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September 14, 2015February 20, 2017

Acceptable Risk as a Decision Making Process

Acceptable Risk as a Decision Making Process By Dr Rob Long We should all know that the assessment of risk is a subjective process, determined by hundreds of social and psychological factors. The idea that risk assessment is a rational… Read the rest

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015

Risk is About People, not just Objects

Risk is About People, not just Objects Article by Robert Sams republished following a request from a reader – See all of his brilliant articles here The focus of so much of our attention today in health and safety is… Read the rest

April 4, 2015April 4, 2015

Ten Cautions About Safety Checklists

A checklist for checking your use of checklists 🙂 Ten Cautions About Safety Checklists See 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… Read the rest

February 6, 2015March 24, 2016

We can Value Safety but Safety is not a Value

We can Value Safety but Safety is not a Value There is a big difference between what we value (outcome and object) and what is a value (principle/ethic) when we consider strategy and thinking in risk and safety. The confusion… Read the rest

November 26, 2014June 6, 2015

Swimming Up Stream and the SWMS Dilemma

Refer also to: The Arse-Covering Myth Swimming Up Stream and the Safe Work Method Statement Dilemma I was with an organisation this week that was being inspected by the regulator. The regulator had the unenviable task of assessing whether… Read the rest

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