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January 11, 2018June 23, 2018

But We Have Safety Systems in Place

But We Have Safety Systems in Place One of the most successful myths of Safety is that one is protected by having systems in place. What we learned from Greg Smith in Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk… Read the rest

May 17, 2017June 23, 2018

HSE Trip Down Memory Lane

HSE Trip Down Memory Lane by Ken R. Roberts – First published here The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 was described as "a bold and far-reaching piece of legislation" by HSE's first Director General, John Locke. It… Read the rest

March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

Systems Serve Humans not Humans Serve Systems

Systems Serve Humans not Humans Serve Systems There is nothing wrong with having systems or checklists, nor technology to assist such (see “Who Said We Don’t Need Systems”). However, when those systems and checklists become an ‘end’ in themselves they… Read the rest

October 23, 2016April 16, 2017

Systems as Imagined v Systems in Practice

WHS Lawyer Greg Smith, using a recent court decision, highlights the disparity between theory and reality and the fact that all your comprehensive paperwork may not CYA but create an illusion of safety rather than real evidence of it. This… Read the rest

August 9, 2016December 3, 2016

Are we victims of our own safety systems?

Are we victims of our own safety systems? Guest post Health and safety is perceived by lots of people as a boring subject, but who is primarily responsible for that...who wrote the procedures? Lots of personality and behaviour profiling studies… Read the rest