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It’s Only a Symbol

July 26, 2020 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the lessons of the Black Lives Matter Movement is that symbols matter. With symbols comes power. Recently, we have seen statues torn down (blacklives-matter-protests-why-are-statues-so-powerful), monuments defaced … [Read more...] about It’s Only a Symbol

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics, Zero Harm Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, safety rules, symbols

Safety Rules, OK

July 26, 2020 by Barry Spud 2 Comments

Safety celebrates over 100 years of zero change……….. MORE ON SAFETY RULES: Golden Safety Rules There are Safety Rules and there are Golden Safety Rules. Following the news about two BHP workers sacked for breaching “Life Saving Rules” then being reinstated when the courts determined that their … [Read more...] about Safety Rules, OK

Filed Under: Safety Leadership Tagged With: safety rules

ABC’s ‘The Middle’ Spoofs Oppressive Safety Rules

December 20, 2016 by Admin Leave a Comment

ABC's 'The Middle' Spoofs Oppressive Safety Rules After Rob Long’s recent article,  A Bloody Hand Rail, we were swamped with comments on the blog and our social media pages about similar instances of silly safety at workplaces. Of course there was also the usual responses from the safety … [Read more...] about ABC’s ‘The Middle’ Spoofs Oppressive Safety Rules

Filed Under: Simplistic Safety Tagged With: safety rules

Why Are Safety Slogans Important

July 4, 2015 by Barry Spud 3 Comments

Importance of Safety Slogans How to write your own safety slogans 167 CATCHY and FUNNY SAFETY SLOGANS FOR THE WORKPLACE 500 OF THE BEST WORKPLACE HEALTH and SAFETY SLOGANS Safety slogans have been instrumental in assisting the general public to abide by safety rules.  Slogans my generation will … [Read more...] about Why Are Safety Slogans Important

Filed Under: Safety Slogans & Pictures Tagged With: carelessness, childhood safety, conjunction, forest fires, protocol, safety glasses, safety goggles, safety issue, safety prevention, safety procedure, safety protocols, safety rules, safety slogan, safety slogans safety, shortcuts, stranger danger, unsafe practices

It’s a Fine Line Beyond Pleasure and Pain

April 29, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

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

Filed Under: Robert Long, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: morale, pleasure and pain, poor judgement, safety culture, safety rules, training in whs, workplace culture

Golden Safety Rules

January 5, 2015 by Admin 2 Comments

There are Safety Rules and there are Golden Safety Rules. Following the news about two BHP workers sacked for breaching "Life Saving Rules" then being reinstated when the courts determined that their sacking was unfair (see the story here). I thought it may be timely to republish this article I … [Read more...] about Golden Safety Rules

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Safety Procedures Tagged With: golden safety rules, safety rules

Safety Thought Provokers

September 8, 2013 by Admin 3 Comments

Safety Thought Provokers Just found a great blog post that refers to “safety slogans” as “safety thought provokers” which is really what they are. The blog post can be found here: Safety Thought Provokers Here is an extract: Whether or not you or yours have had any injuries (recently, or at all … [Read more...] about Safety Thought Provokers

Filed Under: Safety Slogans & Pictures Tagged With: accidents, best tools, common sense, safety gear, safety issues, safety reminders, safety rules, Safety Slogans and Quotes, safety thought provokers

Play safe ball…or just go home

August 24, 2013 by Safety Nerd Leave a Comment

Safety Posters Courtesy of SAFETY TOOLSHED Play safe ball…or just go home Guest Post By John Wettstein Unlike baseball, occupational health and safety does not allow three strikes before you’re out. In safety training, the term “Red Rules” is often used. And at its heart, it means, “One strike … [Read more...] about Play safe ball…or just go home

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: red rule, safety rules

Slogans for Safety

August 10, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

SLOGANS FOR SAFETY Here is a part of our huge safety slogan collection: FIND HUNDREDS MORE HERE # To avoid a scene, keep your workplace clean # Falling objects can be brutal if you don’t protect your noodle. # Eyes are priceless, eye protection is cheap. # Don’t let the light go out, wear eye … [Read more...] about Slogans for Safety

Filed Under: Safety Slogans & Pictures Tagged With: accidents, adage, best tools, car safety, casual attitude, common sense, eye protection, falling objects, frame of mind, future thanks, hearing protection, life thanks, proper tool, purpose of life, Road Safety, safe way, safety gear, safety rules, safety slogan, Slogans For Safety, Stupid safety photos, traffic rules

Rules Only Protect People If Everyone Follows Them

August 10, 2013 by Phil LaDuke 3 Comments

Rules Only Protect People If Everyone Follows Them By Phil La Duke – read it all here. MORE ARTICLES BY PHIL HERE Thou shalt not kill. People have been using rules to protect people since man left the primordial forest and walked up right for the first time. For people some rules are … [Read more...] about Rules Only Protect People If Everyone Follows Them

Filed Under: Phil LaDuke Tagged With: break rules, kill, safety rules

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