A checklist for checking your use of checklists :-) Ten Cautions About Safety Checklists See also: Making Objects Safe or People Safe (Dr Rob Long), Risk is About People, not just Objects (Rob … [Read more...] about Ten Cautions About Safety Checklists
desensitisation
Desensitization, Statistics and the Psychic Numbing of Numerics
One of the lessons Safety continually doesn’t learn is that numerics, metrics and statistics desensitize people to caring. This is known as psychic numbing and has been well researched by Slovic and … [Read more...] about Desensitization, Statistics and the Psychic Numbing of Numerics
Desensitisation–the by-product of ill-conceived safety initiatives
Desensitization – the by-product of ill-conceived safety initiatives As Gerald Wilde puts it in “Target Risk 3”: “Also, they may simply have been blinded by their zeal to do something quick and easy … [Read more...] about Desensitisation–the by-product of ill-conceived safety initiatives
A Case of Desensitisation – What Would You Do?
Believe it or not one of the most popular search terms on this site is “gory safety videos”!!! But do shock and horror war stories really encourage safe behaviour or is it just voyeurism that creates … [Read more...] about A Case of Desensitisation – What Would You Do?
Desensitizing to Kids Risk and Safety
Dr Rob beat me to the post on this one about the proposal to teach “safety” in schools so I’ll just make a few opening comments….. I fear the opposite of desensitization and that we will produce a … [Read more...] about Desensitizing to Kids Risk and Safety
