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January 18, 2020January 18, 2020

There is no ‘Dumb Way to Die’

The sad story of Wilson Gavin serves as a case study for the naivety and unethical focus of Safety. When one defines Safety as zero (http://visionzero.global/node/6) (the global mantra) as the absence of injuries, then whatever follows must be unethical.… Read the rest

October 26, 2017March 13, 2019

Dumb Ways to Die Doesn’t Work

Dumb Ways to Die Doesn’t Work The latest release of statistics from ONRSR demonstrates that the Dumb Ways to Die Strategy (DWTDS) doesn’t work. Victoria has the highest number (p.10 of the report) of suspected suicides on its network despite… Read the rest

November 30, 2016June 15, 2018

Dumb Ways To Die and A Strange Sense of Success

Is using humour in safety a method to handle and think about things we are uncomfortable with or does using humour simply help us ignore the real issues?. Update: Media and marketing commentators Mumbrella report similar findings to Rob Long… Read the rest

September 19, 2015October 20, 2018

Stop the Train I Want to Get Off

Stop the Train I Want to Get Off I accepted a job this week to research amongst other things; suicide, near miss and other events in rail (good luck Dumb Ways to Die). I am working with a provider who… Read the rest

October 27, 2014April 16, 2017

When You Don’t Know About Safety Hire a Marketing Agency

When You Don’t Know About Safety Hire a Marketing Agency It seems to be the trend that when you don’t know about safety you engage a marketing agency. This is certainly the case with Melbourne Metro (Dumb Ways to Die)… Read the rest