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School Fair Safety

May 13, 2016 by Admin 3 Comments

School Fete Safety I got an email from a reader overnight and it really concerned me. Schools have a huge responsibility in regards to student safety and from what I have seen, generally take this … [Read more...] about School Fair Safety

Filed Under: Road Safety Tagged With: Child Safety, Events, fair, Family Safety, fete, School Safety, traffic management plan

Safety Entitlement and Compulsory Safety Mis-Education

January 24, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

Safety Entitlement and Compulsory Safety Mis-Education Image Source As things continue to remain unchanged in the safety sphere safety people turn to the schooling system for the next bite at the … [Read more...] about Safety Entitlement and Compulsory Safety Mis-Education

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: binary thinking, education, hazardman, Safety, School Safety

Obsession with health and safety is killing science

April 10, 2014 by Admin 3 Comments

Obsession with health and safety is killing science, claims James Lovelock If you would like to read a positive story about Schools embracing … [Read more...] about Obsession with health and safety is killing science

Filed Under: Risk Aversion Tagged With: killing science, obsession with health and safety, School Safety, tick box

A Positive Safety Initiative by an Authority

February 3, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

A Positive Safety Initiative by an Authority – Sort of! Just when we had given up hope that Authorities would ever get that convoluted systems, overwhelming paperwork and more rules only create more … [Read more...] about A Positive Safety Initiative by an Authority

Filed Under: Positive Safety Stuff, Risk Aversion Tagged With: common sense, safety initiative, School Safety

School ditches rules and loses bullies

January 28, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

School ditches rules and loses bullies Encouraging article about unwrapping the cotton wool, encouraging creative play and ripping up the stupid rules book. While most teachers were horrified before … [Read more...] about School ditches rules and loses bullies

Filed Under: Risk Aversion Tagged With: Child Safety, ditch rules, getting hurt, risk, Risk Taking, school rules, School Safety

HAZARDMAN Won’t Save You

November 10, 2013 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Hazard Man Won’t Save You Article by Dr Rob Long about a new comic based safety campaign about to be launched in Schools. The reaction from my two teenage boys: “Huh? - that’s just stupid!” and … [Read more...] about HAZARDMAN Won’t Save You

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Training Tagged With: education, hazardman, heuristics, risk, School Safety

Risk Assessment for Schools

August 23, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Risk Assessment for Schools Just came across this really neat site that assists teachers and lab technicians to complete school science experiment risk assessments. The subscription costs $160/year … [Read more...] about Risk Assessment for Schools

Filed Under: Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment Templates Tagged With: Chemicals, Child Safety, Lab safety, risk assessement, Risk Assessment Checklists, risk assessment for schools, Risk Assessment Forms, Risk Assessment Software, Risk Assessment Templates, School Safety, school safety

Desensitizing to Kids Risk and Safety

May 15, 2013 by Dr Rob Long 13 Comments

Dr Rob beat me to the post on this one about the proposal to teach “safety” in schools so I’ll just make a few opening comments….. I fear the opposite of desensitization and that we will produce a … [Read more...] about Desensitizing to Kids Risk and Safety

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Risk Management, Robert Long Tagged With: Child Safety, desensitisation, kids risk, School Safety

A Brief Explanation of Health and Safety in Schools & Potential Assistance

January 2, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

A Brief Explanation of Health and Safety in Schools & Potential Assistance Guest Post. NB: Acts and Regulations are from the UK Health and safety in education can be a little more complex, … [Read more...] about A Brief Explanation of Health and Safety in Schools & Potential Assistance

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: Child Safety, health and safety in schools, School Safety

Fire safety measure in work places and schools

August 1, 2012 by Admin 1 Comment

The relevance of emergency action plans in public buildings. Summary: The article discusses the significance of fire safety measures in workplaces and schools. It also tells about action plans taken … [Read more...] about Fire safety measure in work places and schools

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