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Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety

July 10, 2020 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

Understanding The Social Psychology of Risk And Safety

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Filed Under: ALARP, Psychological Safety, Resilience, Risk Aversion, Risk Homeostasis, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: Organisational Change, risk and safety, safety culture, social psychology, understanding

Mental Health, Risk and Safety

December 6, 2018 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

Mental Health, Risk and Safety – Part 1 (see part 2 here)

One of our most popular articles ever! Republished by Request

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Filed Under: Mental health, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: mental health, risk and safety, stress, WHS

Mental Health, Risk and Safety – Part 2

May 5, 2017 by Dr Rob Long 17 Comments

Mental Health, Risk and Safety – Part 2

Part 2 of one of the most popular articles we have ever published, by Dr Rob Long from Human Dymensions. and author of the book “Real Risk”

SAFETY MENTAL HEALTHIn the previous blog (Mental Health, Risk and … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: FIFO, Mental health, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: DIDO, FIFO, menatl health, psychology of safety, risk and safety, stress, Zero Harm

Connect –Teaching Young People About Safety and Life

May 29, 2016 by Admin 5 Comments

Connect –Teaching Young People About Safety and Life

By the late George Robotham

SU QLD’s Connect Program (http://su-connect.org.au/) is a long-term adventure-based learning program designed to help young people who are “at risk” — facing exclusion from school, come from broken homes or … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management Tagged With: Child Safety, risk and safety, young people

Making Sense of Risk and Safety–Interview with George Robotham

May 29, 2016 by George Robotham 11 Comments

Making Sense of Risk and Safety – An Interview with George Robotham by Dr Rob Long – April 2013

Depositphotos_6463690_xsDedicated to the life and work of the late George Robotham who passed away, on Sept 11th 2013.

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