Many organisations publicly declare their commitment to safety; have safety values, safety mission statements and many other ways of trying to demonstrate commitment but their practices show otherwise. Managing Organisational HSE Performance and Prevention of Workplace Fatalities – Back to … [Read more...] about HSE Performance – Back to Basics
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The Stress Observation Safety Dilemma
Have you overrated your Safety Observation Skills?. Article by Dr Robert Long. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s new book “RISK MAKES SENSE” The Stress Observation Safety Dilemma I recently conducted a MiProfile … [Read more...] about The Stress Observation Safety Dilemma
The Ethics of Safety
A very popular article by Dr Rob Long from the recent past: The Ethics of Safety Quote: The key to the effectiveness of an ethic in safety is the humanization of others and the building of relationships. It is strange that the vice of intolerance is advocated in the workplace but we would never … [Read more...] about The Ethics of Safety
It’s a Fine Line Beyond Pleasure and Pain
It's a Fine Line Beyond Pleasure and Pain Safety could be the profession of the open Socratic question, yet again we don't find much about this in safety texts or training programs. The 'dumbing down' of workplaces by the 'tell, police, punish' formula has now lead to workplace cultures and … [Read more...] about It’s a Fine Line Beyond Pleasure and Pain
Is Complacency Evil?
Republished by request...... Is Complacency Evil? Lots of words are thrown around the safety sector with little definition. Everyone seems to know what everyone else is thinking and yet there is little clarification. The word ‘culture’ is perhaps the best example of an overused but under-defined … [Read more...] about Is Complacency Evil?
Risk and Safety Rituals
Risk and Safety Rituals Rituals are the foundation of cultural belonging and identity. You can’t really understand or influence culture without a good grasp of rituals and artefacts. The idea that behaviours (‘what we do around here’) define culture is one of the grand delusions of simplistic … [Read more...] about Risk and Safety Rituals
Culture and Subculture, Which is Safety?
Culture and Subculture, Which is Safety? The SIA BoK chapter on Organisational Culture came out this week. I read with interest that there was no intentional discussion of subcultures in the paper. Of course with so much sunk cost the club will surround the wagons and defend, that’s what it does. … [Read more...] about Culture and Subculture, Which is Safety?
It’s Not a Secret, We Just Don’t Talk About It
Another VERY interesting article by Dr Robert Long about choosing your words, slogans and messages with great care. I was only reading last night about the “elephant in the room” idiom!. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out … [Read more...] about It’s Not a Secret, We Just Don’t Talk About It
Silences in Safety
With the subtlety sledgehammer, Dr Rob Long knocks the unattainable, meaningless ideas and slogans like “Zero Harm” and “Safety First” right on the noggin! Read more of his articles here “Cultures that strategically know their silences are more sophisticated than cultures that fill the airwaves … [Read more...] about Silences in Safety
Are You Creating an ‘Obeyience Culture’?
Are You Creating an ‘Obeyience Culture’? When I started consulting in risk and safety, people would regularly contact me and ask “are we meeting our legal requirements?” or “are we doing all we need to do, ‘under the law’”. Consulting in risk and safety seems to attract these questions, and people … [Read more...] about Are You Creating an ‘Obeyience Culture’?