Humanising Safety and Embracing Real Risk
This is the language and logic of Worksafe Victoria (http://worksafenews.com.au/news/item/571-farmers-urged-to-put-safety-first-as-fatalities-soar.html). Apparently farmers put safety last or second and that’s why farmers get injured. If only farmers got the hierarchy right … Read the rest
quotable quote: “The use of silly and meaningless safety language matters, it creates a distraction and delusion that safety and risk are being addressed. We may feel good about speaking such words but they dumb down culture and distract people … Read the rest
Sighhhh…….every time I publish one of these true stories I am inundated with private emails from people telling similar stories and their disdain for these aspects of safety – but they fear speaking up about it. Rebelling against the ridiculous … Read the rest
One of the things safety seems good at doing is developing illogical slogans and sayings. Some examples are: ‘all accidents are preventable’ and ‘safety is no accident’. The trouble is what we say affects … Read the rest
Just came across this article on HC Online: Professional pariahs: Tips for staff engagement in “dirty jobs”.
It discusses the challenge of how to … Read the rest
