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The 5 B’s of Safety Conversion

May 27, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

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

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Leadership, Wicked Problems Tagged With: behaviour based safety, Change Management, paperwork, safety conversion, Safety Culture, safety industry, safety slogan

The Last Stick Wasn’t Big Enough

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Clutter, Safety Leadership, Safety Legislation Tagged With: behaviour, big stick, compliance, LTIFR, safety industry

Safety – Learning by Doing and Learning by Theory

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

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

Filed Under: Learning, Potato Head, Robert Long, Safety Training, Semiotics, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: community, learning, safety industry, theory, Unconscious Learning

Confined Space Simulator Training Trailer

February 28, 2013 by Admin 7 Comments

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

Filed Under: Safety Training Tagged With: adaptability, box trailer, competency based training, lock out tag, original concept, petrochemical industry, pipeline, provision, remote access, room environment, Safety Equipment, safety industry, space simulator, special purpose, storage purposes, tasmania, training provider, training providers, ventilation systems, westcoast

Titanic Changes within the Health and Safety Industry

September 2, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: changes to health and safety regulations, hse figures, industrial accidents, red tape replacements, safety industry, smsts, the (soon to be) missing link

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