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I’m 100% Certain About That….

November 13, 2015 by Rob Sams 9 Comments

I’m 100% Certain About That….

absolutely certainI’ve just arrived home after being away for work all week. For almost all of the two hour drive home, I was tracking parallel to storm clouds all around me, and on the radio, the broadcast was regularly interrupted with … Learn more >>>>>

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Filed Under: Rob Sams, Safety Statistics, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: chance, risk, risk savvy

A Little Brain Teaser for Safety People

August 1, 2015 by Admin 45 Comments

A Little Brain Teaser for Safety People

First to solve this problem will win a Dr Rob Long book of their choice. If you understand the concept of “Risk Savvy” then you are ineligible – sorry, but this is not a real challenge … Learn more >>>>>

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Hind-sight, Risk Savvy and the Unexpected

February 22, 2015 by Max Geyer 7 Comments

Hind-sight, Risk Savvy and the Unexpected

hind sightPeople often talk about the “benefit of hind-sight”; but does hind-sight prepare us to manage the unexpected?

Hind-sight – it is a good thing right? It helps us make sense of the world right? It sometimes gives us the … Learn more >>>>>

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