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Tackling Risk With Engagement Boards

April 10, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Amongst the many tools (https://safetyrisk.net/what-does-spor-do/ ) developed in the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) is the use of Engagement Boards. I discussed these four years ago on this site (https://safetyrisk.net/safety-engagement/). The Engagement Board strategy is based on the notion of … [Read more...] about Tackling Risk With Engagement Boards

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Robert Long Tagged With: Engagement Boards, groupspace, headspace, workspace

Culture Silences in Safety – Socialitie

February 21, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Culture Silences in Safety – Socialitie One of the biggest gaps in the way amateur safety defines culture is a complete absence of any discussion of socialitie. It was Meyer, Streeck and Jordan (2017 – Intercorporeality, Emerging Socialities in Interaction) who coined this term. Socialitie refers … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Socialitie

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture, Safety Culture Silences Tagged With: groupspace, socialitie

Take a lesson or two from scuba divers about safety

February 15, 2023 by Admin Leave a Comment

Guest Post by Brian Darlington In preparation for an upcoming diving vacation, I have for the past two weeks, been observing my wife, Aneta, partake in training sessions for her Open Water scuba diving qualification. Throughout the two weeks of theoretical sessions, exams and practical … [Read more...] about Take a lesson or two from scuba divers about safety

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: diving, groupspace, headspace, workspace

Psychosocial Safety, I think it is about a 7?

February 10, 2023 by Matt Thorne 1 Comment

In the middle of last year I was asked to help a multinational Tier 1 construction company to help with their thinking on a major project that was about to be rolled out. This company knew there were cultural issues that would affect people negatively. The morning of this meeting we did a … [Read more...] about Psychosocial Safety, I think it is about a 7?

Filed Under: Matt Thorne, Psychosocial Safety, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: groupspace, headspace, iCue, workspace

Getting the Balance Right in Tackling Risk

January 23, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the core principles in SPoR is balance. We see this visualised in the SPoR risk maturity model. See Figure 1. Risk Maturity. Figure 1. Risk Maturity. This simple semiotic makes clear all of the ‘steps’ that need to be considered in tackling risk. Whilst we tend to start risk … [Read more...] about Getting the Balance Right in Tackling Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: balance, groupspace, headspace, workspace

SAFETY IS A MYTH, LONG LIVE SAFETY

September 13, 2022 by Matt Thorne 2 Comments

In the recent days since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, much has been said regarding this. A particular post on Facebook from Australia journalist Van Badham particularly took my eye. The third point is particularly poignant to safety. Safety invests in its symbols with a different meaning … [Read more...] about SAFETY IS A MYTH, LONG LIVE SAFETY

Filed Under: Psychosocial Safety, Safety Myths, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: groupspace, headspace, Psychological Safety

This Is Not A Pipe

September 1, 2022 by Matt Thorne 1 Comment

In a recent blog by Dr Rob Long, “Myths and Symbols In Safety”,  Rob has stirred some great discussions about myths and symbols in safety. Rob is polemic in nature and writes in a way to give pause to think. And to state is upfront, Rob is a friend and mentor and I study with him via the CLLR … [Read more...] about This Is Not A Pipe

Filed Under: Matt Thorne, Safety Myths, Semiotics Tagged With: groupspace, headspace, Swiss Cheese Model, workspace

Safety Engagement with Workspace, Headspace and Groupspace

October 25, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 8 Comments

So much of what we do in safety takes its focus on workspace. We call this the physical or ‘primary’ dimension of safety. This is easy to administer and regulate because what is required is visible and accountable through checklists matched to regulations. Most safety walks and observations are … [Read more...] about Safety Engagement with Workspace, Headspace and Groupspace

Filed Under: Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long, Safety Culture, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: groupspace, headspace, psychology of safety, Psychosocial Safety, safety communication, Safety Engagement, safety officer, Safety Systems, total safety organisation, workspace

An Engineering Dreamworld

November 21, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

How strange that when something goes wrong Safety flocks to Engineering for its reasoning. Even though Engineering has been deleted from safety association titles, it remains the raison d'être for safety. We observe this in the Coronial Enquiry into the Dreamworld Tragedy. The 274-page Dreamworld … [Read more...] about An Engineering Dreamworld

Filed Under: Risk Assessment, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: Dreamworld, engineering, groupspace

Organising to Manage Uncertainty in an Unpredictable World

October 16, 2017 by Admin Leave a Comment

Organising to Manage Uncertainty in an Unpredictable WorldInaugural post by Rob Edmondstone (I am sure he would appreciate your feedback and encouragement)Most people would agree that life is unpredictable and full of uncertainty. They would also agree that everything in the world is not necessarily … [Read more...] about Organising to Manage Uncertainty in an Unpredictable World

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: groupspace, headspace, unexpected, weick

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