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Some Christmas Reading for Risk and Safety People

December 18, 2018 by Dr Rob Long 13 Comments

Some Christmas Reading for Risk and Safety People (editors note: Try “Fallibility and Risk” by Dr Rob Long – its free to download here:  https://safetyrisk.net/free-safety-ebooks/ ) Christmas and … [Read more...] about Some Christmas Reading for Risk and Safety People

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Books Tagged With: books, christmas

The Embodiment of Christmas

December 19, 2017 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The Embodiment of Christmas One of the messages of Christmas is the importance of embodiment. It is in our bodies that we experience the necessities of being human as well as the joys of being human. … [Read more...] about The Embodiment of Christmas

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: christmas, embodiment

CLLR Christmas 2016 Newsletter and Competition

December 19, 2016 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Happy Christmas and New Year This is a special edition of the CLLR Newsletter to wish you all a Happy Christmas and the best for the 2017 New Year. We look forward to continuing our newsletters and … [Read more...] about CLLR Christmas 2016 Newsletter and Competition

Filed Under: CLLR, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: christmas, CLLR

Fake News, Fake Safety and Fake Christmas

December 10, 2016 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Fake News, Fake Safety and Fake Christmas The craft of misinformation has been about for millennia but more recently with the problems of social media has become much more pronounced. The Cult of the … [Read more...] about Fake News, Fake Safety and Fake Christmas

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Leadership, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: christmas, fake, fear, xmas safety message

Shaking Hands and Christmas Unsafety

December 26, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 7 Comments

Shaking Hands and Christmas Unsafety I remember as a young child we would tease each other about touching girls and boys. ‘Ah, you’ve got girl germs’ we would say to tease our mates if they happened … [Read more...] about Shaking Hands and Christmas Unsafety

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long Tagged With: christmas, immune systems, unsafety, vaccination

It’s a Risky Christmas

December 19, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

It’s a Risky Christmas - A Xmas Safety Poem without the word Safety In it: “So what is the rush to complete stuff before the end of the year about... here is a little poem that puts the highlight on … [Read more...] about It’s a Risky Christmas

Filed Under: Creativity, Potato Head, Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: christmas, Safety Poem

Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives

December 11, 2015 by Admin 17 Comments

Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives We would like to end the year with a competition that encourages people to share some of their positive safety initiatives from 2015. It doesn't have … [Read more...] about Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Creativity, Positive Safety Stuff Tagged With: christmas, competitions, positive safety, safety initiatives

Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths

December 3, 2015 by Rob Sams 9 Comments

Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths It’s beginning to look at lot like….. well you know the song. It’s that time of the year where you can’t take a trip to the shopping centre (mall) without … [Read more...] about Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths

Filed Under: Leadership, Rob Sams, Zero Harm Tagged With: christmas, metaphors, myth, santa, xmas, Zero Harm

Funny Safety Pictures and Photos

May 24, 2015 by Barry Spud 5 Comments

Funny Safety Pictures and Photos YOU REALLY SHOULD READ OUR ARTICLE ABOUT WHY WE LOVE TO LOOK AT STUPID SAFETY PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. Read it here............ HUGE COLLECTION OF FUNNY SAFETY … [Read more...] about Funny Safety Pictures and Photos

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Keeping workers motivated over Christmas

October 11, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

Keeping workers motivated over Christmas Excerpt from latest article by Inside Retailing that relates well to safety issues faced by all organizations: Retailworld Resourcing released their top … [Read more...] about Keeping workers motivated over Christmas

Filed Under: Safety Incentives, Workplace Safety Tagged With: cash bonuses, ceo, christmas, christmas period, consequence, conversations, excerpt from, financial incentives, friends and family, john caldwell, mckinsey, morale and productivity, motivation, new year, Retail, safety issues, short straw, stock options, task forces, workloads, workplace morale

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