What You Profess in Safety There is no separation between claiming the word ‘professional’ and what you profess. What one professes determines if one is profess-ional regardless of whether one likes … [Read more...] about What You Profess in Safety
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Linguistics and Risk
Linguistics and Risk Here’s a little experiment for you. Start calling someone a loser and see what happens. Of course, we don’t speak such language, especially to children, because we all know that … [Read more...] about Linguistics and Risk
The Linguistics of Zero
The Linguistics of Zero Linguistics is about the study of language and is inseparable from all we say, write and communicate. In linguistics we analyse; the form, method, social context, politic, … [Read more...] about The Linguistics of Zero
Safety is about…
Why the way we talk about safety in an organisation matters. Does getting home at the end of the work day mean that we were safe that day? Here's my 7 ½ minutes on why the way we talk about safety … [Read more...] about Safety is about…
Making Language in Safety Meaningful
Making Language in Safety Meaningful Kakutani (The Death of Truth) helps us understand the power of confusion and doubt with the strategy of ‘fake news’ in the common era … [Read more...] about Making Language in Safety Meaningful
Until Nothing Changes in Safety
Until Nothing Changes in Safety The industry of safety becomes more and more fixed in its current trajectory through its linguistic practices, semiotic meanings and social reproduction. What does … [Read more...] about Until Nothing Changes in Safety
A Better Language for Risk and Safety
A Better Language for Risk and Safety Dekker (Safety Differently, 2015, p. vi-xi) calls for a new language in risk and safety and he is so right. We know that language is the bedrock of all culture … [Read more...] about A Better Language for Risk and Safety
In the World of Safety, Political Correctness Endangers Lives
In the World of Safety, Political Correctness Endangers Lives By Phil LaDuke – First published HERE on his blog https://philladuke.wordpress.com/ When I was a kid I worked with a man who was … [Read more...] about In the World of Safety, Political Correctness Endangers Lives
