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 into that definition. What … [Read more...] about Military Metaphors in Safety
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Human Development and the Evolution of Safety: Insights from Erikson, Kohlberg and Fowler
By Simon Renatus Transcending Rules: Safety in the Context of Human and Faith Development Safety, as a practice, focuses on rules, compliance, and technical systems while neglecting the human development underpinning those it claims to protect. By incorporating Erik Erikson’s psychosocial … [Read more...] about Human Development and the Evolution of Safety: Insights from Erikson, Kohlberg and Fowler
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, Jung and personal anecdotes. I find it amazing that people want to be told … [Read more...] about A Different Moral Compass for Risk
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 in risk and safety and 6 years posting 3000 articles and reading all the awesome comments on … [Read more...] about The 10 Definitive Rules For Safety Culture Improvement
12 Non-Rules for Life (and Safety)
12 Non-Rules for Life (and Safety) Disposition beats rules. Matthew tells us when the disciples endeavoured to trap Jesus into an opinion on the many Commandments of Judaism, he said there was only one rule: ‘love one another as you love yourself’. This is not to say that rules are not important … [Read more...] about 12 Non-Rules for Life (and Safety)
OHS Compliance Puts Lives in Danger
OHS Compliance Puts Lives in Danger Further reading: Knowing When to Break the Rules Image Source 9 News reports that a Government Department admitted during the New South Wales flood inquiry that life-saving help was withheld due to health and safety regulations. Government authorities … [Read more...] about OHS Compliance Puts Lives in Danger
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 use oil based lubricant” – I immediately started to imagine what had happened … [Read more...] about Behind Every Safety Rule Is A Story
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, a Leader or a Safety Person then you have learned, the hard way, that people … [Read more...] about The Repression of Uncertainty