Why Safety Doesn’t See Things One of the beauties of fallibility, frailty and mortality is understanding why and how we perceive things. The human eye is nothing like a camera, just as the brain is nothing like a computer. Both metaphors of camera and computer are not just unhelpful but create a … [Read more...] about Why Safety Doesn’t See Things
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Systems as Imagined v Systems in Practice
WHS Lawyer Greg Smith, using a recent court decision, highlights the disparity between theory and reality and the fact that all your comprehensive paperwork may not CYA but create an illusion of safety rather than real evidence of it. This was first posted on Greg’s Blog “My Safety Thoughts” here: … [Read more...] about Systems as Imagined v Systems in Practice
The Illusion Of Hazard Identification
The Illusion Of Hazard Identification Thanks to John Wettstein from safetystrategies.ca for suggesting this latest viral image and its link to hazard spotting. I remember, many years ago, when I was a very dissonant Safety Consultant, being able to walk onto any site and spot a plethora of … [Read more...] about The Illusion Of Hazard Identification
