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The Tyranny of Metrics

April 30, 2018 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

The Tyranny of Metrics This is the title of a very easy to read book on the obsession of metrics by Jerry Z. Muller. It should be mandatory reading for anyone in the safety industry. 'The challenges of ‘tick and flick’ in the culture of safety is endemic. We know from the research by Herbert Simon … [Read more...] about The Tyranny of Metrics

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Statistics, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: Goals, LTIFR, metrics

The Safety Data Delusion

February 22, 2018 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The Safety Data Delusion   I read with amusement the Safety Institute of Australia (SIA) piece on 20 February  that endorses the nonsense of safety metrics. Framed as ‘news’, this non-news is anti-safety and anti-cultural intelligence. There is no data that can measure safety just as there is … [Read more...] about The Safety Data Delusion

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Statistics Tagged With: data, LTIFR, metrics

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