We know that moment when Donald Rumsfeld, the US Secretary of State, declared in 12 Feb 2002, that we have: ‘known knowns, unknown knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns’ (https://youtu.be/GiPe1OiKQuk?si=lrtA5UwvImfvdI1i ). This was in response to a journalists question about why the USA invaded a country looking for ‘weapons of mass destruction’. We learned very… Read More Agnotology, What We Don’t Want to Know in Safety

When we run our Poetics module (https://cllr.com.au/product/poetics-flyer-module-22/) we get people to share a poem, song, music, art or aesthetic experience of significance. It is one of the most profound things we do and, everyone struggles to limit their choice to just one piece/example. People overflow with many examples of music, song and many forms of… Read More Propositions to Not Live By

Originally posted on April 6, 2015 @ 10:38 AM This story by Dr Long would seem totally ludicrous if it weren’t true! We hear these stories every day yet those with the most to gain and the ability to change it are the only ones in fear and denial. I wrote previously about The Safety… Read More You Spell the Devil L-T-I and God P-P-E

Originally posted on April 10, 2015 @ 9:49 AM Safety Aphorisms and Platitudes Someone recently posted a photo of an old safety sign from NC Transport Museum on LinkedIn. Its a great find of an interesting artefact. I am not sure how old it is and it was probably considered to be amazingly insightful in… Read More Safety Aphorisms and Platitudes – SafetyRisk.net

If you watch the documentary Titan, The Oceangate Submersible Disaster  you will know that the first rule of safety culture is to talk about safety culture. You will also know that the second rule of safety culture is not to listen to engineers tell you not to talk about safety culture. The reason the Titan… Read More The First Rule of the Titan, Don’t Talk About Safety Culture