By Barry Spud, Certified Fright Leader and Seasonal Compliance Specialist I have spent years building a professional reputation based on authority, visibility and making people uncomfortable near a noticeboard. So imagine my outrage when Kevin announced he was dressing as me for Halloween. “Why?” I demanded. “People find you frightening.” Finally, some recognition of my… Read More Trick or Audit? Barry and Sadie Become Halloween Costumes

An original Barry Spud satire. For months, I have enthusiastically supported the statement “Context drives behaviour.” Unfortunately, I first heard it at a safety conference while standing beside the coffee machine. I thought the speaker said: “Con text drives behaviour.” Finally, I thought. Someone willing to explain the business model. I immediately purchased the workbook.… Read More Barry Spud Discovers Con Text: Finally, a Principle He Understands

By Barry Spud — inventor, innovator and distributor of rechargeable reassurance. For years, PPE has suffered from a serious design limitation. It protects people without telling management enough about them. A hard hat might protect your head, but does it report what you’re thinking? A boot protects your toes, but does it explain why you… Read More Wearable Safety: Now the Procedure Can Wear You

I’ve been in the education sector for over 50 years. I started in Education and Learning in 1972 in study at Bedford Park Teachers College which was attached to Flinders University. It was a time of radical approaches to Education and the questioning of many traditional approaches to learning and schooling. I outline this in… Read More Helping Learning Means Supporting Error

An original mock-courtroom satire. Sadie Tater presides over the fictional Court of Safety Contradictions. I have always maintained that I am Safety. It says so on my mug. When things go well, I explain that this demonstrates my leadership. When things go badly, I explain that the system failed. This arrangement has served me extremely… Read More The People Versus Barry Spud: “I Am Safety”—Until Someone Blames the System