Humanising Safety and Embracing Real Risk
Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright in Safety
One of Dylan’s greatest songs is about the power of indifference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Y3KfJs6T0 ), not just to love but to people in general. There’s nothing quite like the masquerade of care when in reality you don’t give a s&*t.
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Oh, I get it. It’s not the problem of excessive paperwork, it’s just that you haven’t been filling it out properly. This is the core message of Useability Mapping (https://www.aihs.org.au/events/usability-mapping-masterclass ). The problem is not about paperwork itself but rather the method in completing it. … Learn more >>>>>
Cemeteries are a treasure trove in semiotics. They not only convey history but also much about what humans think about life and death. In our Introduction to Semiotics (https://cllr.com.au/product/semoiotics-and-the-social-psychology-of-risk-unit-3/) and Advanced Semiotics (https://cllr.com.au/product/advanced-semiotics-masterclass-module-19/) Modules we undertake semiotic walks to learn from cemeteries. The … Learn more >>>>>
One of the interesting things we do in SPoR workshops is an audit of language, just a simple psychoanalysis of words associated with a key word. For example, ask any group what they associate with the language of ‘safety’ and the responses are dominated by: … Learn more >>>>>
Ten Cautions About Safety ChecklistsSee also: Making Objects Safe or People Safe (Dr Rob Long), Risk is About People, not just Objects (Rob Sams)
Whilst value of checklists is well documented by Gawande (The Checklist Manifesto) and others, … Learn more >>>>>
