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Could Understanding Grey Be The Silver Bullet

December 1, 2022 by Rob Sams 20 Comments

Could understanding Grey, be the ‘silver bullet’? Since I started writing on Safetyrisk.net in November 2013, I’ve received lots of great feedback thoughts, questions and even criticisms about my posts which I appreciate. A key theme of the feedback that I receive is that some of the concepts … [Read more...] about Could Understanding Grey Be The Silver Bullet

Filed Under: Risk Assessment, Robert Long, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: 1% safer, by-products, one percent safer, ppe, risk assessment, silver bullet, trade-offs, weick

How to Do the Best Risk Assessment

July 14, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

A risk assessment is a form of strategic planning and strategy methodology. The process attempts to think about the future by reflecting on the past. Most strategies are built upon specific beliefs about the future unfortunately, the future is unpredictable. The worst risk assessment is the one that … [Read more...] about How to Do the Best Risk Assessment

Filed Under: Resilience, Risk Assessment, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: predict the future, risk assessment, risk assessment tools, Zero Harm

In Defence of Risk Heat Maps

January 20, 2019 by Admin 6 Comments

This one certainly caught out the Safety Crusaders who proved they don't read much past the headline. Those who understand risk will have a little chuckle.  Written by David Vose and first published here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/defence-risk-heat-maps-david-vose/  In Defence of Risk Heat … [Read more...] about In Defence of Risk Heat Maps

Filed Under: Risk Assessment Tagged With: heatmap, risk assessment, risk matrix, sparkline

Calculators, Matrices and Mumbo Jumbo Risk Assessment

February 3, 2016 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Calculators, Matrices and Mumbo Jumbo Risk Assessment There is no more critical question the safety industry needs to ask than, ‘what is the trajectory?’ Or, ‘Where is this taking us?’ Unfortunately, the safety industry doesn’t ask this question, especially with regard to the social and … [Read more...] about Calculators, Matrices and Mumbo Jumbo Risk Assessment

Filed Under: ALARP, Resilience, Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment Templates, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Wicked Problems Tagged With: calculating risk, matrix, risk assessment, trajectory

Doing a Risk Assessment

July 22, 2015 by Admin 16 Comments

Another great post by Keith McCabe on LinkedIn Pulse. I think establishing and understanding the reason for doing the assessment is important as is who the customer is - usually it's not because we want to or for our own benefit! Also, establishing the context is something I rarely see done well - … [Read more...] about Doing a Risk Assessment

Filed Under: Risk Assessment Tagged With: risk assessment

Risk is About People, not just Objects

June 11, 2015 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

Risk is About People, not just Objects Article by Robert Sams republished following a request from a reader – See all of his brilliant articles here The focus of so much of our attention today in health and safety is on ‘risk assessment’. Walk into any workplace and talk about health and safety … [Read more...] about Risk is About People, not just Objects

Filed Under: Risk Assessment, Rob Sams Tagged With: JSA, people, risk assessment, swms

I Wish I Had Thought of That

May 8, 2015 by Rob Sams 8 Comments

I Wish I Had Thought of That by Robert Sams I was recently talking with someone in the childcare industry who shared their experiences about health and safety, in particular risk assessments. They were frustrated, so much paperwork, bureaucracy and time spent on a process that seemed to be all … [Read more...] about I Wish I Had Thought of That

Filed Under: Risk Assessment, Rob Sams Tagged With: coversation, improving safety, risk assessment, safety communication, Safety Talk

The South Korean Fan Death Mystery

April 10, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

The South Korean Fan Death Mystery Dr Long’s New book “REAL RISK – Human Discerning and Risk” is packed with interesting little stories and anecdotes. The idea that humans assess risk objectively, or just calculate risk based on some common criteria in a risk matrix (exposure, frequency, … [Read more...] about The South Korean Fan Death Mystery

Filed Under: Risk Assessment, Robert Long Tagged With: korean fan death, real risk, risk assessment

Major mistakes made in implementing OHS

November 18, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

Safety Reflections by the late George Robotham read more reflections HERE Major mistakes I have seen made in implementing OHS The biggest mistake is management and supervision making decisions about safety without input from the workforce Bear in mind some are not interested in contributing, … [Read more...] about Major mistakes made in implementing OHS

Filed Under: George Robotham, Lead and Lag Indicators, Safety Management Plan Tagged With: implementing OHS, major mistakes, quality management, risk assessment, Safety Reflections

New Free Risk Assessment Software

October 9, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

New Free Risk Assessment Software Our friends at On Safe Lines have just announced the launch of TIRA G-Lite. TIRA stands for Task Inventory and Risk Assessments and is a comprehensive risk management and analysis program, designed to be used by both the safety professional and those with part time … [Read more...] about New Free Risk Assessment Software

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