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March 22, 2018August 13, 2018

Process or Outcome?

Process or Outcome? Latest by Greg Smith on his blog: MY SAFETY THOUGHTS Today I was reading a LinkedIn post lamenting the state of health and safety management, evidenced by too many “safety stickers” on a piece of machinery. A… Read the rest

August 14, 2016August 14, 2016

The De-Ethicization of the Object in Safety

The De-Ethicization of the Object in Safety It’s obvious that objects attack people. When anything happens in an industry, the first response is to ban the object. That naughty object jumped out from nowhere and attacked me. So, it’s because… Read the rest

November 19, 2015November 21, 2015

General Motors Stops Using Safety Metrics

GM Throws Out the Safety Metrics An interesting article below by EHS Today on some big statements made by GM's Senior Manager for Health and Safety that they are to begin “throwing out the safety metrics”. You will see that… Read the rest

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015

What is Your Risk iCue?

What is Your Risk iCue? When we think of the concept of intelligence we often think of a person’s IQ. The idea of an Intelligence Quotient is not reliable and only tests certain selected forms of literacy constrained by cultural… Read the rest

June 7, 2015June 7, 2015

Incrementalism, Catastrophism and All That’s In-between

Dr Rob Long has posted many articles on the dangers of zero harm here. This is perhaps the heaviest argument he has ever written against zero – WARNING: Some traditional safety people may be offended or find themselves performing some… Read the rest