Knowing When to Break the Rules The problem with blind compliance is that it makes people co-dependent on systems designed off the job, in abstract formulation, according some other person’s interpretation of risk that sits in a cupboard and is out of date by the time the drawer of the filing … [Read more...] about Knowing When to Break the Rules
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When Things Go Wrong Let’s Do More of the Same
I always find it fascinating when there is an increase in safety statistics or incidents that the call is always about greater vigilance, more checklists, more policing and more effort. What an amazing industry that still doesn’t know why things go wrong. Rather than question the … [Read more...] about When Things Go Wrong Let’s Do More of the Same
Records of safety activities: evidence of safety or non-compliance?
Recent article by Greg Smith - Partner at Jackson McDonald Lawyers and author of Paper Safe First published here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/records-safety-activities-evidence-non-compliance-greg-smith/ A recent Western Australian prosecution of a transport company has again demonstrated how … [Read more...] about Records of safety activities: evidence of safety or non-compliance?
Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety – Inductions
Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety - Inductions I have decided to release another video from the series Risky Conversations that was launched recently in Perth (https://safetyrisk.net/risky-conversations-book-launch-in-perth/) and released with the transcripts book in July 2016 … [Read more...] about Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety – Inductions
Why I do not support industrial manslaughter
Why I do not support industrial manslaughter Article by Greg Smith, author of Paper Safe and Risky Conversations (Free Download) - First published HERE See Greg’s related article: The Prosecution Problem In a recent comment on a LinkedIn post I asked for evidence of how Industrial … [Read more...] about Why I do not support industrial manslaughter
What is Excess Regulation Doing to us All?
What is Excess Regulation Doing to us All? First published HERE This paper follows my presentation at the inaugural Psychology of Risk Conference that was held in Sydney in March 2015. I’d like to warn readers up front that this piece is longer than usual as I attempt to tackle a topic that is … [Read more...] about What is Excess Regulation Doing to us All?
WHS Legislation–an A to Z Guide
WHS Legislation – an A to Z Guide This the latest edition of the Australian OH&S Legislation Guide which has been sent to us by a number of different people. It was first completed in 1997 and have been regularly updated since then. It is a comprehensive listing of all relevant Australian … [Read more...] about WHS Legislation–an A to Z Guide
You Don’t Want a Compliance Culture
I often get asked if I teach programs on compliance and I say no, I teach about learning cultures. The last thing organisations need is a compliance culture. Compliance is most associated with adhering to standards or some regulatory requirement. Often compliance is associated with meeting minimal … [Read more...] about You Don’t Want a Compliance Culture
Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk
Update: The Book is now FREE to Download HERE All of the videos from the book are now also free to download and watch HERE It is with pleasure we can announce the publication of book 5 in the series on the Social Psychology of Risk - Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk. The book … [Read more...] about Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk
The prosecution problem revisited
Great piece by Greg Smith (Author of “PAPER SAFE”) – first published here: https://www.waylandlegal.com.au/blog/the-prosecution-problem-revisited On 1 August 2019 an article was published about a health and safety prosecution in Western Australia, and it was another rallying cry against … [Read more...] about The prosecution problem revisited