Wearable Technology and Safety It is interesting to watch Safety grapple for new saviours, Techniques (Ellul) to get to zero. The latest in the ‘faith in technology’ discourse is wearable devices to … [Read more...] about Wearable Technology and Safety
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Risk Without Faith is Not Risk
Risk Without Faith is Not Risk Risk is synonymous with uncertainty and so any risk involves a ‘leap of faith’. The word ‘faith’ is one of the many silences of safety, in fear that the word conveys … [Read more...] about Risk Without Faith is Not Risk
Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk
Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk (280 pages, 200 Illustrations) Dr Long is pleased to announce publication of Book 9 in the series on Risk: Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and … [Read more...] about Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk
Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition
Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition One of the most annoying things about Daniel Ariely's book Predictably Irrational is that it allows risk and safety people to dismiss aspects of human … [Read more...] about Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition
Science and Acts of Faith in Safety
Science and Acts of Faith in Safety The language of scientific ‘proofs’ is the language of positivism, behaviourism and empiricism. Such a language often gives away a discourse of control, power and … [Read more...] about Science and Acts of Faith in Safety
Blind Faith in Safety
Blind Faith in Safety If you are a child of the 1970s you will know of one of the greatest bands of all time – Blind Faith. One of the first ‘super groups’ comprised of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, … [Read more...] about Blind Faith in Safety
No Hope for Safety
No Hope for Safety One of the fascinating things about culture in safety is an extraordinary satisfaction with a lack of definition and a phenomenal acceptance of assumptions about critical issues. … [Read more...] about No Hope for Safety
If you truly believe in zero it will happen
If you truly believe in zero it will happen - Safety as Faith Healing Guest post by Dr Rob Long The logic of faith healing is quite simple: believe in something and if you truly believe and believe … [Read more...] about If you truly believe in zero it will happen
