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Beware the Tossers from the Office

June 28, 2023 by Rob Sams 12 Comments

Beware the Tossers from the Office Guest post by Rob Sams – some real feedback from the coalface – ignore it at your own peril! I was on a plane home this week. It had been a long week, a lot of meetings, writing reports and, I was looking forward to getting home. Unfortunately, the plane was … [Read more...] about Beware the Tossers from the Office

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Toolbox Talks Tagged With: head office, safety conversation, safety paperwork, safety professional, tool box talks, Tossers

Safety Conversation Essentials – 20 Tips

June 27, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 5 Comments

In our preoccupation with technology, systems, checklists and legislation I trust we don’t lose sight of the most powerful instrument we have to manage risk – the simple but effective, safety conversation. Now whilst having a conversation is simple, it’s not simplistic. It is however, our greatest … [Read more...] about Safety Conversation Essentials – 20 Tips

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Robert Long, Safety Training, Simplistic Safety, Toolbox Talks Tagged With: harmonisation, safety conversation, Safety Observations, safety tips

Words Can Change Your Brain

June 24, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict and Increase Intimacy Guest post by Dr Rob Long for the thinkers out there. I highly recommend Rob’s new book “Real Risk” This is the title of a wonderful book by Newberg whose research confirms the … [Read more...] about Words Can Change Your Brain

Filed Under: Positive Safety Stuff, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: priming language, risk, safety communication, safety conversation, Zero Harm

Six Tips to Improve Your Safety Conversations

August 21, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

Six Tips to Improve Your Safety Conversations Whilst discussion and conversation is well intentioned it is also important to ensure that our discourse promotes effective culture. I was in a mine recently when I saw a document posted on the walls entitled ‘Six Tips to Improve Your Safety … [Read more...] about Six Tips to Improve Your Safety Conversations

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Positive Safety Stuff, Psychological Health and Safety, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: safety communication, safety conversation, safety culture, Safety Observations, Safety Talk

Skilled Conversations in Risk and Safety

August 19, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

The most successful program we have delivered over the past 20 years has been the Safety Observations and Conversations program. It has been delivered globally to nearly every industry one can think of to tens of thousands of people at every level of work. The program is now being delivered by Matt … [Read more...] about Skilled Conversations in Risk and Safety

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Robert Long Tagged With: safety conversation

Conversation about Safety Conversations

October 1, 2021 by Matt Thorne 2 Comments

Conversation about Safety Conversations Today's drop with Dave Whitefield from Semiosphere and Andrew Thornhill from Clarity Enabled is a Conversation about Safety Conversations. What is a conversation? When should we have them? Why should we have them? What is part of the art of conversation? To … [Read more...] about Conversation about Safety Conversations

Filed Under: 3 Small Chat Rooms, Communication and Consultation, Matt Thorne Tagged With: safety conversation

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