Zero Discourse and Perfectionism Talking perfection to fallible people is not just silly, it is also dangerous (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180219-toxic-perfectionism-is-on-the-rise). How strange that an industry so fixated on saving lives would unknowingly want to harm people! Yet, this is … [Read more...] about Zero Discourse and Perfectionism
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Safety in The Land of Norom from the Book of Nil
Safety in The Land of Norom from the Book of Nil Chapter One 1:1 And it came to pass in the land of Norom that Adam was convinced that others were evil. These others were the Malamutes, those neighbour aliens who did not believe in Zero, the brother of Safety and Compliance. 1:2 The Malamutes … [Read more...] about Safety in The Land of Norom from the Book of Nil
Non Common Sense Mythology
Article by Dr Robert Long, rouse around all you common sense and zero zealots surely we can escalate more things to ban and more things to police. If you liked this article then you should read the whole series: CLICK HERE. I highly recommend you check out Rob’s book “RISK MAKES SENSE” Non Common … [Read more...] about Non Common Sense Mythology
A Professional Ethic of Risk
A Professional Ethic of Risk My daughter who is completing a degree in Paramedics has spent all of the last semester tackling the challenges of ethics in medical practice. One of her assignments was based on a case study where: welfare of the patient, institutional interests, self-interest, … [Read more...] about A Professional Ethic of Risk
Risk Psychometrics, Spin and Snake Oil
Risk Psychometrics, Spin and Snake Oil Latest article by Dr Robert Long from www.humandymensions.com.au. A great quote from the article: So, let us name safety psychometrics for what it is. Safety psychometrics is workforce eugenics as if humans are not human, as if the absolute of zero is … [Read more...] about Risk Psychometrics, Spin and Snake Oil
How to Do the Best Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is a form of strategic planning and strategy methodology. The process attempts to think about the future by reflecting on the past. Most strategies are built upon specific beliefs about the future unfortunately, the future is unpredictable. The worst risk assessment is the one that … [Read more...] about How to Do the Best Risk Assessment
Sticks and Stones and the Nonsense of Zero Harm
Sticks and Stones and the Nonsense of Zero Harm When we were kids we were taught the rhyme ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me’ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticks_and_Stones ). This mantra is such a silly childish semiotic that totally ignores the nature of how … [Read more...] about Sticks and Stones and the Nonsense of Zero Harm
Framing Folly and Fantasy in Safety
Framing Folly and Fantasy in Safety Research by published in the Orthomolecular Psychiatry Journal shows that humans can be primed by colour. Advertisers and political strategists know that colours can ‘frame’ the way people receive a message. The choice of a red or blue tie is most important for a … [Read more...] about Framing Folly and Fantasy in Safety
Take Safety Seriously
Take Safety Seriously This is the edict of the Queensland Resource Council on 13 August 2014, ‘take safety concerns seriously’. The assumption of course is that workers don’t take safety seriously, what an amazing assumption. What else, when ones reality is dictated by injury data. When the data is … [Read more...] about Take Safety Seriously
Petty, Pissy Zero Harm
Petty, Pissy Zero Harm Just when you thought Zero couldn’t get any more unprofessional and stupid, out come some classics this week. Here is an ad for the Head of Zero Harm. I wonder what the KPIs for that job are? Do you get sacked for the first harm? Do you get sacked for the first psychological … [Read more...] about Petty, Pissy Zero Harm
