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The Embodiment of Christmas

June 27, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The Embodiment of Christmas One of the messages of Christmas is the importance of embodiment. It is in our bodies that we experience the necessities of being human as well as the joys of being human. It is through our bodies that we know the fullness of fallibility and the many ambiguities of … [Read more...] about The Embodiment of Christmas

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: christmas, embodiment

Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths

June 10, 2023 by Rob Sams 9 Comments

Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths It’s beginning to look at lot like….. well you know the song. It’s that time of the year where you can’t take a trip to the shopping centre (mall) without the sounds of carols and other Christmas songs dominating the airwaves. It’s also that time of the … [Read more...] about Zero Harm, Santa Claus and Other Such Myths

Filed Under: Leadership, Rob Sams, Safety Myths, Zero Harm Tagged With: christmas, metaphors, myth, santa, xmas, Zero Harm

Some Christmas Reading for Risk and Safety People

December 1, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 13 Comments

Some Christmas Reading for Risk and Safety People (editors note: Try “Fallibility and Risk” by Dr Rob Long – its free to download here:  https://safetyrisk.net/free-safety-ebooks/ ) Christmas and New Years is often a time to catch up on some reading and relax on the beach or by a river and take … [Read more...] about Some Christmas Reading for Risk and Safety People

Filed Under: Psychological Health and Safety, Robert Long, Safety Books Tagged With: books, christmas

Shaking Hands and Christmas Unsafety

December 1, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 7 Comments

Shaking Hands and Christmas Unsafety I remember as a young child we would tease each other about touching girls and boys. ‘Ah, you’ve got girl germs’ we would say to tease our mates if they happened to brush against a girl, or we would push them into a girl and then make the accusation. Of … [Read more...] about Shaking Hands and Christmas Unsafety

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Robert Long Tagged With: christmas, immune systems, unsafety, vaccination

CLLR Christmas 2016 Newsletter and Competition

December 19, 2016 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Happy Christmas and New Year This is a special edition of the CLLR Newsletter to wish you all a Happy Christmas and the best for the 2017 New Year. We look forward to continuing our newsletters and services to you in 2017 and look forward to meeting some of you as you commence studies with us in … [Read more...] about CLLR Christmas 2016 Newsletter and Competition

Filed Under: CLLR, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: christmas, CLLR

It’s a Risky Christmas

December 19, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

It’s a Risky Christmas - A Xmas Safety Poem without the word Safety In it: “So what is the rush to complete stuff before the end of the year about... here is a little poem that puts the highlight on the dangers of rushing to complete at Christmas time; it is about safety without mentioning safety” … [Read more...] about It’s a Risky Christmas

Filed Under: Creativity, Potato Head, Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: christmas, Safety Poem

Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives

December 11, 2015 by Admin 17 Comments

Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives We would like to end the year with a competition that encourages people to share some of their positive safety initiatives from 2015. It doesn't have to be as major as the announcements from GM and Laing O’Rourke that they are dumping injury metrics … [Read more...] about Christmas Competition–Positive Safety Initiatives

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Creativity, Positive Safety Stuff Tagged With: christmas, competitions, positive safety, safety initiatives

Funny Safety Pictures and Photos

May 24, 2015 by Barry Spud 5 Comments

Funny Safety Pictures and Photos YOU REALLY SHOULD READ OUR ARTICLE ABOUT WHY WE LOVE TO LOOK AT STUPID SAFETY PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. Read it here............ HUGE COLLECTION OF FUNNY SAFETY PHOTOS TOON CLIPART - choose from thousands of great cartoon images for use on websites, newsletters, … [Read more...] about Funny Safety Pictures and Photos

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Keeping workers motivated over Christmas

October 11, 2013 by Admin 4 Comments

Keeping workers motivated over Christmas Excerpt from latest article by Inside Retailing that relates well to safety issues faced by all organizations: Retailworld Resourcing released their top five tips for improving motivation and morale over the December month, when workplace morale often … [Read more...] about Keeping workers motivated over Christmas

Filed Under: Safety Incentives, Workplace Safety Tagged With: cash bonuses, ceo, christmas, christmas period, consequence, conversations, excerpt from, financial incentives, friends and family, john caldwell, mckinsey, morale and productivity, motivation, new year, Retail, safety issues, short straw, stock options, task forces, workloads, workplace morale

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