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Understanding Violence at Work

July 18, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Understanding Violence at Work I read with interest today a guide on work-related violence from the South Australian regulator. Unfortunately, the guide doesn’t really get to the guts of what violence is about Safework Australia . This is the problem when regulators view the world of safety only … [Read more...] about Understanding Violence at Work

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: Bullying, violence at work

The Power of Safety

June 23, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

The Power of Safety Latest Article by Dr Rob Long from www.humandymensions.com Those who insist on no mistakes will be crucified when they make a mistake. Those who demand zero tolerance will be flogged when the tables are turned. There is no grace and kindness for the bully when the tables … [Read more...] about The Power of Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Leadership Tagged With: Bullying, power of safety, safety culture

Sticks and Stones and the Nonsense of Zero Harm

December 30, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 23 Comments

Sticks and Stones and the Nonsense of Zero Harm When we were kids we were taught the rhyme ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me’ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticks_and_Stones ). This mantra is such a silly childish semiotic that totally ignores the nature of how … [Read more...] about Sticks and Stones and the Nonsense of Zero Harm

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: Bullying, Zero Harm

Safety Justifies Anything and Everything

May 8, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 17 Comments

Safety Justifies Anything and Everything Once we have the safety moral high ground we can offend anyone, because we care about them? Once I have this moral high ground I can manipulate data for my own ends, I can police others, crusade and oppress others because, in the name of care, I must drive … [Read more...] about Safety Justifies Anything and Everything

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: Bullying, Safety, Safety Overkill, Zero Harm

Zero, A Framework for Psychological Bullying

February 11, 2019 by Dr Rob Long 8 Comments

Zero, A Framework for Psychological Bullying There can never be an Ethic of Risk as long as the safety industry is wedded to the ideology and discourse of zero. How can one be moral to another person when one denies fallibility in goal setting? Of course zero is not a SMART goal anyway! (See … [Read more...] about Zero, A Framework for Psychological Bullying

Filed Under: Ethics, Resilience, Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: Bullying, ethics, smart goals, SWA

Combustible Dust: How Crackpots Endanger Safety

September 10, 2015 by Phil LaDuke 3 Comments

Combustible Dust: How Crackpots Endanger Safety Latest article by Phil LaDuke, in his usual “unique” style, that Safety Spuds definitely won’t find “a peeling”, but something we have been lamenting about for some time. First published here on his blog Phil says: “I have known so many talented … [Read more...] about Combustible Dust: How Crackpots Endanger Safety

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke Tagged With: Bullying, crackpots, Dust, linkedin, Safety

Response to complaints

April 23, 2015 by George Robotham 2 Comments

A quick list of responses to a complaint which you may find useful. It was assembled, mostly in jest, by a little group of my esteemed recalcitrant colleagues, actually, mostly the late great George Robotham. Don't read on if you are easily offended. Happy for you to contribute your suggestions in … [Read more...] about Response to complaints

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, George Robotham Tagged With: Bullying, Change Management, complaints

Work Bullies to Meet Their Nemesis under the New Federal Directive

September 17, 2013 by Admin 2 Comments

Work Bullies to Meet Their Nemesis under the New Federal Directive Guest Post Fair Work Commission (FWC), which has long been clamouring for a strong step against workplace bullying, is finally set to get their wish. The all-new amendment bill for the year 2013, waiting to pass in Federal … [Read more...] about Work Bullies to Meet Their Nemesis under the New Federal Directive

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: aggresive behaviour, Bullying, federal directive, work bullies

New Workplace Relations Movie

September 6, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

x Media Release Proskill-Mascot Workwear sponsors movie premiere of the year which could terrifically impact workers in Australia and around the world. Proskill and Mascot Workwear proudly sponsored the movie premiere of Face to Face on Wednesday 31 August 2011. A story about Sex, Lies and … [Read more...] about New Workplace Relations Movie

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: Bullying, workplace bullying

workplace conflict

August 2, 2013 by Admin 2 Comments

Nothing warm and fuzzy about workplace conflict Although often considered the "soft" side of safety, workplace conflict can be very tough to manage and will come under greater scrutiny when the new model workplace health and safety laws are rolled out in 12 months' time. Workplace conflict … [Read more...] about workplace conflict

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: bullying, Bullying, complaint investigations, complaint response, conflict specialist, design response, management support services, model workplace, personal risk, prevention education, response systems, risk control services, risk identification, risk surveys, safety laws, safety workplace, workable solutions, workplace conflict, workplace culture, workplace health and safety, workplace solutions

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