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Risk and Safety as a Social Psychological Problem

June 23, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

Risk and Safety as a Social Psychological Problem By Dr Rob Long Image Source: HSE Myth Busters When one reads through the many resources and programs about risk and safety one could be forgiven for thinking that safety compliance would be much easier if it didn’t involve people. I often get … [Read more...] about Risk and Safety as a Social Psychological Problem

Filed Under: Psychological Health and Safety, Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: health and safety, Risk Management

Sensible risk management

March 11, 2017 by Admin 1 Comment

Sensible risk management It is refreshing to see this statement from the UK Health and Safety Executive which attempts to define the principles of what Safety and Risk Management is and is not: (see it published here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/principles.htm but please read it carefully!) So … [Read more...] about Sensible risk management

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management Tagged With: Risk Management

Understanding Risk

August 28, 2016 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Understanding Risk  by Dr Robert Long from www.humandymensions.com - first published here in October 2013 – see his other articles HERE Much more consideration needs to be given to human decision making and how perception affects decision making when we think about risk. Imaging you want to buy a … [Read more...] about Understanding Risk

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: decision making, frame, perception, Risk Management, understanding Risk

Acceptable Risk as a Decision Making Process

September 14, 2015 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Acceptable Risk as a Decision Making Process By Dr Rob Long We should all know that the assessment of risk is a subjective process, determined by hundreds of social and psychological factors. The idea that risk assessment is a rational process via assessment of frequency, consequence and severity … [Read more...] about Acceptable Risk as a Decision Making Process

Filed Under: ALARP, Risk Assessment, Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: acceptable risk, ALARP, Legislation, risk aversion, Risk Management, swms, trajectory, Zero Harm

Simplifying Risk Management–Advice Needed

May 28, 2015 by Admin 6 Comments

Simplifying Risk Management – Advice Needed Just received this email from a reader. I am sure we can all relate to his frustration and I thought his email would make a great topic for discussion: With the slowdown in the CSG super project in QLD I have started to have a look back at what we have … [Read more...] about Simplifying Risk Management–Advice Needed

Filed Under: Risk Management, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: JSEA, Risk Management, Step Back, Take 5

Sesame Street Safety

September 12, 2014 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Sesame Street Safety Sesame Street was first broadcast in 1969, a TV show aimed to help preschool children prepare for schooling, particularly in literacy and numeracy. As I presented to safety advisors this week at a conference I was stunned that no one in the room (all highly experienced safety … [Read more...] about Sesame Street Safety

Filed Under: Accidents and Incidents, Communication and Consultation, Risk Management, Robert Long, Safety Culture, Safety Humor, Safety Leadership Tagged With: conversation, HB327, Risk Management, sesame street

Effective Hazard Management

May 24, 2014 by Phil LaDuke 8 Comments

One of the best and most succinct intros to effective hazard management that I have come across.  Effective Hazard Management: The First Step To A Safer Work Place By Phil La Duke Those of you who’ve just discovered my blog might be under the impression that the only things I post are … [Read more...] about Effective Hazard Management

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke Tagged With: Hazard Control, hazard identification, hazard management, Risk Management, safety slogan

Zero Harm Takes The Focus Off Risk Management

April 21, 2014 by Admin 2 Comments

Zero Harm Takes The Focus Off Risk Management The OHS Leaders Summit was held recently on the Gold Coast in QLD Australia. At the Summit, various OHS Leaders were asked to present their leadership insights, experiences, thoughts and challenges that the OHS industry is facing. The causes and … [Read more...] about Zero Harm Takes The Focus Off Risk Management

Filed Under: Safety Leadership, Zero Harm Tagged With: pike River mine, Risk Management, safety leadership, Zero Harm

Effective Safety Improvement Ideas

February 8, 2014 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Successful Safety and Risk Management Initiatives These are some of the entries in our recent Risk Makes Sense – Book Competition. Listed in the order they were submitted: 1) Internal standards of OHS excellence – George Robotham  One of the best pieces of OHS work I have seen was when one … [Read more...] about Effective Safety Improvement Ideas

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: BBS, competition, Risk Management, risk taking, safety competition, safety culture, safety improvement, safety initiatives, Safety Slogans and Quotes, safety tips

Congratulations-we made it

January 22, 2014 by Admin 9 Comments

Congratulations - we made it - I can't believe it! If you were born before the 90s then you are one of the extraordinary few who has made it this far and you will love this short video. Kids these days are lucky to have the Regulators to protect them! Remember when nobody had ever heard of Risk … [Read more...] about Congratulations-we made it

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management Tagged With: Child Safety, facebook, kids, regulators, Risk Management

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