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Speaking Semiotic Language to Safety

June 27, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 5 Comments

Speaking Semiotic Language to Safety Semiotics is a language all of its own, no different than a language like Mandarin or Music, and needing translation. Semiotics embodies a visual language that transcends the logic and mechanics of other languages because it uses representations like visual … [Read more...] about Speaking Semiotic Language to Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics Tagged With: graffiti, Women in Safety

Work-Life and Risk, Feminine Perspectives

February 3, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Work-Life and Risk, Feminine Perspectives Recently five women gathered together to talk about the Social Psychology of Risk and the world of work. The day was spent tackling some big questions on the nature of personhood, maturity, wisdom, discernment, discourse, power and risk. During the day … [Read more...] about Work-Life and Risk, Feminine Perspectives

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Speaking a New Language in Safety

August 14, 2017 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Speaking a New Language in Safety Dekker wisely recommends that Safety needs a new language (and discourse) for understanding and acting safety (Drift into Failure, pp. 15, 49, 53, 58, 123). He rightly asserts that the language (and grammar) of reductionist (seeking simple binary answers) thinking … [Read more...] about Speaking a New Language in Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics, Social Psychology of Risk, Women In Safety Tagged With: language, semiotics, Women in Safety

New Women in Safety Networking Group

April 3, 2013 by Admin 12 Comments

New Women in Safety Networking Group Um…..my apologies to The Brotherhood but some of the best Safety People/Leaders/Consultants I have worked with have been women! Not sure if purely co-incidental or they just have superior intellect, empathy, intuition, organisational skills, greater attention to … [Read more...] about New Women in Safety Networking Group

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