An original Barry Spud satire. For years, I believed workplace safety could be achieved by putting a rhyme above a doorway. “Take five, stay alive.” “Watch your feet, avoid defeat.” “Don’t get crushed, management’s rushed.” Then workers began asking difficult questions about staffing, equipment and whether the doorway actually needed repairing. My slogans were losing… Read More When Pigs HOP: Barry Spud Takes Safety Slogans to New Heights

Four videos We recently completed our next book Following-Leading in Risk, A Supplement (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/following-leading-in-risk-a-supplement/) and so decided to support that book with four videos. You can view these videos here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/12452543 The videos give an outline of why we updated our book from 2014 Following-Leading in Risk, A Humanising Dynamic (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/following-leading-risk/) and the workshops series… Read More Book Launch: Following-Leading in Risk, A Supplement

Safety Satire You may know the legendary Barry Spud. Think of me as his female equivalent, with better accessories and a separate clipboard for emotions. Until recently, I was a cleaner. I did useful work, understood my job and knew the people. Thankfully, a lunchtime webinar run by Barry put an end to all that.… Read More I’m Sadie Tater: Psycho Social Safety Professional

I am delighted to announce that I no longer do Safety Differently. Everyone is doing that now. I am doing Safety Differently, Differently™. This represents a significant advance in my practice, particularly my pricing. My previous programme challenged traditional thinking. My new programme challenges the people who challenged traditional thinking. We are now two challenges… Read More Doing Safety Differently, Differently: Barry Spud’s Next Revolution

Throughout my distinguished safety career, I have searched for a tool that can explain complex events without requiring me to spend too much time understanding them. I am pleased to report that the answer is cheese. The Swiss Cheese Model depicts layers of defence with weaknesses through which a hazard can pass. This is a… Read More Controlling Workplace Hazards with Cheese: Barry Spud’s Definitive Guide