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September 26, 2019November 5, 2019

Safety and the god-image

The notion of the perfect human sits at the foundation of the zero delusion. We see this evidenced in all aspects of the global safety discourse on zero vision (http://visionzero.global/ ). The denial of human fallibility is the foundation… Read the rest

September 15, 2019November 5, 2019

Safety Racism

It seems that the moment one invokes the word ‘safety’ all ethical considerations become unimportant. We see evidence of this with comments that Islanders are less safe, and less intelligent for safety! . How do people get away with… Read the rest

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019

Looking Forward, Looking Back

This cute little song by Slim Dusty lays out the ultimate challenge for Risk and Safety. So much of what characterizes Safety is about looking backward. Counting data, LTIs, TRIFR and counting lead indicators (positive activity) all focus on… Read the rest

September 7, 2019November 5, 2019

Zero as Morally Wicked

Ravetz in the foreword to Independent Thinking in an Uncertain World, A Mind of One’s Own talks about ‘post-normal science’, ‘box-ticking culture’ and the ‘poverty of normal science’. He sets the scene for a conversation about the limits of… Read the rest

August 31, 2019November 5, 2019

Emotions are not the Adversary

There are many issues in which Safety takes no interest. Just look at safety conferences, journals and publications in risk and safety and you will find precious little about: ethics, politics, holistic ergonomics, consciousness, personhood, professionalization and critical thinking… Read the rest