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Fixated on the Positives in Safety

April 14, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The fixation of the non-safety differently group on the positive, creates a new language of avoidance. The words one mustn’t speak in this new language are words like: ‘blame’, ‘fault’, ‘fallible’, ‘mortality’, ‘deficiency’ or ‘defective’. The idea that one shifts focus from only learning from … [Read more...] about Fixated on the Positives in Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: positive safety

Positives and Negatives in Dialectic in Safety

April 23, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Positives and Negatives in Dialectic in Safety I find it interesting how positives (in language and discourse) have now been attributed with a moral imperative in safety. Of course, negatives and positives ought to be held in balance/tension, one is not morally better than the other. If the outcome … [Read more...] about Positives and Negatives in Dialectic in Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: dialectic, positive safety, STEM

Positive Safety – Conversation Corner

November 7, 2016 by Rob Sams 13 Comments

Conversation Corner – Another Positive Safety Story Well I’m on a bit of a high right now………just witnessed a group of real safety people jump in and totally shutdown a safety spud head debate on LinkedIn and now this positive story comes in from Rob Sams in response to this article: Isn't Safety … [Read more...] about Positive Safety – Conversation Corner

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Positive Safety Stuff, Rob Sams Tagged With: conversation corner, positive safety

How to make a positive recovery from a safety stuff up

March 25, 2016 by Admin 13 Comments

How to make a positive recovery from a safety stuff up For some reason most people love a safety fail photo, I guess it just makes us feel a little superior or infallible? This recent one was no exception and of course went viral on social media. It is genuine and was taken in Taree on the North … [Read more...] about How to make a positive recovery from a safety stuff up

Filed Under: Positive Safety Stuff Tagged With: positive safety

Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives

December 11, 2015 by Admin 17 Comments

Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives We would like to end the year with a competition that encourages people to share some of their positive safety initiatives from 2015. It doesn't have to be as major as the announcements from GM and Laing O’Rourke that they are dumping injury metrics … [Read more...] about Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Creativity, Positive Safety Stuff Tagged With: christmas, competitions, positive safety, safety initiatives

The Benefits of Positive Safety

September 24, 2015 by Admin 26 Comments

Why Can’t Safety Be A Positive Thing? Last year I had to unsubscribe from quite a few safety newsletters. They were just chock full of disasters, deaths, fines and depressing stories. The latest one I received has inspirational headlines like: “Mandatory Drug Tests Start Soon”  and "Bullying rife … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Positive Safety

Filed Under: Positive Safety Stuff, Safety Professional Tagged With: fear, positive safety, scare tactics

A Positive Safety Story

November 7, 2014 by Daniel Kirk 9 Comments

A Positive Safety Story Had a great response to yesterdays post: Isn’t Safety Supposed to be a Positive Thing?. This one is from Daniel Kirk: Positive safety story for you. Some time ago now the Construction company I was part of won a tender for the earthworks associated with a new underground … [Read more...] about A Positive Safety Story

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Positive Safety Stuff Tagged With: positive safety

Isn’t Safety Supposed to be a Positive Thing?

November 6, 2014 by Admin 24 Comments

Isn’t Safety Supposed to be a Positive Thing? I subscribe to quite a few Safety Newsletters via email but I’m starting to wonder whether it is worth the time, effort and bother. I opened a few Newsletters this morning and was confronted with the following headlines all about harm, compliance, … [Read more...] about Isn’t Safety Supposed to be a Positive Thing?

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, FIFO, Positive Safety Stuff, Safety News Tagged With: Newsletter, positive safety, Safety

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