Safety for Luddites I often receive marketing for safety products and get astounded at the way ‘dumb down safety’ is seduced by technology. Often the assumption is that if we collect data on an iPad somehow safety is better. Or, if we use GPS or some kind of new technological product somehow we are … [Read more...] about Safety for Luddites
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Towards Dumb
Towards Dumb In 2017 Transport for NSW brought in the towards zero campaign complete with binary emotive advertising and dumb binary questions: how many fatalities is an acceptable number? Then running an ad showing a group of relatives and the actor responds with zero. You can see the dumb down … [Read more...] about Towards Dumb
Dumb Ways To Drive Safety Video
Dumb Ways To Drive Safety Video We’ve seen a spate of dumb safety videos and campaigns lately, … [Read more...] about Dumb Ways To Drive Safety Video
Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral
Truck Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral This the latest “safety fail” photo currently going viral on social media. A guy unloading a table-top truck, decked out head-to-toe in all the PPE imaginable including a fall arrest harness which obviously isn't going to work very … [Read more...] about Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral
Dumber Ways To Promote Safety
Dumber Ways To Promote Safety Metro Los Angeles have just released a collection of short videos aimed at improving safety around their rail network. They are being likened to the Victorian Metro’s “Dumb Ways to Die” campaign in the way they are using a combination of comedy and severity to get … [Read more...] about Dumber Ways To Promote Safety
Pool Fences, are they dumbed down safety.
Pool Fences, are they dumbed down safety. Guest Article by ‘Safety Dave’ (no relation) I finally got around to putting in the above ground swimming pool that I had promised the family for some time. The weather was hot and I loved the idea of being able to cool off at my own leisure as it is hot … [Read more...] about Pool Fences, are they dumbed down safety.
Dumbing Down Safety
Dumbing Down Safety - Safety In the Age of Wikipidiots By Phil La Duke first published on his blog here: Safety in The Age Of Wikipidioats. Phil says: I thought you might enjoy my recent post, Safety in the Age Of Wikipeidiots. Is anyone still out there? “It is better to keep your mouth … [Read more...] about Dumbing Down Safety
Dumb Down Safety, Wowserism in the 21st Century
Dumb Down Safety, Wowserism in the 21st Century Despite the backlash against ‘elf ‘n safety’ in both the UK and Australia (eg. Brown and Hanlon In The Interests of Safety; Tim Gill , No Fear and Long, Risk Makes Sense the Victorian regulator continues to show just why people hate … [Read more...] about Dumb Down Safety, Wowserism in the 21st Century
Risk Intelligence and the Quest to Dumb Down Safety
Risk Intelligence and the Quest to Dumb Down Safety Guest post by Dr Rob Long. Rob’s new book will be out in a couple of weeks and we will be giving away copies – watch this space! Read more of of Robs work here My good friend George tells me that I don’t write much about solutions, which … [Read more...] about Risk Intelligence and the Quest to Dumb Down Safety
