So, You Want Culture Change? When one’s definition of culture is either systems, behaviours or values (or all three) the strategies (methods) that result reflect the definition. Changing values, … [Read more...] about So, You Want Culture Change?
checklists
Yes, It’s A Checklist
Yes, It’s A Checklist So April 28 is 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day . What would be a good symbol/semiotic to capture the meaning of this day? What would be a … [Read more...] about Yes, It’s A Checklist
Checklisting
One of the mythologies created by the safety industry concerns the effectiveness of checklists. Yes, checklists are useful and helpful. The Checklist Manifesto by Gawande is a reasonable read on the … [Read more...] about Checklisting
Envisioning and Creativity in Safety
Envisioning and Creativity in Safety There are several key factors in the safety industry that mitigate against envisioning and creativity, both are essential for a sense of vision. These are: · The … [Read more...] about Envisioning and Creativity in Safety
What Can Safety Learn From Playschool?
These days I watch a lot of Playschool, a children’s TV program on ABCTV (https://www.abc.net.au/abcforkids/sites/playschool/). Playschool is a pre-school education program based entirely on … [Read more...] about What Can Safety Learn From Playschool?
Checklist Seduction and The Delusion of Data
We learned a few days ago just how much money can be made from a safety checklist. (Meet Australia's newest unicorn SafetyCulture and Billion dollar milestone: SafetyCulture Australia's newest unicorn … [Read more...] about Checklist Seduction and The Delusion of Data
Incident Investigation and the Limits of Risk Imagination
Republished by Request My favourite line: “Finally, we could spend a bit more time with our little kids and start practicing a way of thinking we have devalued for far too long and bring some fun … [Read more...] about Incident Investigation and the Limits of Risk Imagination
Objectivity, Audits and Attribution When Calculating Risk
So you reckon you can calculate risk to 3 decimal places?? Think again. A recent article by Dr Robert Long, that may make you rethink your belief in Risk Assessment as being objective!. If you liked … [Read more...] about Objectivity, Audits and Attribution When Calculating Risk
9 Great Reasons Why You Should Stop Doing Hazard Inspections
9 Great Reasons Why You Should Stop Doing Hazards Inspections Rob Sam’s recent article: How I Feel About Risk was posted on a few LinkedIn Groups. It was initially well received, but, almost as … [Read more...] about 9 Great Reasons Why You Should Stop Doing Hazard Inspections
Where To Put the Port-a-loo is a Hazard!
Where To Put the Port-a-loo is a Hazard! I was on a worksite last year and came across this port-a-loo! Nothing too unusual or out of place considering it was a construction site. This toilet was put … [Read more...] about Where To Put the Port-a-loo is a Hazard!
