Zero as a Semiotic When we look at the image (semiotic) of zero there is much that is going on unconsciously. The idea of zero in risk and safety may have originally started as some naïve quest for … [Read more...] about Zero as a Semiotic
Swiss Cheese Model
The Swiss Cheese Addiction and Covid Delusion
The Swiss Cheese Addiction and Covid Delusion Symbols say much more than themselves just as intuition is more than we can say (Polanyi). However, when it comes to safety that deems symbols to be … [Read more...] about The Swiss Cheese Addiction and Covid Delusion
Why Metaphors Matter in Risk
We all use metaphors in how we speak and communicate to each other. Metaphor is poetic language that requires imagination to understand how a bridge is created for understanding. A metaphor is … [Read more...] about Why Metaphors Matter in Risk
The Search for Meaning in Safety Models
The Search for Meaning in Safety Models There is a huge chasm between three things: the intent and design (assumed philosophy) of a model, the semiotic diffusion of the model and what humans make of … [Read more...] about The Search for Meaning in Safety Models
Safety Superstitions
Safety Superstitions One of the trade-offs in the limited STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) curriculum (https://safetyrisk.net/isnt-it-time-we-reformed-the-whs-curriculum/) in … [Read more...] about Safety Superstitions
A Critique of Pure Reason
A Critique of Pure Reason - (With Apologies to Immanuel Kant) There is not a week goes by without someone suggesting I should read James Reason or that I haven’t read James Reason. I am also advised … [Read more...] about A Critique of Pure Reason
Zero Flavoured Safety Cheese
Safety Cheese to the Rescue!! A Classic! First posted HERE by Ron Harvey Just give me the Safety Cheese and no one gets hurt. The continuing prevalence of workplace injuries can be traced primarily … [Read more...] about Zero Flavoured Safety Cheese
