When one looks at the safety industry and safety orthodoxy in general it seems to conform to five basic approaches to the psychology of conversion. Psychology of conversion? Yes, most people in safety are as much in the evangelical conversion business as Hillsong. Mostly, the conversion desired is … [Read more...] about The 5 B’s of Safety Conversion
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The Last Stick Wasn’t Big Enough
We hear a great deal in the safety industry about compliance and coercion but so little about creative solutions with a sense of imagination. Every time there is another event someone comes out with the bright idea that either we don’t have enough regulation or the last stick wasn’t big enough. This … [Read more...] about The Last Stick Wasn’t Big Enough
Safety – Learning by Doing and Learning by Theory
See also: Learning Styles Matter I get amazed at the number of times I read safety people parading ‘dumb down’ as a badge of honour. This constant envy (or whatever) of academic learning versus practical learning seems more accentuated in the safety industry than any other I have encountered. There … [Read more...] about Safety – Learning by Doing and Learning by Theory
Confined Space Simulator Training Trailer
Check out this Brilliant Idea - Confined Space Simulator Training Trailer In early 2009 a request from a training provider in Tasmania was received by WestCoast Trailers to supply a mobile special purpose training trailer. The concept was put into plan and built to specification for use as a … [Read more...] about Confined Space Simulator Training Trailer
Titanic Changes within the Health and Safety Industry
Titanic Changes within the Health and Safety Industry in the UK Guest Post The centenary of the sinking of the Titanic gained a lot of publicity and a fair amount of reminiscences. Among some of the more interesting facts to come to light were those relating to the workers on the liner. In those … [Read more...] about Titanic Changes within the Health and Safety Industry