model, the semiotic diffusion of the model and what humans make of the model.

Models and symbols are not neutral nor objective. All models are semiotics and … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics Tagged With: Bradley Curve, Heinrich’s pyramid, models, semiotics, Swiss Cheese Model

Right and Wrong in Safety

October 2, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Right and Wrong in Safety

imageSafety is fundamentally a moral and ethical activity. Any desire for a ‘good’ or a virtue, necessitates an ethic. Unfortunately, even in how Safety shapes its own identity it doesn’t know nor consciously articulate an ethic. Even the brand of … Learn more >>>>>

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