risk homeostasis

Banning Head Protection is Safer

April 5, 2017 by Dave Collins 6 Comments

Banning Head Protection is Safer Some may be aware that the National Boxing Championships are being conducted in Adelaide in April 2017. This is the first championship where protective headgear has been banned. This is in line with a global ban on protective headgear because it doesn’t protect heads (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2293803/Headgear-boxers-banned-bid-REDUCE-head-injuries.html). New rules by the International […]

What Can Safety Learn From Desire Paths?

November 16, 2016 by Dave Collins 1 Comment

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 Homeostasis Theory” (RHT) which says that […]

Are You Risk Intelligent?

November 1, 2016 by Dennis Millard 3 Comments

An insightful article by Dennis Millard first published here: http://humanrysk.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/risk-intelligent_63.html?m=1 Are You Risk Intelligent? Risk is all around us, not all risk is bad risk. If we don’t take risks in life, not only do we not learn, we miss opportunities for business success. Preventing people from taking risks can stop them from learning how […]

Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral

September 17, 2016 by Dave Collins 1 Comment

Truck Fall Harness–The Latest Dumb Safety Photo To Go Viral This the latest “safety fail” photo currently going viral on social media. A guy unloading a table-top truck, decked out head-to-toe in all the PPE imaginable including a fall arrest harness which obviously isn’t going to work very effectively. TICK, TICK , TICK and FLICK……. […]