One of the favourite pastimes of Safety is parading ignorance as expertise. We see this constantly with engineers writing on culture and psychosocial health. We even get Safety running programs on learning that have nothing to do with learning nor education. Ah, this is the Safety Way. I was … [Read more...] about You Can Fool Someone Some of the Time but, You Can Fool Safety All of the Time
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Competition Winner – Crazy Safety Campaigns
Competition Winner - Crazy Safety Campaigns A few weeks ago, I set out a challenge for Crazy Safety Campaigns after encountering the crazy religious campaign of ‘safety sensei’ . One of the most interesting outcomes of the competition is the number of people who posted me crazy stuff but who … [Read more...] about Competition Winner – Crazy Safety Campaigns
Speak Up, Reporting and Trust in Safety
Speak Up, Reporting and Trust in Safety One of the most vital characteristics of any organization focused on safety is trust. Without trust, there can be no reliable communication, review of events, learning or reporting. The recent article put out by IOSH on Investigations … [Read more...] about Speak Up, Reporting and Trust in Safety
Investigations the IOSH Way
Investigations the IOSH Way IOSH recently published an article on Investigative Interviewing written by an ex specialist criminal investigator for two elite UK law enforcement agencies. Then after considerable criticism IOSH released a response to considerable criticism of this article … [Read more...] about Investigations the IOSH Way
Poisoning the Professional Waterhole
Poisoning the Professional Waterhole In the latest IOSH magazine you can find a host of safety gobbledygook , enough to turn you off an industry consumed with itself. We know about zero vision but did you know that a career in safety makes you an education expert? Apparently so. Wonderful how … [Read more...] about Poisoning the Professional Waterhole
Zero Vision Creates Mindless Gobbledygook
Zero Vision Creates Mindless Gobbledygook When you commit yourself to a nonsense unachievable goal, idiotic language and binary targets, you have no choice but to speak endless gobbledygook. This is the only conclusion one can come to when reading the latest nonsense from IOSH magazine Whenever … [Read more...] about Zero Vision Creates Mindless Gobbledygook
Selling Out Safety
Selling Out Safety I looked at this promotion from IOSH and continue to despair for an industry with no vision (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/envisioning-risk-seeing-vision-and-meaning-in-risk/ ). There is no leadership in ‘behavioural science’, behaviourism is not science but rather a … [Read more...] about Selling Out Safety
