It’s simply amusing to observe organisations in safety, offering ‘prevention programs’ for the natural status of fallibility. Here is the big promise: ‘we are the only ones that can stop mistakes and error!’ Really? Come in spinner, yet another con in the safety industry. Any language that speaks … [Read more...] about Preventing Mistakes, Ooops! DROPS!
Behaviourism
The Phenomenon of Safety – A Video
I was asked by Billy Snead if we could do a Zoom session on the nature of Phenomenology and its relevance to safety. So, we recorded out chat here: Conversation with Billy on Phenomenology from CLLR on Vimeo. As you will see in the video, Billy rightfully identifies that the philosophy of … [Read more...] about The Phenomenon of Safety – A Video
Safety and the Myth of Scientific Method
As part of a disposition towards Transdisciplinarity (https://safetyrisk.net/transdisciplinarity-and-worldviews-in-risk/) is the need for those in the Western tradition of Scientism to be prepared to give validity to other ways of knowing other than Behaviourism-Engineering. This is a great … [Read more...] about Safety and the Myth of Scientific Method
Understanding Human ‘Being’ The Foundation for Understanding Human Error
There is nothing unique about human error but there is with the preoccupation of behaviourists about it. The latest dose by Cooper (https://safetyrisk.net/the-behaviourist-human-and-human-being/) that ignores all of the available Transdisciplinary research is typical. What the behaviourist … [Read more...] about Understanding Human ‘Being’ The Foundation for Understanding Human Error
The Non-Science of Heinrich
One of the most amusing aspects of the Heinrich myth (https://safetyrisk.net/?s=Heinrich) is the sub-title of his book: A Scientific Approach. Of course, such is not the case. This is typical of Safety that most often seems to name what it is, by what it is not. The first place to start in … [Read more...] about The Non-Science of Heinrich
Tackling the Challenge of Heuristics in Safety
The recognition of heuristics as the foundation for all human decision making is critical to skill development and implementation of SPoR (https://safetyrisk.net/spor-and-disposing-of-bad-myths/) in the workplace. One of the silly myths of behaviourism in safety is the complete ignorance of … [Read more...] about Tackling the Challenge of Heuristics in Safety
Why Safety is Attracted to Behaviourism
There is no doubt that simplistic back and white binary thinking and methods are attractive. Who wants complex or ‘wicked’ when a simple delusion will do. All you have to do is place such a worldview over reality and make it fit your assumptions and then ensure you never talk about any of the … [Read more...] about Why Safety is Attracted to Behaviourism
Why We Need to Understand Emotions in Safety
The evidence shows that the emotions support and clarify rational thinking. The emotions are not opposed to rational thinking as projected by various Scientist/Behaviourist ideologies. The idea that rational thinking is located in the brain and the emotions are found in an irrational felt … [Read more...] about Why We Need to Understand Emotions in Safety
More Safety Code to Disguise Behaviourism
It’s always entertaining when Safety talks about what it believes in and it’s ‘values’ by omitting what it believes in and naming its values. Such is safety code (https://safetyrisk.net/deciphering-safety-code/). Take for example this piece, clearly Behaviourist (SHP meets Bertrand Gibert) that … [Read more...] about More Safety Code to Disguise Behaviourism
Kicking the Behaviourism Habit
A habit is something we do without thinking, if we know we are thinking of a behaviour as we do it, then it’s not a habit. The nature of habits and the human unconscious remains a mystery to the Discipline of Neuroscience. Indeed, simplistic pop psych books like Duhigg’s The Power of Habit and … [Read more...] about Kicking the Behaviourism Habit
