It is interesting that the concept of myth stirs up Safety so much, especially when there is no study of myth or symbol in any safety curriculum globally. If you want to know about myth and symbol and how they operate in the unconscious and collective unconscious Mind, one can start researching … [Read more...] about Why is Myth so Scary to Safety?
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Traditional Safety
Traditional Safety The purpose of traditions is to ensure nothing changes. What often happens in starting any new experience, is that rituals and gestures quickly become traditions as people endeavour to ‘lock in’ an experience they don’t want to change. Initially, the tradition itself represents a … [Read more...] about Traditional Safety
Intuitional Ways of Knowing in Safety
Intuitional Ways of Knowing in Safety One of the miracles/mysteries of human decision making is the way we embody knowledge through heuristics. Some of the many heuristics humans use for fast and efficient decision making are listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic. However, this list … [Read more...] about Intuitional Ways of Knowing in Safety
The Moment of Decision in Safety
Few people hold a working manual beside them as they learn a new process. They might consult that manual but the moment their eyes leave the paper/screen and they look at the action needed a host of critical factors come into play in enacting a decision. Many of these critical factors are embodied … [Read more...] about The Moment of Decision in Safety
Sucking on the Same Old Safety Bottle
Sucking on the Same Old Safety Bottle I see posts about culture in safety and about ‘safety culture’ often articulated by voices with no expertise in the social sciences, Poetics or culture. Strange this industry that seeks views on culture through the narrow band of engineering, mechanistic … [Read more...] about Sucking on the Same Old Safety Bottle
Essential Ethics for Safety and Safety Prohibitions
Essential Ethics for Safety and Safety Prohibitions Whilst it seems ethical to talk about ethics in safety some critical elements of ethical conduct are often missing in these discussions. So let’s talk about some ethical essentials when we discuss the notion of ethics. Here are a few basics when … [Read more...] about Essential Ethics for Safety and Safety Prohibitions
Next Generation Safety Leadership–Book Review
by John Holt (first Published Here) Next Generation Safety Leadership: From Compliance to Care by Clive Lloyd First edition published 2020 by CRC Press Available CRC Press: Next Generation Safety Leadership The beauty of a life spent reading is this: there is always the possibility of … [Read more...] about Next Generation Safety Leadership–Book Review
Next Generation Safety Leadership
Next Generation Safety Leadership - From Compliance to Care New book by Clive Lloyd from gystconsulting.com.au - available HERE From the Foreword: "Safety as an industry is in crisis. For reasons that escape me, Australia seems to be clinging to out-dated, culture-eroding, fear-driven … [Read more...] about Next Generation Safety Leadership
Managing Risk Rather Than Striving for Absolute Safety
One of the great texts that smash the notion of zero risk/zero harm is by Amalberti, R., (2013) Navigating Safety, Necessary Compromises and Trade-Offs Theory and Practice. Springer. New York. Amalberti is a professor of medicine, ergonomics and physiology and argues for ‘risk realism’ in the Health … [Read more...] about Managing Risk Rather Than Striving for Absolute Safety
Safety as a Mysoginist Activity
Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne argues that misogyny is not about male hostility or hatred toward women — instead, it’s about controlling and punishing women who challenge male ideology. Misogyny rewards women who reinforce the status quo and punishes those who don’t. Misogyny can be … [Read more...] about Safety as a Mysoginist Activity