Category:Safety Culture

Neurosafety: A leadership journey
March 9, 2018

Guiding the human consciousness requires specific leadership qualities

Was there a toolbox talk? Yes, tick. Was there a time allocated to safety? Yes, tick. Did it make any difference? Absolutely not! So,...

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Has safety become a waste of time?
November 13, 2017

Has safety become a waste of time?

Was there a toolbox talk? Yes, tick. Was there a time allocated to safety? Yes, tick. Did it make any difference? Absolutely not! So,...

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The missing ingredient to the carrot and stick
October 13, 2017

The missing ingredient to the carrot and stick

Inculcating a safety culture is generally done in two ways. The first is to reward appropriate safe behaviours. The second is to discipline any...

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The man with the White Coat
August 13, 2017

The man with the White Coat

How we “wear” our authority – and the power and influence we have – will affect other people more than we realise

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Is safety purely cosmetic?
July 13, 2017

Is safety purely cosmetic?

While facilitating a recent safety maturity assessment, BRETT SOLOMON had a most interesting and revealing experience

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$54 Billion Reasons
April 13, 2017

$54 Billion Reasons

Eleven people lost their lives as a result of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. This disaster ultimately cost BP US$ 54 billion (R714,8 billion) in...

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Developing a Robust Safety Culture
February 13, 2017

Developing a Robust Safety Culture

Having a culture that embraces safety as an ideal doesn’t just happen; it needs to be forged

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Why does safety elicit a Donald Trump-like reaction?
December 13, 2016

Why does safety elicit a Donald Trump-like reaction?

How much of what is being done to create a resilient safety culture is even necessary? And, are we focusing on the right things?

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Are you a game ranger or zoo keeper?
October 13, 2016

Are you a game ranger or zoo keeper?

There are vast differences in the extent to which lions thrive in the wild and in captivity – no matter how similar the beasts...

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Priming the mind
August 30, 2016

Priming the mind

What do elephants and humans have in common? Both can be conditioned to behave in certain ways

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