It is often amusing to observe the Archetype of Technique (Ellul) surface and fade away as old and new fads are adopted and disappear. This seems to satisfy the mysterious quest for efficiency and certainty by people in business and organisations, only to discover that there is nothing ‘different’. Fads and slogans have no substance […] The post Technique and the Demise of the Agile, Scrum Myth appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more

To study Mythology is to Study the way humans construct meaning and purpose in living. We see this in how people make things sacred and profane (https://safetyrisk.net/the-sacred-and-profane-rituals-and-semiotics-a-lesson-for-safety/). We will see much of this in Australia on 25 April, ANZAC Day. You can research why humans make things sacred and profane here (https://monoskop.org/images/b/b1/Eliade_Mircea_The_Sacred_and_The_profane_1963.pdf ). One can’t […] The post Sacred Objects to Remember Un-Safety appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more

Originally posted on April 12, 2014 @ 12:20 PMPerfectionism in Safety and the Denial of Humanity Article by Dr Rob Long from www.humandymensions.com in response to Safety Under Construction What a bizarre claim that someone can guarantee no accidents, no mistakes, no harm and that ‘100% zero harm is the irrefutable future coming towards the […] The post Perfectionism in Safety and the Denial of Humanity appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more

For those who want to understand the nature of myth and mythology perhaps this podcast may help: When we use the word ‘myth’ in SPoR we don’t mean fantasy or fairy tale because, myth is unique and is semiotically and poetically verified. Similarly, the myths of scientism that are popular in safety engineering are no […] The post Understanding Mythology, Myth, Mythosphere and Science – A Podcast. appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more

Originally posted on April 9, 2014 @ 1:21 PM  Dumb Ways to Discourse, a Failed Approach in Safety The Dumb Ways to Die campaign is a classic example of a failure to think about the trajectory of a goal and trajectory of a discourse. The Dumb Ways to Die campaign and it’s self-assessed success (based […] The post Dumb Ways to Discourse, a Failed Approach in Safety appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more

I have discussed the skill and wisdom of discernment previously: https://safetyrisk.net/wisdom-discernment-and-an-ethic-of-safety/ https://safetyrisk.net/the-need-for-discernment-in-risk-and-safety/ https://safetyrisk.net/social-psychology-applied-to-the-discernment-of-risk/ I have also discussed the nature of so much fraudulence in the safety industry: https://safetyrisk.net/safety-fraudulence/ https://safetyrisk.net/the-safety-scam/ https://safetyrisk.net/how-to-run-a-safety-scam/ I was contacted recently by a colleague who told me he had registered for an ethics in safety course, being taug ..read more

A unique opportunity has arisen to study with Dr Barry Spud (BA., MA., MEd., PhD) in Safety Engineering. This four-day course offers a special chance to learn about a ‘different’ approach to Safety Engineering. Barry is suitably placed to teach this course under the following criteria. Barry has been teaching English/History and Linguistics for 32 […] The post Enrol in First Course in Safety Engineering with Dr Barry Spud  appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more

There’s a huge difference between Safety trying to do Ethics and an Ethicist doing safety! Isn’t it bizarre that when Safety wants to learn about Ethics it asks an engineer, this is a classic example: Or when it wants to know about culture it asks an engineer whose tag identity is ‘the Indiana Jones of […] The post Safety, The Expert in Everything and the Art of Learning Nothing appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more

Originally posted on April 7, 2014 @ 9:49 AMDo you know how to sell safety? Great article recently Posted by Marie-Claire Ross from Digicast – Read the whole article here A few similar ones you might also relate to: Safety Professionals–The Piggy in The Middle? Safety Professionals – We Are Our Own Worst Enemies Risk […] The post Do you know how to sell safety? appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more

Originally posted on April 5, 2014 @ 1:44 PMVery thought provoking article by Dr Rob Long from Human Dymensions. To quote from the article: The idea that setting absolutist and perfectionist goals followed by punitive measures to achieve those goals, is a bankrupt model for motivation of risk and safety ownership. The model ignores hidden […] The post ‘False Consciousness’ and Perception in Risk and Safety appeared first on SafetyRisk.net ..read more