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Science and Acts of Faith in Safety

June 27, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

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 security in the face of uncertainty. It is one thing to seek knowledge ‘scientifically’ and … [Read more...] about Science and Acts of Faith in Safety

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

Wearable Technology and Safety

November 23, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

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 give massive data and as we know, big data is also a new saviour. Didn’t you know, big data can now … [Read more...] about Wearable Technology and Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Technology Tagged With: AIHS BoK Chapter on Ethics, faith, wearable technology

Risk Without Faith is Not Risk

March 5, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

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 some religious interpretation. The nervousness and anxiety around the word ‘faith’ says much about an … [Read more...] about Risk Without Faith is Not Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: faith, leap of faith

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) Dr Long is pleased to announce publication of Book 9 in the series on Risk: Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk You can download the book for sale at $19.95 here: Buy Envisioning Risk, Seeing, … [Read more...] about Envisioning Risk, Seeing, Vision and Meaning in Risk

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

Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition

September 30, 2020 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

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 decision making as stupid when they are not. The framing of the word ‘irrational’ is simply … [Read more...] about Predictably Arational, Safety as a Superstition

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: arational, bias, binary thinking, faith, OCD, Safety, safety moments, superstition

Blind Faith in Safety

June 4, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

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, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech. Blind Faith formed in 1968 from the break up of the first ‘super group’ … [Read more...] about Blind Faith in Safety

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 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. For example, you won’t find discussion anywhere in safety about the nature of Hope, nor the nature of … [Read more...] about No Hope for Safety

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 Guest post by Dr Rob Long  The 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 enough - a wonderful get out … [Read more...] about If you truly believe in zero it will happen

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: faith, Safety, Zero Harm

What’s Faith Got To Do With Safety

March 13, 2014 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

What’s Faith Got To Do With Safety Guest Post by Dr Rob Long from www.humandymensions.com Risk is all about uncertainty, and uncertainty is one of the things that characterises what it is to be human. There is little in human living that is certainly predictable, there is little that is … [Read more...] about What’s Faith Got To Do With Safety

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: faith, human discerning, Safety, Zero Harm

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