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Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk

October 12, 2020 by Admin 4 Comments

Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk

(280 pages, 200 Illustrations)

imageDr Long is pleased to announce publication of Book 9 in the series on Risk: Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Books, Vision Zero Tagged With: faith, trust, vision

Science and Acts of Faith in Safety

September 7, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

Science and Acts of Faith in Safety

askingThe language of scientific ‘proofs’ is the language of positivism, behaviourism and empiricism. Such a language often gives away a discourse of control, power and security in the face of uncertainty. It is one thing to seek knowledge … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Behaviour Based Safety, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: BBS, behaviorism, faith, scientific method

Blind Faith in Safety

June 4, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Blind Faith in Safety

imageIf 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, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech. Blind … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: blind faith, faith, leap of faith, religion

No Hope for Safety

April 17, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

No Hope for Safety

askingOne 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. For example, you won’t find discussion anywhere in safety about the nature of Hope, … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: faith, hope, STEM

If you truly believe in zero it will happen

March 17, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 10 Comments

If you truly believe in zero it will happen – Safety as Faith Healing

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imageThe logic of faith healing is quite simple: believe in something and if you truly believe and believe enough it will happen. If it doesn’t happen then you don’t believe … Learn more >>>>>

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