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July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

Coping With Paradox and Ambiguity in Safety

One of the temptations of working in safety is to portray a ‘wicked problem’ as black and white, simple and easy (https://safetyrisk.net/risk-and-safety-as-a-wicked-problem/ ). A wicked problem is any problem that cannot be ‘fixed’ or ‘solved’ and the more one attempts… Read the rest

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Taleb Wisdom, and Rationality

Most people in the safety and risk game should know the name of Nassim Taleb, author and maverick mathematician of Black Swan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Swan:_The_Impact_of_the_Highly_Improbable). Unfortunately, the moment he writes in Maths I need a translator, similarly any language like Finnish. If… Read the rest

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

Selective Harm for Rio Tinto

Image Source When you make your raison d'être (reason for being) the counting of injuries then one loses all perspective and vision. When you mantra is ‘zero harm’ we all know that means - ‘selective harm’ – zero vision. Everyone… Read the rest

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

Hazard as a Concept

When thinking about hazards one needs a transdisciplinary view. Unfortunately you won’t get such a view from the AIHS BoK on Hazards. It is of course no surprise that the AIHS BoK claims to have explored such a view eg.… Read the rest

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020

On a Hiding to Nothing

One of the aphorisms associated with despair and hopelessness is said to ‘be on a hiding to nothing’. To be on a hiding to nothing describes the pointless pursuit of something that cannot be attained. The saying comes out of… Read the rest