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An Ethic in Error for Safety

April 2, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

An Ethic in Error for Safety The mistakes quadrant below is similar to the Unknown Knows quadrant or any other Johari window semiotic that seeks to understand something. Generally one names the criteria one wants along the x and y axis to explain various differentiations on a topic. The window … [Read more...] about An Ethic in Error for Safety

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: error, hindsight bias, human factors, mistakes

How many do you want harmed today?

November 21, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 5 Comments

How many do you want harmed today? It seems not a week goes by on Linkedin without the perpetual Safety demonstration of nonsense talk, nonsense language, life denying, fallibility denying and the immortality delusional semiotics of zero. As usual it starts with the silly binary question ‘How many … [Read more...] about How many do you want harmed today?

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Wicked Problems, Zero Harm Tagged With: harmed, mistakes, schoolies, Zero Harm

The Expectation of Safety

November 14, 2014 by Phil LaDuke 1 Comment

The Expectation of Safety A thought provoking article by Phil LaDuke who says: “On one hand the only one who can keep us safe is ourselves and on the other hand where ever you are and whatever you're doing you are (often without realizing it) assuming things are safe with nothing more than faith to … [Read more...] about The Expectation of Safety

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke Tagged With: expectations, mistakes

Disruptive Safety

September 29, 2014 by Admin 3 Comments

Disruptive Safety Very interesting article and points raised by Kelvin Genn  on the Safety Differently Blog READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE  Some Extracts:   Recently I was studying Google’s management philosophy where I was struck by one of their principles: “make mistakes well”. … [Read more...] about Disruptive Safety

Filed Under: Safety Incentives, Safety Leadership, Zero Harm Tagged With: disruptive safety, mistakes, productivity

Your Safety Communication Sucks

May 7, 2014 by Admin 6 Comments

Your Safety Communication Sucks Marie-Claire Ross from Digicast was telling me today that she was lampooned by the “crazy Brigade” on a LinkedIn Forum (surprise, surprise – LOL!) for a recent article she wrote: You know you suck at Safety Communication when... She recently wrote in her … [Read more...] about Your Safety Communication Sucks

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Safety Training, Semiotics Tagged With: mistakes, safety communication, safety people

Why we make mistakes

April 12, 2014 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

Oops, I didn’t mean to do that - Why we make mistakes Fassinating artickle by Rob Sams (see his previus posts here). The first 3 people to email me and tell me why I chose this image for this article will win a free copy of Dr Rob Long’s latest book REAL RISK – Human Discerning and Risk - Dave. … [Read more...] about Why we make mistakes

Filed Under: Humble Inquiry, Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, incident investigation, make mistakes, mistakes

Crying Over Spilt Milk; Mistakes Are Inevitable, Injuries Are Not

November 26, 2012 by Phil LaDuke Leave a Comment

Crying Over Spilt Milk; Mistakes Are Inevitable, Injuries Are Not Adding another dimension to the ZERO HARM debate – recent article by Phil LaDuke – ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED HERE People make mistakes; it’s what makes us human.  The propensity for human error is practically embedded in our … [Read more...] about Crying Over Spilt Milk; Mistakes Are Inevitable, Injuries Are Not

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke, Zero Harm Tagged With: FMEA, mistakes, Zero Harm

Risky Behaviour Is A Fact Of Life

September 3, 2012 by Phil LaDuke Leave a Comment

Risky Behaviour Is A Fact Of Life <p align="justify"><strong>Latest article by Phil LaDuke with a great reference to Rob Long’s book </strong><strong>“Risk Makes Sense”.</strong><strong> This is Phil’s 100th article and I have enjoyed every one of them – please … [Read more...] about Risky Behaviour Is A Fact Of Life

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke, Robert Long Tagged With: mistakes, neagtive consequences, risk taking, risky beahviour, take risks

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