Trainee Brain Surgeon Solves DIY Fall Problem Preventing a serious head injury when falling off a ladder is a simple as wearing a bike helmet according to a leading Trainee Brain Surgeon who presented her findings to the the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons annual scientific congress on … [Read more...] about Trainee Brain Surgeon Solves DIY Fall Problem
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Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs-Sometimes With Tragic Results?
Why Do We Ignore Safety and Warning Signs - Sometimes With Tragic Results? We have all seen and had a chuckle at “Caution This Sign Has Sharp Edges” with the very fine print: “also, the bridge is out ahead”. We have devoted a whole page to stupid and pointless signs, the semiotics of which imply … [Read more...] about Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs-Sometimes With Tragic Results?
Risk Homeostasis Presentation
Risk Homeostasis Presentation VIDEO With much trepidation I have decided to put it out there…….. my presentation on Risk Homeostasis for Unit 1 of Graduate Certificate in Social Psychology. The video was recorded and edited brilliantly by Rick Long (more of his work here) See it here: Dave Collins … [Read more...] about Risk Homeostasis Presentation
Why Safety Controls Don’t Always Work
Why Safety Controls Don’t Always Work The Way We Expect Thanks to John Wettstein from Safety Strategies for sending this photo in. Wilde’s theory of Risk Homeostasis tells us that all people have their own target level of risk. They will adjust their behaviour based on their own perception of … [Read more...] about Why Safety Controls Don’t Always Work
Biases and Perceptions in Safety
Biases and Perceptions in Safety Thanks to John Wettstein from Safety Strategies for sending this in. Have a read of the story and reflect (see reflection makes sense) on how this message may apply in the workplace, particularly in regards to risk and safety. Why does this happen? Here are a … [Read more...] about Biases and Perceptions in Safety
What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths?
What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths? Safety people often lament: “why do they take short cuts?”, “why do they ignore signs?”, “why cant they follow procedures?”, “why do they disable safety features?” – Simple answer: Because they are human! A more complex answer may be found in “Risk … [Read more...] about What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths?
How to Make Safety Incentive Schemes Successful
How to Make Safety Incentive Schemes Successful Since seeing the by-products of poorly designed and implemented safety incentive schemes I have never been a big fan of them, particularly those that reward for not getting injured (or not reporting those injuries). Although they once supported and … [Read more...] about How to Make Safety Incentive Schemes Successful
A creative safety initiative but beware of the by-products
A creative safety initiative but beware of the by-products Video of this “life saving” road safety initiative by Samsung has gone viral on Youtube. I can understand that, its a pretty cool idea. However, the number of hits on Youtube or the use of technology to provide a relatively simple … [Read more...] about A creative safety initiative but beware of the by-products
Many Still Think That Risk Homeostasis Is A Fallacy
Many Still Think That Risk Homeostasis Is A Fallacy Upon reflection, I realise that I have known of the concept of Risk Homeostasis pretty much my whole life. I can fondly remember the massive hills I was game enough to conquer once I had brakes installed on my billy cart. It is only in the last … [Read more...] about Many Still Think That Risk Homeostasis Is A Fallacy
Indicators of Risk
Indicators of Risk I often get sent presentations and training formats from safety people seeking my expertise on improvement, learning design and critique of safety presentations. One thing safety people are not educated in is teaching, curriculum and learning. Amazing how the industry throws … [Read more...] about Indicators of Risk