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Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

A Different Moral Compass for Risk

One of the fascinating things about Petersen’s popular text 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is that it is basically a moral Theology. The book is a re-read of many Biblical texts mixed with a smattering of Piaget,… Read the rest
Posted on April 13, 2017March 13, 2019

Behind Every Safety Rule Is A Story

Behind Every Safety Rule Is A Story (usually only 1) A friend of mine recently organised a holiday apartment through Airbnb. They sent him a short list of house rules and the last one was: “Please be considerate and only… Read the rest
Posted on May 24, 2015July 5, 2020

The 10 Definitive Rules For Safety Culture Improvement

The 10 Definitive Rules For Safety Culture Improvement: I really did want to stop at 10 but 11 is such an underrated number and rule No11 provides a great summary and round up of the top 10. After 30 years… Read the rest
Posted on May 16, 2015February 20, 2017

The Repression of Uncertainty

I recently republished this on Linkedin Pulse where it inspired some very positive comments, be sure to check out the 20 keys to maturing in safety leadership at the end of the article: If you are a Parent, a Partner,… Read the rest
Posted on November 19, 2014April 16, 2017

Military Metaphors in Safety

Military Metaphors in Safety Check out Rob’s new book: Following-Leading in Risk Weick (1979) tells us that organizing is ‘a consensually validated grammar for reducing equivocality by means of sensible interlocking behaviours’. Wow, what a definition and so much jammed… Read the rest

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Coronavirus (covid-19) resources

The Semiotics of COVID-19 and the Social Amplification of Risk

What can we learn from the semiotics of the Coronavirus crisis? Semiotics is the study of signs and symbol systems and how they emerge from and penetrate the human unconscious. Semiosis is the study of how these symbols systems/myths create… Read the rest

Safety Pandemic

Does anybody really believe this silly platitude that I spotted plastered all over our local McDonalds this morning? I’m not sure how many bugs are harbouring and multiplying behind them? Some thoughts from Linkedin: Keeping the restaurant clean and employees… Read the rest

Let thy factsheet be thy shield

Special Guest post by Mindful Millie Last week I read a statistic (it was on the internet so it must be true) that Google searches about domestic violence had increased by 75 per cent since the first recorded COVID-19 cases… Read the rest

Working From Home Health and Safety Tips – Covid-19

Working From Home Safety Tips – Coronavirus https://safetyrisk.net/covid-19-work-from-home-safety-checklists-and-risk-assessments/  Working from home, or telecommuting, is becoming compulsory (furloughed) in the wake of social isolation due to the COVID-19 virus spread. I’ve done it for years and, despite the disadvantages, I couldn’t imagine… Read the rest

Beware False Profits and Messiahs in Safety

One of the frightening by-products of the coronavirus crisis is the rise of Linkedin legends and OHS messiahs. Along with fish ‘n chip senators and Sky News propaganda we now have OHS experts launching into the ‘unprecedented’ Covid-19 space as … Read the rest

Covid-19 and the Hierarchy of Control

Safety Crusaders the world over are congratulating each other, and feeling very relevant for finding a way to adapt their favourite, overly simplistic model to controlling the spread of Covid-19. As we all know, “The primary cause of incidents is … Read the rest

On Confinement

Thanks to Rob Long for sharing this article from https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/on-confinement/ . A great read for all those furloughed at the moment and perhaps feeling like you are missing out on something: At some point in the 1650s, the French philosopher… Read the rest

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Covid-19 Returning To Work Safety, Transitioning, Start Up And Re Entry Plans

How’s the Hot Desking Going Covid?

imageOne of the benefits of the Covid-19 epidemic is a total rethink about how we live and work (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-28/coronavirus-could-reshape-how-australians-work-forever/12097124 ).

 

Expertise by Regurgitation and Re-Badging

One of the fascinating things about the Coronavirus pandemic is watching Safety morph into epidemiology expertise. I would like a dollar for every flyer, presentation, podcast, powerpoint, checklist template, toolbox talk and poster set that had jumped into my inbox… Read the rest

 

The Stress of Stasis

One of the challenging things about the Coronavirus crisis is stasis. For those without work and confined to home, for those in self-isolation, it’s like life is frozen in time. ‘Stay at home’ is the mantra. The trouble is, in… Read the rest

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