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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 I 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 … [Read more...] about Heaven ‘n Hell and the Safety Religion

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

I 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 … [Read more...] about Advancing Backwards in Safety

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

If you want to learn about the meaninglessness of zero harm and the Bradley Curve watch Dark Waters … [Read more...] about Dark Waters, The True Story of DuPont and Zero

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 There 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 … [Read more...] about The Search for Meaning in Safety Models

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 Safety 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 … [Read more...] about Right and Wrong in Safety

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: Bradley Curve, ethic of safety, ethics, kahneman, reason, SPoR

Natural Born Learners

August 13, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Natural Born Learners and 10 Essentials to Human Learning The lack of critical thinking in the safety industry allows nonsense like the Bradley Curve, matrices and pyramids to thrive. All of the … [Read more...] about Natural Born Learners

Filed Under: Learning, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: Bradley Curve, harm, learning

Safety’s Garden of Eden Complex

August 11, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Safety’s Garden of Eden Complex One of the enduring myths of the risk and safety industry is the naive belief in paradise. Paradise is that mythical place where no-ne will be harmed. We see this … [Read more...] about Safety’s Garden of Eden Complex

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: Bradley Curve, dekker, utopia, vision zero

The Trajectory of Zero Vision

October 31, 2017 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The Trajectory of Zero Vision We know that all goals are psychologically laden (Moscowitz and Grant , The Psychology of Goals) that is, when we set goals they often conceal psychological dynamics. … [Read more...] about The Trajectory of Zero Vision

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: Bradley Curve, trajectory, vision zero, Zero Harm, zero vision

Safety Curves and Pyramids

April 7, 2017 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

For many years DuPont have perpetuated the myth that they are the “Worlds Safest Company” and a “world-class safety leader”. In the 1940s the company developed the safety philosophy that “all … [Read more...] about Safety Curves and Pyramids

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Videos, Zero Harm Tagged With: Bradley Curve, duPont, pyramids, safety video

The Worm at the Core

September 27, 2016 by Dr Rob Long 12 Comments

The Worm at the Core The history of evolution and biology tell us that humans are born with countless systems of self-preservation. However, the Bradley Curve version of safety tells us we are born … [Read more...] about The Worm at the Core

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: Bradley Curve, safety archetype

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